Fract-ol

A fractal viewer project that renders beautiful mathematical fractals using the MiniLibX graphics library.

Description

This project generates and displays fractals, specifically the Mandelbrot and Julia sets. Users can explore these fractals with dynamic zooming and real-time rendering.

Features

• Mandelbrot Set: Classic fractal visualization
• Julia Set: Customizable with real and imaginary parameters
• Zoom Functionality: Interactive exploration of fractal patterns
• 900x900 pixel window resolution

Requirements

• Linux operating system
• MiniLibX library
• X11 development libraries
• GCC compiler

Installation

Clone the repository and compile the project:

git clone https://github.com/yssrexe/fract-ol.git
cd fract-ol
make

Usage

Mandelbrot Set

./fractol Mandelbrot

Julia Set

./fractol Julia <real_part> <imaginary_part>

Examples:

./fractol Julia -0.7 0.27015
./fractol Julia 0.285 0.01
./fractol Julia -0.4 0.6

Controls

• Mouse Wheel: Zoom in/out
• ESC: Exit the program

Project Structure

• ft_main.c - Entry point and argument handling
• mandelbrot.c - Mandelbrot set implementation
• julia.c - Julia set implementation
• zoom.c - Zoom functionality
• ft_strtod.c - String to double conversion
• fractol.h - Header file with structure definitions
• minilibx-linux/ - Graphics library

Author

yael-yas (42 School)