arrowheadr (version 1.0.2)

arrow_head_wittgenstein_rod: Make arrowhead with Wittengenstein's Rod

Description

See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wittgenstein's_rod

Usage

arrow_head_wittgenstein_rod(
  fixed_point = c(1.1, 0),
  rod_length = 2.1,
  rotate = 0,
  rescale = c(1, 1),
  nudge = c(0, 0),
  transformations = c("unitizer", "rotater", "rescaler", "nudger"),
  n = 361,
  plot = FALSE
)

Value

a matrix

Arguments

fixed_point

x and y coordinates of a point

rod_length

Length of rod

rotate

rotation angle in radians

rescale

a single value or 2-length vector for scaling in x and y

nudge

a single value or 2-length vector for nudging in x and y

transformations

a vector of transformation functions

n

number of points in polygon

plot

plot arrowhead if TRUE

Examples

candleflame <- arrow_head_wittgenstein_rod(
  fixed_point = c(-2.75, 0),
  rod_length = 3.75,
  nudge = c(1, 0),
  rescale = .95,
  plot = TRUE
)


rocket <- arrow_head_wittgenstein_rod(
  fixed_point = c(1.1, 0),
  rod_length = 2.1,
  plot = TRUE,
  nudge = c(.1, 0),
  rescale = c(.90, .25)
)