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CPUBrotPlot

A horrifyingly inefficient CPU-based Mandlebrot set plotter written in C++.

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Wrote this code some time ago, it is a Mandlebrot set plotter that runs on the CPU. It determines the number of threads availiable on your PC, and then proceedes to hog them all in order to draw a beautiful 640x480 rendering of the the mandlebrot set.

It is highly likely your PC will come to a standstill while running this program, so use with caution!

Usage

Download the program here, extract the zip file and run CPUBrotPlot.exe!

Currently for Windows computers only.

Controls

  • Z - Zoom in
  • X - Zoom out
  • Arrow keys - Move Camera
  • F2 - Take Screenshot (Placed in same directory as executable or CWD)

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Copyright (C) 2022 Jacob Allen. Released under the MIT License.

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