Draw a multipolygon
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I need to build a shutter like this:
What is the formulas to draw each vertex?
Suppose I have num
which is the number of triangles (in this case num=7
) and the radius of the circle. How can I obtain the coordinates of each vertex of each triangle of the shutter?
I don't know how to obtain these coordinates.
Thank you very much
geometry triangle circle
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I need to build a shutter like this:
What is the formulas to draw each vertex?
Suppose I have num
which is the number of triangles (in this case num=7
) and the radius of the circle. How can I obtain the coordinates of each vertex of each triangle of the shutter?
I don't know how to obtain these coordinates.
Thank you very much
geometry triangle circle
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Maybe you can start by considering the edges of the outer $n$-gon (7-gon, in the picture) and think about the coordinates of those edge points ...
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– Matti P.
Jan 14 at 12:36
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@MattiP. I need the coordinates of each triangle beacuse I need to consider each triangle individually. So, I'm not looking for a formula to draw the entire shutter but a formula to draw each triangle of the shutter.
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– user609071
Jan 14 at 12:39
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Once you know the coordinates of all vertices you can draw each triangle and also draw the entire shutter: there is no difference.
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– Aretino
Jan 14 at 16:41
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I need to build a shutter like this:
What is the formulas to draw each vertex?
Suppose I have num
which is the number of triangles (in this case num=7
) and the radius of the circle. How can I obtain the coordinates of each vertex of each triangle of the shutter?
I don't know how to obtain these coordinates.
Thank you very much
geometry triangle circle
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I need to build a shutter like this:
What is the formulas to draw each vertex?
Suppose I have num
which is the number of triangles (in this case num=7
) and the radius of the circle. How can I obtain the coordinates of each vertex of each triangle of the shutter?
I don't know how to obtain these coordinates.
Thank you very much
geometry triangle circle
geometry triangle circle
edited Jan 14 at 18:22
asked Jan 14 at 12:34
user609071
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Maybe you can start by considering the edges of the outer $n$-gon (7-gon, in the picture) and think about the coordinates of those edge points ...
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– Matti P.
Jan 14 at 12:36
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@MattiP. I need the coordinates of each triangle beacuse I need to consider each triangle individually. So, I'm not looking for a formula to draw the entire shutter but a formula to draw each triangle of the shutter.
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– user609071
Jan 14 at 12:39
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Once you know the coordinates of all vertices you can draw each triangle and also draw the entire shutter: there is no difference.
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– Aretino
Jan 14 at 16:41
add a comment |
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Maybe you can start by considering the edges of the outer $n$-gon (7-gon, in the picture) and think about the coordinates of those edge points ...
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– Matti P.
Jan 14 at 12:36
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@MattiP. I need the coordinates of each triangle beacuse I need to consider each triangle individually. So, I'm not looking for a formula to draw the entire shutter but a formula to draw each triangle of the shutter.
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– user609071
Jan 14 at 12:39
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Once you know the coordinates of all vertices you can draw each triangle and also draw the entire shutter: there is no difference.
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– Aretino
Jan 14 at 16:41
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Maybe you can start by considering the edges of the outer $n$-gon (7-gon, in the picture) and think about the coordinates of those edge points ...
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– Matti P.
Jan 14 at 12:36
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Maybe you can start by considering the edges of the outer $n$-gon (7-gon, in the picture) and think about the coordinates of those edge points ...
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– Matti P.
Jan 14 at 12:36
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@MattiP. I need the coordinates of each triangle beacuse I need to consider each triangle individually. So, I'm not looking for a formula to draw the entire shutter but a formula to draw each triangle of the shutter.
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– user609071
Jan 14 at 12:39
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@MattiP. I need the coordinates of each triangle beacuse I need to consider each triangle individually. So, I'm not looking for a formula to draw the entire shutter but a formula to draw each triangle of the shutter.
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– user609071
Jan 14 at 12:39
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Once you know the coordinates of all vertices you can draw each triangle and also draw the entire shutter: there is no difference.
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– Aretino
Jan 14 at 16:41
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Once you know the coordinates of all vertices you can draw each triangle and also draw the entire shutter: there is no difference.
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– Aretino
Jan 14 at 16:41
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I'll use the name $n$ instead of num
for the number of triangles because it works better in math formulas. You can translate back when using it in your software.
