Show HN: Super Snowflake Maker

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Post by shalanah » Mon, Dec 23, 2024, 12:09 PM UTC

Hi all! Just released Super Snowflake Maker!

Draw on the pie with freeform or polygon tools, change the number of sections, click on the large snowflake to see fold, and.... download!

Enjoy + Happy Holidays!

(tech: threejs/r3f, react, ts, useSpring, tailwind, canvas, svg, offscreen canvas, paperjs)

Show HN: Super Snowflake Maker
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Re: Show HN: Super Snowflake Maker

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Post by bhhaskin » Thu, Dec 26, 2024, 12:06 AM UTC

That was really neat. Thank you!

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Post by hexnuts » Thu, Dec 26, 2024, 12:23 AM UTC

Hugged to death.

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Post by quirino » Thu, Dec 26, 2024, 1:03 AM UTC

A few years ago I saw a talk at a Math conference about some mathematical models for how the shapes of snowflakes come to be.

I don't recall the details, but I believe one of them was even able to generate non-hexagonal snowflakes which happen under some circumstances.

I've been hoping to create a website around one of these models for some time now.

Re: Show HN: Super Snowflake Maker

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Post by jason_zig » Thu, Dec 26, 2024, 1:24 AM UTC

This is really well made - thanks for sharing (and Merry Christmas)! Small thing: I didn't understand the difference between the white and black options at first. For some reason white was pre-selected so I got confused when nothing was cutting out while drawing for the first time. Maybe a label on hover would fix this while still keeping the clean look?

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Post by sss111 » Thu, Dec 26, 2024, 1:30 AM UTC

classic HN hug of death

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Post by shalanah » Thu, Dec 26, 2024, 1:30 AM UTC

jason_zig wrote: post #5

This is really well made - thanks for sharing (and Merry Christmas)! Small thing: I didn't understand the difference between the white and black options at first. For some reason white was pre-selected so I got confused when nothing was cutting out while drawing for the first time. Maybe a label on hover would fix this while still keeping the clean look?

Thanks! Yes, great idea. Definitely will want to make that clearer!

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Post by shalanah » Thu, Dec 26, 2024, 1:35 AM UTC

sss111 wrote: post #6

classic HN hug of death

Hmmm odd. Works on my machine (of course!). It's a static site hosted on S3 - I'd be surprised if it is experiencing an overload issue. Will need to investigate what's happening for some visitors.

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Post by Sn0wCoder » Thu, Dec 26, 2024, 1:41 AM UTC

Thanks for the Christmas fun! Was not going to click as thought it was like an actual snowflake maker (like you know each one is unique generator), glad I did. Could actually make a real one if I was feeling like making a mess ;)

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Post by Liftyee » Thu, Dec 26, 2024, 1:58 AM UTC

Loved this project! Lots of festive fun in seeing what shapes can be made when unfolded. Just noticed that in mobile Firefox the dotted line previewing the cut seems to have a lower update rate than the actual path recorded, meaning the actual shape is much less jagged than the preview.