.cel · 26 lines · 85 shapes · 11 joints · seed 1
Dragon kite is 16 shape lines that grow into 85 shapes, with 5 genes the seed draws, 4 motions on 2 joints.
an original festival kite: a round dragon head with the house face, horns, whiskers and a scalloped frill, a tail of paper discs with little feet that streams sideways and ripples in the wind, and a string down to a spool on the ground
Each part rides the one before it, so whoever sits at the end feels every motion at once.
The asset line names the model dragon_kite, titled Dragon kite. complexity=6 holds it to 140 shapes, 10,000 triangles and 5 draw calls; going past any of them is an error.
A gene, H: a value drawn between 2.6 and 3.3 for every seed. This seed picked 3.118. Every line that reads H follows it.
A gene, N: a whole number drawn from 8..12. This seed picked 10.
A gene, hide: a weighted pick from cherry (3 in 8), tangerine (2 in 8), teal, cobalt or grape. This seed picked teal.
A gene, trim: a weighted pick from sunflower (3 in 6), white, lime or mint. This seed picked sunflower.
A gene, paper: a weighted pick from cream (2 in 4), white or peach. This seed picked cream.
A ball, an ellipsoid centred on the origin. It stands at the model's origin. It is a joint, and line 35 bobs ±0.06 m and line 36 rocks ±3°: everything on it moves too.
the head
A face, a house face (unlit, never inked) on the parent surface: eyes, mouth, blush, brows. It rides head, at its origin.
A ball, an ellipsoid centred on the origin. It sticks to the surface of head at (0, -18) (azimuth, elevation).
A ball, an ellipsoid centred on the origin. It sticks to the surface of snout at (18, 30) (azimuth, elevation), lying flat on it. 2 copies and a mirrored twin across the parent’s centre line. It draws no outline.
A cone, a cone (or frustum with r2), base at the origin. It sticks to the surface of head at (26, 52) (azimuth, elevation). 2 copies and a mirrored twin across the parent’s centre line.
A tube, a round tube along points (in the part frame): handles, strings, tails, pipes. It sticks to the surface of snout at (70, -10) (azimuth, elevation). 2 copies and a mirrored twin across the parent’s centre line.
A slab, a flat outline (x,y points) with thickness in z and rounded rims: signs, sails, wings, fins, leaves. It rides head, at (0, .02, -.14) in its frame.
A rod, a straight bar from the origin to to, flat ends: poles, legs, rails, spokes. It rides head, at (.3, -.04, -.16) in its frame. A chain of 10, each link riding the last. It is a joint, and line 33 sways ±7° and line 34 rocks ±4°: everything on it moves too. Its outline is half width.
the tail: a cord of links that ride each other, shrinking as they go, each with a paper disc
A cyl, a cylinder (or tapered drum) with rounded edges, base at the origin. It rides seg, at (0, 0, -.025) in its frame. There is a set on each of the 10 seg copies, 10 in all.
A puff, a foliage blob: ball with a darker underside band (color × .86) and wobble 0.06. It rides seg, at (0, .27, 0) in its frame. There is a set on each of the 10 seg copies, 10 in all.
A rod, a straight bar from the origin to to, flat ends: poles, legs, rails, spokes. It rides seg, at (0, -.2, 0) in its frame. 2 copies in a centred row, (0, 0, .26) apart. There is a set on each of the 10 seg copies, 20 in all.
A ball, an ellipsoid centred on the origin. It sits at the end of foot. There is a set on each of the 20 foot copies, 20 in all.
A cone, a cone (or frustum with r2), base at the origin. It rides seg, at (.3, -.015, 0) in its frame. Only when chance(.2). There is a set on each of the 10 seg copies, 2 in all.
A tube, a round tube along points (in the part frame): handles, strings, tails, pipes. It rides head, at (0, -.26, .05) in its frame. Its outline is half width.
the string and the spool
A cyl, a cylinder (or tapered drum) with rounded edges, base at the origin. It stands at the model's origin.
A cyl, a cylinder (or tapered drum) with rounded edges, base at the origin. It rides spool, at (0, .08, 0) in its frame.
seg (all 10 copies) turns side to side by ±7°, once every 2.2 s (.45 Hz). Each copy runs 0.11 of a cycle behind the one before, so they move in turn. Everything on seg goes with it.
seg (all 10 copies) rocks left and right by ±4°, once every 3.3 s (.3 Hz). Each copy runs 0.08 of a cycle behind the one before, so they move in turn. Everything on seg goes with it.
head rises and falls by ±0.06 m, once every 3.3 s (.3 Hz). Everything on head goes with it.
head rocks left and right by ±3°, once every 3.3 s (.3 Hz). It starts 0.25 of a cycle in. Everything on head goes with it.