In the "shutter" we can see an outer $n$-gon (containing all the rest of the figure)
and an inner $n$-gon (the white or empty region in the middle).
The inner $n$-gon is smaller than the outer $n$-gon and is rotated so that each edge of the inner $n$-gon, extended in a clockwise direction relative to the center of the $n$-gon, intersects a vertex of the outer $n$-gon.
The regions bounded by these extended edges and the edges of the outer $n$-gon are the triangles you want to draw.
One edge of a triangle is simply one of the edges of the outer $n$-gon,
which is easy enough to plot.
Assuming you are using standard Cartesian coordinates
(perpendicular $x$ and $y$ axes, and the positive $y$ axis is counterclockwise from the positive $x$ axis),
if the center of the shutter is to be at the point $O = (x_0,y_0),$
you can plot the vertices of side $k$ of the $n$-gon at
$$ A = left(x_0 + Rcosleft(theta_0 + frac{2pi}n kright),
y_0 + Rsinleft(theta_0 + frac{2pi}n kright)right) $$
and
$$ B = left(x_0 + Rcosleft(theta_0 + frac{2pi}n (k + 1)right),
y_0 + Rsinleft(theta_0 + frac{2pi}n (k + 1)right)right), $$
where $theta_0$ is an angle that determines how the entire shutter is oriented relative to your drawing; increasing $theta_0$ will rotate the entire shutter counterclockwise.
Now let $M$ be the midpoint of the segment $AB.$
Then $triangle OMA$ is a right triangle with its right angle at $M.$
The hypotenuse $OA$ has length $R$ and the angle at $O$ is $pi/n,$
so $OM = R cos(pi/n).$
If $C$ is the third vertex of the triangle that you want to draw adjacent edge $AB,$
if $D$ is the vertex of the inner $n$-gon between $A$ and $C,$ and if $P$ is the midpoint of $CD,$ then $triangle OPA$ is a right triangle with its right angle at $P,$ again with hypotenuse $OA.$
The next part depends on how you want to set the inner shape of the shutter.
You can specify the angle $alpha$ at $A$ in the triangle $triangle ABC,$
you can specify the distance from the center to one of the vertices of the inner $n$-gon (that is, specify the length $OC$),
or you can specify the distance from the center to the midpoint of a side of the inner $n$-gon (that is, specify the length $OP$).
Any one of these measurements gives you the other two.
When we know either $OC$ or $OP,$ we can derive the other value using the formula
$$ OP = OC cos(pi/n). $$
When we know either $alpha$ or $OP$ we can derive the other value from the formula
$$ OP = R cosleft(fracpi n + alpharight), $$
because $angle POM = alpha.$
So let's suppose you specified the inner shape of the shutter somehow and that you now have the values of $alpha$ and $OC.$ Then the coordinates of $C$ are obtained by a formula similar to the one for $B,$ but scaled down (because it is a vertex of a smaller $n$-gon) and rotated by the angle $alpha$:
$$ C = left(x_0 + OCcosleft(theta_0 + frac{2pi}n (k + 1) + alpharight),
y_0 + OCsinleft(theta_0 + frac{2pi}n (k + 1) + alpharight)right). $$
If you would like to know the sides and angles of triangle $triangle ABC,$
they are
begin{align}
AB &= 2R sinleft(fracpi nright), \
AC &= R left(sinleft(fracpi n + alpharight)
+ sinleft(fracpi nright)cosleft(fracpi n + alpharight)right),\
BC &= R left(sinleft(fracpi n + alpharight)
- sinleft(fracpi nright)cosleft(fracpi n + alpharight)right),\
angle BAC &= alpha, \
angle ACB &= frac{2pi}n, \
angle ABC &= pi - frac{2pi}n - alpha.
end{align}
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$$x=rcos(theta), y=rsin(theta), theta = frac{360i + offset}{num}$$
Where $i = 0,...,num-1$, and offset can 'rotate' the starting point.
Look up polar coordinates or circle parametric equation.
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I need the coordinates of each triangle because I need to consider each triangle individually. So, I'm not looking for a formula to draw the entire shutter but a formula to draw each triangle of the shutter.
