3D Donut Animation in Terminal

This project animates a 3D donut shape in the terminal using Python. It also includes a script to resize the terminal window for optimal viewing of the animation.

Files

1. donut.py: This script animates a 3D donut shape on the terminal. It uses 3D math to calculate pixel coordinates and shading for each frame of a rotating donut surface. The z-buffer and character output arrays animate it on the terminal one frame at a time.

2. resize.py: This script resizes a Windows PowerShell or cmd window on the desktop. It uses pyautogui to find and resize an open command window, providing a consistent window size each time.

3. main.py: This script runs the donut.py and resize.py scripts concurrently in separate threads. It uses subprocess to execute them and threading to run them asynchronously.

How to Run

1. Ensure you have Python installed on your machine.

2. Install the required Python packages by running pip install pyautogui in your terminal.

3. Run the main.py script by typing python main.py in your terminal.

Note

• The resize.py script is designed to work with Windows PowerShell or cmd windows. If you're using a different terminal, you may need to modify this script for it to work correctly.

• The donut.py script uses the terminal size to calculate the donut's position and size. If your terminal window is too small or big, you may not see the full animation.

Credit

This code is inspired by Andy Sloane blog post where he explained how he wrote C code for rotating ASCII donut. https://www.a1k0n.net/2011/07/20/donut-math.html