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+# How It All Went Down:
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+This project started with my inspiration, the coral. From here, I generated samples of my L-System grammar in the 2D L-System Visualizer (linked below) and in Houdini. Once my grammar was finalized, I moved on to coding.
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+Admittedly, I had to start and re-start this project, but my final version used the following pipeline:
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+First, I rendered out a single branch using the instanced shader. This helped me familiarize myself with instanced rendering, as well as ensure that, if my L-System is working properly, something will show up in my viewport.
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+Then, I started working on my L-System. I created Turtle, Expansion Rule, and Drawing Rule classes, which were all used in conjunction in the L-System Class. The Turtle class recorded and altered the current position and orientation of the "turtle." The expansion rule classes expanded the grammar I described, using some randomness. The Drawing Rule class selected drawing rules based on the provided grammar, using some randomness. 
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+To start, I set my grammar to be two iterations of a simple "FF". This way, I could easily test whether my rules were working. Also, to start, I only included rotation in 2D.
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+Once my grammar was properly working, I added 3D rotation and expanded the grammar to the current version.
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+From here, I added the branch decoration and incorporated randomness in my grammar by adjusting each angle drawn by no more than 10 degrees in either direction (sampled on a curve, not uniformly, to ensure that larger angle changes are less common). I also added additional rules that could terminate the grammar with a branch decoration.
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+Next, I worked on the background, adding the various colors and animating them on a sine curve. I also added stripes to my tree shader for a little extra fun! The stripes are made using the current color's inverse, for a little extra POP!
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+Finally, I added the sand base and the gui elements to make my project a tool to make many corals!
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 # Samples of L-System Using Tools:
 
 2D L-System Visualizer: