@agp.cooper - Colonisation.pde is just an excerpt, I can post a more complete version— the actual code I used contained a bunch of very different approaches which I could switch among while I figured out what would actually work, so it was kind of a mess. Happy to share it though.

@Mike Szczys - I think we were 100% speed, 85% power? Much higher than initially estimated— the thing with the paper edges is that they don't really get any _darker_ than what you see there, you just cut deeper into the paper. Etching down a bit gives depth, which looks cool, but obviously you want to make sure you don't start cutting into the book's actual content.

Hi,

Got a version of Rascius's code working correctly. His code is a mess as well and probably did not work that well (at least my first port did not work that well).

The bit that I really like is the use of bezier curves instead of hard coded curves.

AlanX

Hi,

I was going through your code, Colonisation.pde, (I am neither a java or OpenProcessing programmer but I can code in C) and I got stuck? "p.animate()" has no reference in your code unless it is in "java.util.*".

Checking your source, "'Ornamental Tree' by Algirdas Rascius", I find a lot of code for "animate()".

Does your code actually work? Just asking.

I am hoping to translate Rascius's code into "simple" C and using "xbgi" for graphics by tomorrow.

AlanX

A big like from me!

I have been try to work out how to do this for a long time!

That looks fantastic! Any tips on laser cutter settings?