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– user609071
Jan 14 at 12:41
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What I wrote solves your problem. You have 1 bigger n-gon with n vertices and one smaller inside with also n vertices. Let the bigger polygon's vertices be $p_1,...,p_n$ and the inner one be $q_1,...,q_n$, then form tris $(p_1,p_2,q_1), (p_2, p_3, q_2), ..., (p_n, p_1, q_n)$, set different offset and radius for p and q and you are done.
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I'll use the name $n$ instead of num
for the number of triangles because it works better in math formulas. You can translate back when using it in your software.
In the "shutter" we can see an outer $n$-gon (containing all the rest of the figure)
and an inner $n$-gon (the white or empty region in the middle).
The inner $n$-gon is smaller than the outer $n$-gon and is rotated so that each edge of the inner $n$-gon, extended in a clockwise direction relative to the center of the $n$-gon, intersects a vertex of the outer $n$-gon.
The regions bounded by these extended edges and the edges of the outer $n$-gon are the triangles you want to draw.
One edge of a triangle is simply one of the edges of the outer $n$-gon,
which is easy enough to plot.
Assuming you are using standard Cartesian coordinates
(perpendicular $x$ and $y$ axes, and the positive $y$ axis is counterclockwise from the positive $x$ axis),
if the center of the shutter is to be at the point $O = (x_0,y_0),$
you can plot the vertices of side $k$ of the $n$-gon at
$$ A = left(x_0 + Rcosleft(theta_0 + frac{2pi}n kright),
y_0 + Rsinleft(theta_0 + frac{2pi}n kright)right) $$
and
$$ B = left(x_0 + Rcosleft(theta_0 + frac{2pi}n (k + 1)right),
y_0 + Rsinleft(theta_0 + frac{2pi}n (k + 1)right)right), $$
where $theta_0$ is an angle that determines how the entire shutter is oriented relative to your drawing; increasing $theta_0$ will rotate the entire shutter counterclockwise.
Now let $M$ be the midpoint of the segment $AB.$
Then $triangle OMA$ is a right triangle with its right angle at $M.$
The hypotenuse $OA$ has length $R$ and the angle at $O$ is $pi/n,$
so $OM = R cos(pi/n).$
If $C$ is the third vertex of the triangle that you want to draw adjacent edge $AB,$
if $D$ is the vertex of the inner $n$-gon between $A$ and $C,$ and if $P$ is the midpoint of $CD,$ then $triangle OPA$ is a right triangle with its right angle at $P,$ again with hypotenuse $OA.$
The next part depends on how you want to set the inner shape of the shutter.
You can specify the angle $alpha$ at $A$ in the triangle $triangle ABC,$
you can specify the distance from the center to one of the vertices of the inner $n$-gon (that is, specify the length $OC$),
or you can specify the distance from the center to the midpoint of a side of the inner $n$-gon (that is, specify the length $OP$).
Any one of these measurements gives you the other two.
When we know either $OC$ or $OP,$ we can derive the other value using the formula
$$ OP = OC cos(pi/n). $$
When we know either $alpha$ or $OP$ we can derive the other value from the formula
$$ OP = R cosleft(fracpi n + alpharight), $$
because $angle POM = alpha.$
So let's suppose you specified the inner shape of the shutter somehow and that you now have the values of $alpha$ and $OC.$ Then the coordinates of $C$ are obtained by a formula similar to the one for $B,$ but scaled down (because it is a vertex of a smaller $n$-gon) and rotated by the angle $alpha$:
$$ C = left(x_0 + OCcosleft(theta_0 + frac{2pi}n (k + 1) + alpharight),
y_0 + OCsinleft(theta_0 + frac{2pi}n (k + 1) + alpharight)right). $$
If you would like to know the sides and angles of triangle $triangle ABC,$
they are
begin{align}
AB &= 2R sinleft(fracpi nright), \
AC &= R left(sinleft(fracpi n + alpharight)
+ sinleft(fracpi nright)cosleft(fracpi n + alpharight)right),\
BC &= R left(sinleft(fracpi n + alpharight)
- sinleft(fracpi nright)cosleft(fracpi n + alpharight)right),\
angle BAC &= alpha, \
angle ACB &= frac{2pi}n, \
angle ABC &= pi - frac{2pi}n - alpha.
end{align}
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I'll use the name $n$ instead of num
for the number of triangles because it works better in math formulas. You can translate back when using it in your software.
