README.md

Tree Generation Web App

The Tree Generation Web App is an application written in Javascript which allows the user to specify and visualise fractal or biological patterns. The patterns are generated automatically using L-systems as described in The Algorithmic Beauty of Plants.

Accessing and using the Tree Generation Web App

The web application can be accessed using this link.

An example of a tree generated by the application is shown below:

On the web application the user can generate different trees by changing the options shown below:

Contributing to the Tree Generation Web App

The latest version can be installed from the repository by typing

$ git clone https://github.com/rosieeaves/treegen_group7
$ cd treegen_group7
$ npm install

To serve with hot reload at localhost:3000 type

$ npm run dev

To build for production and launch server type

$ npm run build
$ npm run start

To generate static project type

$ npm run generate

For detailed explanation on how things work, check out Nuxt.js docs.