FractalExplorer

Introduction

FractalExplorer is an application that lets you explore beautiful fractals like the Mandelbrot set.

Note: If you want to see more image like this you can check the gallery.

Installation Instructions

You can also simply install a pre-built version here.

Get Source Code

You first need to clone the repository. Make sure to use git and don't forget to include --recurse-submodules when cloning.

git clone https://github.com/Horizon-NTH/FractalExplorer --recurse-submodules

You will now able to choose between script or manual installation

• Script Installation

  Use the install.sh script to compile the executable. You can choose to erase build files by adding -e / --erase.

  ./install.sh --erase

• Manual Installation

Create Build Environment

Ensure you have CMake installed. Generate the build environment using CMake.

cd FractalExplorer
mkdir build && cd build
cmake ..

Build

• CMake

  Build directly using CMake:

  cmake --build .

  This command will create all the executable in the main folder.

• Microsoft Visual Studio

  Alternatively, you can use Microsoft Visual Studio to launch the project and build it. Open the fractalexplorer.sln file with Microsoft Visual Studio.

Usage

To learn how to use this application, please refer to the wiki.

Dependencies

• HorizonGUI

  The code relies on HorizonGUI for all the graphics-related functionality of the application.

License

FractalExplorer is licensed under the MIT license.