In the "shutter" we can see an outer $n$-gon (containing all the rest of the figure)
and an inner $n$-gon (the white or empty region in the middle).
The inner $n$-gon is smaller than the outer $n$-gon and is rotated so that each edge of the inner $n$-gon, extended in a clockwise direction relative to the center of the $n$-gon, intersects a vertex of the outer $n$-gon.
The regions bounded by these extended edges and the edges of the outer $n$-gon are the triangles you want to draw.
One edge of a triangle is simply one of the edges of the outer $n$-gon,
which is easy enough to plot.
Assuming you are using standard Cartesian coordinates
(perpendicular $x$ and $y$ axes, and the positive $y$ axis is counterclockwise from the positive $x$ axis),
if the center of the shutter is to be at the point $O = (x_0,y_0),$
you can plot the vertices of side $k$ of the $n$-gon at
$$ A = left(x_0 + Rcosleft(theta_0 + frac{2pi}n kright),
y_0 + Rsinleft(theta_0 + frac{2pi}n kright)right) $$
and
$$ B = left(x_0 + Rcosleft(theta_0 + frac{2pi}n (k + 1)right),
y_0 + Rsinleft(theta_0 + frac{2pi}n (k + 1)right)right), $$
where $theta_0$ is an angle that determines how the entire shutter is oriented relative to your drawing; increasing $theta_0$ will rotate the entire shutter counterclockwise.
Now let $M$ be the midpoint of the segment $AB.$
Then $triangle OMA$ is a right triangle with its right angle at $M.$
The hypotenuse $OA$ has length $R$ and the angle at $O$ is $pi/n,$
so $OM = R cos(pi/n).$
If $C$ is the third vertex of the triangle that you want to draw adjacent edge $AB,$
if $D$ is the vertex of the inner $n$-gon between $A$ and $C,$ and if $P$ is the midpoint of $CD,$ then $triangle OPA$ is a right triangle with its right angle at $P,$ again with hypotenuse $OA.$
The next part depends on how you want to set the inner shape of the shutter.
You can specify the angle $alpha$ at $A$ in the triangle $triangle ABC,$
you can specify the distance from the center to one of the vertices of the inner $n$-gon (that is, specify the length $OC$),
or you can specify the distance from the center to the midpoint of a side of the inner $n$-gon (that is, specify the length $OP$).
Any one of these measurements gives you the other two.
When we know either $OC$ or $OP,$ we can derive the other value using the formula
$$ OP = OC cos(pi/n). $$
When we know either $alpha$ or $OP$ we can derive the other value from the formula
$$ OP = R cosleft(fracpi n + alpharight), $$
because $angle POM = alpha.$
So let's suppose you specified the inner shape of the shutter somehow and that you now have the values of $alpha$ and $OC.$ Then the coordinates of $C$ are obtained by a formula similar to the one for $B,$ but scaled down (because it is a vertex of a smaller $n$-gon) and rotated by the angle $alpha$:
$$ C = left(x_0 + OCcosleft(theta_0 + frac{2pi}n (k + 1) + alpharight),
y_0 + OCsinleft(theta_0 + frac{2pi}n (k + 1) + alpharight)right). $$
If you would like to know the sides and angles of triangle $triangle ABC,$
they are
begin{align}
AB &= 2R sinleft(fracpi nright), \
AC &= R left(sinleft(fracpi n + alpharight)
+ sinleft(fracpi nright)cosleft(fracpi n + alpharight)right),\
BC &= R left(sinleft(fracpi n + alpharight)
- sinleft(fracpi nright)cosleft(fracpi n + alpharight)right),\
angle BAC &= alpha, \
angle ACB &= frac{2pi}n, \
angle ABC &= pi - frac{2pi}n - alpha.
end{align}
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I'll use the name $n$ instead of num
for the number of triangles because it works better in math formulas. You can translate back when using it in your software.
In the "shutter" we can see an outer $n$-gon (containing all the rest of the figure)
and an inner $n$-gon (the white or empty region in the middle).
