Platonic solid graph generator
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| − | Wandora's platonic solid graph generator creates algorithmically graphs for simple geometrical objects known as [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Platonic_solid Platonic solids]. You may think the generated topic maps as graph abstractions of real geometrical objects. Platonic solids are | + | Wandora's platonic solid graph generator creates algorithmically graphs for simple geometrical objects known as [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Platonic_solid Platonic solids]. Generated graphs are compositions of topics and associations. Topic is a graph node or vertex in Topic Maps lingo. Association is a graph edge. You may think the generated topic maps as graph abstractions of real geometrical objects. Platonic solids are |
* Tetrahedron | * Tetrahedron | ||
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* Icosahedron | * Icosahedron | ||
| − | + | Wandora's platonic solid graph generator starts with menu option '''File > Generators > Platonic solid graph generator...'''. First Wandora opens up a dialog window used to select which platonic solid is created. Screen capture below views the platonic solid selection window. | |
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| + | Generator creates a topic for each vertex and connects the vertex topic to other vertex topics sharing an edge. Generator names vertex topics with a base name | ||
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| + | <object> Vextex <n> | ||
| − | Similarly each vertex topic is given a subject identifier | + | where <object> is '''Tetrahedron''', '''Cube''', '''Octahedron''', '''Dodecahedron''', or '''Icosahedron'''. and <n> is a number of the vertex. First vertex gets number 0. For example, '''Cube Vertex 5''' is a base name for cube's last vertex topic. Similarly each vertex topic is given a subject identifier |
http://www.wandora.org/<object>/vertex<n> | http://www.wandora.org/<object>/vertex<n> | ||
| − | where <object> is '''lower case''' name of the object and <n> a number of the vertex. Vertexes are connected with edge associations. Association type's base name and subject identifiers are | + | where <object> is a '''lower case''' name of the object and <n> a number of the vertex. Vertexes are connected with edge associations. Association type's base name and subject identifiers are |
<object>Edge | <object>Edge | ||
Revision as of 12:11, 28 March 2013
Wandora's platonic solid graph generator creates algorithmically graphs for simple geometrical objects known as Platonic solids. Generated graphs are compositions of topics and associations. Topic is a graph node or vertex in Topic Maps lingo. Association is a graph edge. You may think the generated topic maps as graph abstractions of real geometrical objects. Platonic solids are
- Tetrahedron
- Cube
- Octahedron
- Dodecahedron
- Icosahedron
Wandora's platonic solid graph generator starts with menu option File > Generators > Platonic solid graph generator.... First Wandora opens up a dialog window used to select which platonic solid is created. Screen capture below views the platonic solid selection window.
Generator creates a topic for each vertex and connects the vertex topic to other vertex topics sharing an edge. Generator names vertex topics with a base name
<object> Vextex <n>
where <object> is Tetrahedron, Cube, Octahedron, Dodecahedron, or Icosahedron. and <n> is a number of the vertex. First vertex gets number 0. For example, Cube Vertex 5 is a base name for cube's last vertex topic. Similarly each vertex topic is given a subject identifier
http://www.wandora.org/<object>/vertex<n>
where <object> is a lower case name of the object and <n> a number of the vertex. Vertexes are connected with edge associations. Association type's base name and subject identifiers are
<object>Edge http://www.wandora.org/<object>/edge
Association roles are
<object> Role 1 http://www.wandora.org/<object>/role1
<object> Role 2 http://www.wandora.org/<object>/role2
Screenshots
Wandora's graph topic panel views platonic solids as graphs.
See also
- To visualize the Platonic graph, you can try the Graph topic panel or the Processing topic panel.
- To export the graph:
