Interactive and visual explanation of SVG path's "arc" command.
Last active
December 11, 2017 13:30
-
-
Save akngs/6e01eb6fc6c0c9eb892abb406219fd6f to your computer and use it in GitHub Desktop.
Interactive and visual explanation of SVG path's "arc" command
This file contains hidden or bidirectional Unicode text that may be interpreted or compiled differently than what appears below. To review, open the file in an editor that reveals hidden Unicode characters.
Learn more about bidirectional Unicode characters
license: gpl-3.0 |
This file contains hidden or bidirectional Unicode text that may be interpreted or compiled differently than what appears below. To review, open the file in an editor that reveals hidden Unicode characters.
Learn more about bidirectional Unicode characters
<!DOCTYPE html> | |
<html> | |
<head> | |
<meta charset="utf-8"> | |
<meta http-equiv="X-UA-Compatible" content="ie=edge"> | |
<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1"> | |
<title>Interactive and visual explanation of SVG path's "arc" command.</title> | |
<style> | |
html { | |
font-size: 14px; | |
font-family: sans-serif; | |
} | |
body { | |
margin: 0; | |
padding: 1em; | |
} | |
svg { | |
background-color: #EEE; | |
} | |
#command { | |
font-family: monospace; | |
background-color: #EEE; | |
padding: 0.1em 0.5em; | |
} | |
form .row { | |
padding: 0.5em 0; | |
} | |
form input[type=number] { | |
width: 3em; | |
} | |
form .pair { | |
margin-right: 0.5em; | |
} | |
form .pair::before { | |
display: inline-block; | |
content: " "; | |
width: 1em; | |
height: 1rem; | |
} | |
.arc { | |
stroke: #FC0; | |
fill: none; | |
} | |
.ellipse { | |
fill: none; | |
stroke: #AAA; | |
} | |
.dot0 { fill: #1776b6; } | |
.pair.x0::before, .pair.y0::before { background-color: #1776b6; } | |
.dot1 { fill: #ff7f00; } | |
.pair.x1::before, .pair.y1::before { background-color: #ff7f00; } | |
.x-line { stroke: #24a221; } | |
.pair.rx::before { background-color: #24a221; } | |
.y-line { stroke: #d8241f; } | |
.pair.ry::before { background-color: #d8241f; } | |
</style> | |
</head> | |
<body> | |
<form> | |
<div class="row"> | |
<span class="pair x0"> | |
<label for="x0">X<sub>0</sub>:</label> | |
<input type="number" id="x0" value="100"> | |
</span> | |
<span class="pair y0"> | |
<label for="y0">Y<sub>0</sub>:</label> | |
<input type="number" id="y0" value="100"> | |
</span> | |
<span class="pair x1"> | |
<label for="x1">X<sub>1</sub>:</label> | |
<input type="number" id="x1" value="150"> | |
</span> | |
<span class="pair y1"> | |
<label for="y1">Y<sub>1</sub>:</label> | |
<input type="number" id="y1" value="150"> | |
</span> | |
<span class="pair rx"> | |
<label for="rx">R<sub>x</sub>:</label> | |
<input type="number" id="rx" value="70"> | |
</span> | |
<span class="pair ry"> | |
<label for="ry">R<sub>y</sub>:</label> | |
<input type="number" id="ry" value="50"> | |
</span> | |
</div> | |
<div class="row"> | |
<label for="rotate">Rotation:</label> | |
<input type="number" id="rotate" value="0"> deg | |
<br> | |
<input type="checkbox" id="sweep"> | |
<label for="sweep">Sweep</label> | |
<br> | |
<input type="checkbox" id="large"> | |
<label for="large">Large arc</label> | |
</div> | |
</form> | |
<p>Arc command: <span id="command"></span></p> | |
<script src="//d3js.org/d3.v4.min.js"></script> | |
<script> | |
var sin = Math.sin, | |
cos = Math.cos, | |
pi = Math.PI, | |
qs = document.querySelector.bind(document); | |
var W = 400, H = 300; | |
var root = d3.select('body').append('svg') | |
.attr('width', W) | |
.attr('height', H); | |
// Create elements | |
var arc = root.append('path') | |
.attr('class', 'arc') | |
.attr('stroke-width', 6); | |
var ellipse = root.append('path') | |
.attr('class', 'ellipse'); | |
var xLine = root.append('line') | |
.attr('class', 'x-line') | |
.attr('stroke-width', 2); | |
var yLine = root.append('line') | |
.attr('class', 'y-line') | |
.attr('stroke-width', 2); | |
var dots = root.selectAll('.point').data([0, 0]).enter().append('circle') | |
.attr('class', function (_, i) { return 'dot dot' + i; }) | |
.attr('r', 5) | |
.call(d3.drag().on('drag', function (d, i) { | |
qs('#x' + i).value = d3.event.x; | |
qs('#y' + i).value = d3.event.y; | |
update(); | |
})); | |
d3.selectAll('input').on('change', update); | |
update(); | |
function update() { | |
// Update data | |
var points = [ | |
[+qs('#x0').value, +qs('#y0').value], | |
[+qs('#x1').value, +qs('#y1').value] | |
]; | |
var ar = [+qs('#rx').value, +qs('#ry').value]; | |
var rotate = +qs('#rotate').value; | |
var large = qs('#large').checked ? 1 : 0; | |
var sweep = qs('#sweep').checked ? 1 : 0; | |
// Render the arc and guides | |
var d = ['M' + points[0], 'A' + ar, rotate, large, sweep, points[1]].join(' '); | |
qs('#command').innerText = '<path d="' + d + '" />'; | |
arc.attr('d', d); | |
ellipse.attr('d', [ | |
'M' + points[0], 'A' + ar, rotate, large, sweep, points[1], | |
'A' + ar, rotate, large ? 0 : 1, sweep, points[0] | |
].join(' ')); | |
var bbox = ellipse.node().getBBox(), | |
center = [bbox.x + bbox.width * 0.5, bbox.y + bbox.height * 0.5], | |
rad = rotate / 360 * pi * 2; | |
xLine | |
.attr('x1', center[0]) | |
.attr('y1', center[1]) | |
.attr('x2', center[0] + cos(rad) * ar[0]) | |
.attr('y2', center[1] + sin(rad) * ar[0]); | |
yLine | |
.attr('x1', center[0]) | |
.attr('y1', center[1]) | |
.attr('x2', center[0] - cos(rad + pi * 0.5) * ar[1]) | |
.attr('y2', center[1] - sin(rad + pi * 0.5) * ar[1]); | |
dots | |
.data(points) | |
.attr('cx', function (d) { return d[0]; }) | |
.attr('cy', function (d) { return d[1]; }); | |
} | |
</script> | |
</body> | |
</html> |
Sign up for free
to join this conversation on GitHub.
Already have an account?
Sign in to comment