The inner $n$-gon is smaller than the outer $n$-gon and is rotated so that each edge of the inner $n$-gon, extended in a clockwise direction relative to the center of the $n$-gon, intersects a vertex of the outer $n$-gon.
The regions bounded by these extended edges and the edges of the outer $n$-gon are the triangles you want to draw.
One edge of a triangle is simply one of the edges of the outer $n$-gon,
which is easy enough to plot.
Assuming you are using standard Cartesian coordinates
(perpendicular $x$ and $y$ axes, and the positive $y$ axis is counterclockwise from the positive $x$ axis),
if the center of the shutter is to be at the point $O = (x_0,y_0),$
you can plot the vertices of side $k$ of the $n$-gon at
$$ A = left(x_0 + Rcosleft(theta_0 + frac{2pi}n kright),
y_0 + Rsinleft(theta_0 + frac{2pi}n kright)right) $$
and
$$ B = left(x_0 + Rcosleft(theta_0 + frac{2pi}n (k + 1)right),
y_0 + Rsinleft(theta_0 + frac{2pi}n (k + 1)right)right), $$
where $theta_0$ is an angle that determines how the entire shutter is oriented relative to your drawing; increasing $theta_0$ will rotate the entire shutter counterclockwise.
Now let $M$ be the midpoint of the segment $AB.$
Then $triangle OMA$ is a right triangle with its right angle at $M.$
The hypotenuse $OA$ has length $R$ and the angle at $O$ is $pi/n,$
so $OM = R cos(pi/n).$
If $C$ is the third vertex of the triangle that you want to draw adjacent edge $AB,$
if $D$ is the vertex of the inner $n$-gon between $A$ and $C,$ and if $P$ is the midpoint of $CD,$ then $triangle OPA$ is a right triangle with its right angle at $P,$ again with hypotenuse $OA.$
The next part depends on how you want to set the inner shape of the shutter.
You can specify the angle $alpha$ at $A$ in the triangle $triangle ABC,$
you can specify the distance from the center to one of the vertices of the inner $n$-gon (that is, specify the length $OC$),
or you can specify the distance from the center to the midpoint of a side of the inner $n$-gon (that is, specify the length $OP$).
Any one of these measurements gives you the other two.
When we know either $OC$ or $OP,$ we can derive the other value using the formula
$$ OP = OC cos(pi/n). $$
When we know either $alpha$ or $OP$ we can derive the other value from the formula
$$ OP = R cosleft(fracpi n + alpharight), $$
because $angle POM = alpha.$
So let's suppose you specified the inner shape of the shutter somehow and that you now have the values of $alpha$ and $OC.$ Then the coordinates of $C$ are obtained by a formula similar to the one for $B,$ but scaled down (because it is a vertex of a smaller $n$-gon) and rotated by the angle $alpha$:
$$ C = left(x_0 + OCcosleft(theta_0 + frac{2pi}n (k + 1) + alpharight),
y_0 + OCsinleft(theta_0 + frac{2pi}n (k + 1) + alpharight)right). $$
If you would like to know the sides and angles of triangle $triangle ABC,$
they are
begin{align}
AB &= 2R sinleft(fracpi nright), \
AC &= R left(sinleft(fracpi n + alpharight)
+ sinleft(fracpi nright)cosleft(fracpi n + alpharight)right),\
BC &= R left(sinleft(fracpi n + alpharight)
- sinleft(fracpi nright)cosleft(fracpi n + alpharight)right),\
angle BAC &= alpha, \
angle ACB &= frac{2pi}n, \
angle ABC &= pi - frac{2pi}n - alpha.
end{align}
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I'll use the name $n$ instead of num
for the number of triangles because it works better in math formulas. You can translate back when using it in your software.
In the "shutter" we can see an outer $n$-gon (containing all the rest of the figure)
and an inner $n$-gon (the white or empty region in the middle).
The inner $n$-gon is smaller than the outer $n$-gon and is rotated so that each edge of the inner $n$-gon, extended in a clockwise direction relative to the center of the $n$-gon, intersects a vertex of the outer $n$-gon.
The regions bounded by these extended edges and the edges of the outer $n$-gon are the triangles you want to draw.
One edge of a triangle is simply one of the edges of the outer $n$-gon,
which is easy enough to plot.
