Lindenmayer System Explorer

The Interface

Line Length - length of each line segment, in pixels
Line Scalar - percentage by which the segments of each branch increase or decrease in length, expressed as a decimal
Line Width - width of each line segment, in pixels
Line Taper - percentage by which the segments of each branch increase or decrease in width, expressed as a decimal
Line Color - color of the lines, expressed in hexidecimal.
Angle - angle between segments in a line
Angle Increment - increase or decrease in angle in branches, expressed as +/- degrees
Iterations - number of times the ruleset is re-written, prior to drawing. Be careful; numbers above 6 can result in rulesets many millions of characters long.
Start Condition - The initial rule, from which the complete ruleset is created
Grammar - the replacement rules for the ruleset. Must always start with "F:"
Draw Speed - number of lines drawn per "frame"
Render button - begin or re-start the rendering process
Pause button - pause rendering
Clear button - stop the render and clear the board
Print button - output the render as a .png or .jpg image file which can be saved to your computer