New on CTAN: pst-spirograph
Date: August 22, 2014 3:30:42 PM CEST
the daemon reported:
> Name of contribution: pst-spirograph
> Author's name: Manuel Luque and Herbert Voß
> Package version: 0.40
> Location on CTAN: graphics/pstricks/contrib/pst-spirograph/
> Summary description: Drawing hypotrochoids with a spirograph
> License type: lppl
>
> Announcement text given by the package's contributor:
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> pst-spirograph is a PSTricks related package to simulate the operation
> of a spirograph. A spirograph is a geometric drawing toy that produces
> mathematical roulette curves that are technically known as
> hypotrochoids and epitrochoids. It was used to calculate an area
> delimited by curves. A hypotrochoid is generated by a fixed point on
> a circle rolling inside a fixed circle.
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>
> Announcement required: Yes
>
> Users may view the package catalogue entry at
> http://www.ctan.org/pkg/pst-spirograph
> or they may browse the package directory at
> http://mirror.ctan.org/graphics/pstricks/contrib/pst-spirograph/
thanks for the upload; i've installed the new package, and made an entry
in the catalogue repository.
The package should by now have reached all CTAN mirrors.
Robin Fairbairns
For the CTAN team
pst-spirograph – Drawing hypotrochoids as with a spirograph
The package simulates the action of a spirograph, which is a geometric drawing toy that produces mathematical roulette curves (technically known as hypotrochoids and epitrochoids).
This package has been withdrawn as of 17 March 2020 due to problems with the copyright.
| Package | pst-spirograph |
| Copyright | 2014–2020 Manuel Luque and Herbert Voß |
| Maintainer | Manuel Luque Herbert Voß |