Assuming you are using standard Cartesian coordinates
(perpendicular $x$ and $y$ axes, and the positive $y$ axis is counterclockwise from the positive $x$ axis),
if the center of the shutter is to be at the point $O = (x_0,y_0),$
you can plot the vertices of side $k$ of the $n$-gon at
$$ A = left(x_0 + Rcosleft(theta_0 + frac{2pi}n kright),
y_0 + Rsinleft(theta_0 + frac{2pi}n kright)right) $$
and
$$ B = left(x_0 + Rcosleft(theta_0 + frac{2pi}n (k + 1)right),
y_0 + Rsinleft(theta_0 + frac{2pi}n (k + 1)right)right), $$
where $theta_0$ is an angle that determines how the entire shutter is oriented relative to your drawing; increasing $theta_0$ will rotate the entire shutter counterclockwise.
Now let $M$ be the midpoint of the segment $AB.$
Then $triangle OMA$ is a right triangle with its right angle at $M.$
The hypotenuse $OA$ has length $R$ and the angle at $O$ is $pi/n,$
so $OM = R cos(pi/n).$
If $C$ is the third vertex of the triangle that you want to draw adjacent edge $AB,$
if $D$ is the vertex of the inner $n$-gon between $A$ and $C,$ and if $P$ is the midpoint of $CD,$ then $triangle OPA$ is a right triangle with its right angle at $P,$ again with hypotenuse $OA.$
The next part depends on how you want to set the inner shape of the shutter.
You can specify the angle $alpha$ at $A$ in the triangle $triangle ABC,$
you can specify the distance from the center to one of the vertices of the inner $n$-gon (that is, specify the length $OC$),
or you can specify the distance from the center to the midpoint of a side of the inner $n$-gon (that is, specify the length $OP$).
Any one of these measurements gives you the other two.
When we know either $OC$ or $OP,$ we can derive the other value using the formula
$$ OP = OC cos(pi/n). $$
When we know either $alpha$ or $OP$ we can derive the other value from the formula
$$ OP = R cosleft(fracpi n + alpharight), $$
because $angle POM = alpha.$
So let's suppose you specified the inner shape of the shutter somehow and that you now have the values of $alpha$ and $OC.$ Then the coordinates of $C$ are obtained by a formula similar to the one for $B,$ but scaled down (because it is a vertex of a smaller $n$-gon) and rotated by the angle $alpha$:
$$ C = left(x_0 + OCcosleft(theta_0 + frac{2pi}n (k + 1) + alpharight),
y_0 + OCsinleft(theta_0 + frac{2pi}n (k + 1) + alpharight)right). $$
If you would like to know the sides and angles of triangle $triangle ABC,$
they are
begin{align}
AB &= 2R sinleft(fracpi nright), \
AC &= R left(sinleft(fracpi n + alpharight)
+ sinleft(fracpi nright)cosleft(fracpi n + alpharight)right),\
BC &= R left(sinleft(fracpi n + alpharight)
- sinleft(fracpi nright)cosleft(fracpi n + alpharight)right),\
angle BAC &= alpha, \
angle ACB &= frac{2pi}n, \
angle ABC &= pi - frac{2pi}n - alpha.
end{align}
edited Jan 15 at 1:51
answered Jan 14 at 14:33
David KDavid K
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$$x=rcos(theta), y=rsin(theta), theta = frac{360i + offset}{num}$$
Where $i = 0,...,num-1$, and offset can 'rotate' the starting point.
Look up polar coordinates or circle parametric equation.
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I need the coordinates of each triangle because I need to consider each triangle individually. So, I'm not looking for a formula to draw the entire shutter but a formula to draw each triangle of the shutter.
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– user609071
Jan 14 at 12:41
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What I wrote solves your problem. You have 1 bigger n-gon with n vertices and one smaller inside with also n vertices. Let the bigger polygon's vertices be $p_1,...,p_n$ and the inner one be $q_1,...,q_n$, then form tris $(p_1,p_2,q_1), (p_2, p_3, q_2), ..., (p_n, p_1, q_n)$, set different offset and radius for p and q and you are done.
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$$x=rcos(theta), y=rsin(theta), theta = frac{360i + offset}{num}$$
Where $i = 0,...,num-1$, and offset can 'rotate' the starting point.
