q5#js
A small and fast alternative implementation of p5.js. [Download (33KB minified)]
bezierTangent I
q5.js(this)
p5.js(reference)
new Q5("global"); noFill(); bezier(85, 20, 10, 10, 90, 90, 15, 80); let steps = 6; fill(255); for (let i = 0; i <= steps; i++) { let t = i / steps; // Get the location of the point let x = bezierPoint(85, 10, 90, 15, t); let y = bezierPoint(20, 10, 90, 80, t); // Get the tangent points let tx = bezierTangent(85, 10, 90, 15, t); let ty = bezierTangent(20, 10, 90, 80, t); // Calculate an angle from the tangent points let a = atan2(ty, tx); a += PI; stroke(255, 102, 0); line(x, y, cos(a) * 30 + x, sin(a) * 30 + y); // The following line of code makes a line // inverse of the above line //line(x, y, cos(a)*-30 + x, sin(a)*-30 + y); stroke(0); ellipse(x, y, 5, 5); }
From the original p5 example at https://p5js.org/reference/#/p5/bezierTangent