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IFStile is a cross-platform (Windows, Mac, Linux, WebAssembly) freeware program that can:
- build any affine directed graph iterated function system (IFS) in an Euclidean space of arbitrary dimension (as 2D or 3D section)
- fully automatically find interesting fractal shapes, rep-tiles, multi-tiles, irreptiles, carpets, dragons, etc
- extract the boundary of self-affine tiles as directed graph IFS
- compute dimensions of the boundary of self-affine tiles (numerically and analytically)
- export and import Fractint IFS format, export Apophysis .flame format
- effectively zoom IFS fractals
- render high resolution images (with batch rendering)
- render keyframe animation
- create and save 3D mesh
The program uses a special rendering algorithm that can unveil complex structures of the fractal.
When you save a rendered image to PNG format, the program automatically saves all parameters (IFS, palette) inside the PNG, and you can load such PNG to the program to restore your workspace.
Online Manual
Simple Plane Tiling Tutorial
Animation rendered using IFStile [1] [2]
Download:
Latest version: 2.2.3.4
Setup (64 bits) for Windows 7 and higher
Portable version (64 bits) for Windows 7 and higher
Portable version (32 bits) for Windows 7 and higher
Binary tarball for Linux (Ubuntu 12+, CentOS 6+, etc)
Disk image for macOS 10.12 and higher
macOS: if the program doesn't start, use the following command in the terminal:
sudo xattr -rds com.apple.quarantine /Applications/IFStile.app
Supported browsers:
- Desktop: Firefox, Chrome and other Chromium-based (MS Edge etc)
- Chrome for Android - in the address bar navigate to chrome://flags/#enable-webassembly-threads and enable it
External links
- Rep-tile [3]
- Self-Similar Tiles and Related Figures [4]
- Tilings Encyclopedia [5]
- Fractal Curves [6]
- Rep-tiles [7]
- Mathmagic [8]
- Mathematical Tiling-Tessellation [9]
- Reptiles - The Poly Pages [10]
- Lots of Substitution Tilings [11]
- An algebraic framework for finding and analyzing self-affine tiles and fractals [12]