Look up polar coordinates or circle parametric equation.
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I need the coordinates of each triangle because I need to consider each triangle individually. So, I'm not looking for a formula to draw the entire shutter but a formula to draw each triangle of the shutter.
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– user609071
Jan 14 at 12:41
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What I wrote solves your problem. You have 1 bigger n-gon with n vertices and one smaller inside with also n vertices. Let the bigger polygon's vertices be $p_1,...,p_n$ and the inner one be $q_1,...,q_n$, then form tris $(p_1,p_2,q_1), (p_2, p_3, q_2), ..., (p_n, p_1, q_n)$, set different offset and radius for p and q and you are done.
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– lightxbulb
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$begingroup$
$$x=rcos(theta), y=rsin(theta), theta = frac{360i + offset}{num}$$
Where $i = 0,...,num-1$, and offset can 'rotate' the starting point.
Look up polar coordinates or circle parametric equation.
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$$x=rcos(theta), y=rsin(theta), theta = frac{360i + offset}{num}$$
Where $i = 0,...,num-1$, and offset can 'rotate' the starting point.
Look up polar coordinates or circle parametric equation.
answered Jan 14 at 12:36
lightxbulblightxbulb
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I need the coordinates of each triangle because I need to consider each triangle individually. So, I'm not looking for a formula to draw the entire shutter but a formula to draw each triangle of the shutter.
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– user609071
Jan 14 at 12:41
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What I wrote solves your problem. You have 1 bigger n-gon with n vertices and one smaller inside with also n vertices. Let the bigger polygon's vertices be $p_1,...,p_n$ and the inner one be $q_1,...,q_n$, then form tris $(p_1,p_2,q_1), (p_2, p_3, q_2), ..., (p_n, p_1, q_n)$, set different offset and radius for p and q and you are done.
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– lightxbulb
Jan 14 at 12:47
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I need the coordinates of each triangle because I need to consider each triangle individually. So, I'm not looking for a formula to draw the entire shutter but a formula to draw each triangle of the shutter.
$endgroup$
– user609071
Jan 14 at 12:41
$begingroup$
What I wrote solves your problem. You have 1 bigger n-gon with n vertices and one smaller inside with also n vertices. Let the bigger polygon's vertices be $p_1,...,p_n$ and the inner one be $q_1,...,q_n$, then form tris $(p_1,p_2,q_1), (p_2, p_3, q_2), ..., (p_n, p_1, q_n)$, set different offset and radius for p and q and you are done.
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– lightxbulb
Jan 14 at 12:47
$begingroup$
I need the coordinates of each triangle because I need to consider each triangle individually. So, I'm not looking for a formula to draw the entire shutter but a formula to draw each triangle of the shutter.
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– user609071
Jan 14 at 12:41
$begingroup$
I need the coordinates of each triangle because I need to consider each triangle individually. So, I'm not looking for a formula to draw the entire shutter but a formula to draw each triangle of the shutter.
$endgroup$
– user609071
Jan 14 at 12:41
$begingroup$
What I wrote solves your problem. You have 1 bigger n-gon with n vertices and one smaller inside with also n vertices. Let the bigger polygon's vertices be $p_1,...,p_n$ and the inner one be $q_1,...,q_n$, then form tris $(p_1,p_2,q_1), (p_2, p_3, q_2), ..., (p_n, p_1, q_n)$, set different offset and radius for p and q and you are done.
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– lightxbulb
Jan 14 at 12:47
$begingroup$
What I wrote solves your problem. You have 1 bigger n-gon with n vertices and one smaller inside with also n vertices. Let the bigger polygon's vertices be $p_1,...,p_n$ and the inner one be $q_1,...,q_n$, then form tris $(p_1,p_2,q_1), (p_2, p_3, q_2), ..., (p_n, p_1, q_n)$, set different offset and radius for p and q and you are done.
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Maybe you can start by considering the edges of the outer $n$-gon (7-gon, in the picture) and think about the coordinates of those edge points ...
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@MattiP. I need the coordinates of each triangle beacuse I need to consider each triangle individually. So, I'm not looking for a formula to draw the entire shutter but a formula to draw each triangle of the shutter.
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Once you know the coordinates of all vertices you can draw each triangle and also draw the entire shutter: there is no difference.
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