Creating shapes - interactive models using flex

revision:


an interactive model

Size: [100px]
Ratio: [1]
Spacing: [4px]
Clip-path
hc: [0.25]
vc: [0.35]
code:
            <div class="panel">
                <div>Size: [<span>100px</span>] <input type="range" min="20" max="200" step="10" value="100" name="s"></div>
                <div>Ratio: [<span>1</span>] <input type="range" min="0" max="2" step="0.05" value="1" name="r"></div>
                <div>Spacing: [<span>4px</span>]<input type="range" min="0" max="10" step="1" value="4" name="mv"></div>
                <div>Clip-path<br>
                    hc: [<span>0.25</span>]<input type="range" min="0" max=".5" step=".05" value=".25" name="h"><br>
                    vc: [<span>0.35</span>]<input type="range" min="0" max=".5" step=".05" value=".35" name="v">
                </div>
            </div>
            <div class="main-3">
                <div class="container-3">
                    <div></div>
                    <div></div>
                    <div></div>
                    <div></div>
                    <div></div>
                    <div></div>
                    <div></div>
                    <div></div>
                    <div></div>
                    <div></div>
                    <div></div>
                    <div></div>
                    <div></div>
                    <div></div>
                    <div></div>
                    <div></div>
                    <div></div>
                    <div></div>
                    <div></div>
                    <div></div>
                    <div></div>
                    <div></div>
                    <div></div>
                    <div></div>
                    <div></div>
                    <div></div>
                    <div></div>
                    <div></div>
                </div>
            </div>
                <style>
                .main-3 {display:flex; --s: 100px; --r: 1; --h: 0.25; --v: 0.35; --hc:calc(clamp(0,var(--h),0.5) * var(--s)) ; --vc:calc(clamp(0,var(--v),0.5) * var(--s) * var(--r)); --mv: 4px; --mh: calc(var(--mv) + (var(--s) - 2*var(--hc))/2);
                     --f: calc(2*var(--s)*var(--r) + 4*var(--mv)  - 2*var(--vc) - 2px);margin-top: 2vw; margin-bottom:3vw;}
                .container-3 {font-size: 0; }
                .container-3 div {width: var(--s); margin: var(--mv) var(--mh); height: calc(var(--s)*var(--r)); display: inline-block; font-size:initial; clip-path: polygon(var(--hc) 0, calc(100% - var(--hc)) 0,100% var(--vc),
                    100% calc(100% - var(--vc)), calc(100% - var(--hc)) 100%,var(--hc) 100%,0 calc(100% - var(--vc)),0 var(--vc)); background: navy; margin-bottom: calc(var(--mv) - var(--vc)); }
                .container-3 div:nth-child(odd) {background:yellow;}
                .container-3::before {content: ""; width: calc(var(--s)/2 + var(--mh)); float: left;  height: 135%; shape-outside: repeating-linear-gradient(#0000 0 calc(var(--f) - 2px), #000  0 var(--f));}
                .panel {position: relative;width: 20vw;top: 2vw; left: 2vw;padding: 1vw;border: 0.1vw solid;border-radius: 1vw;background: skyblue; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;opacity: .5; }
                .panel:hover {opacity:1}
                .panel > div:not(:last-child) {border-bottom: 0.1vw solid;padding-bottom: 1vw;margin-bottom: 1vw;}
                *,*::before {transition:0.5s linear}
            </style>
            <script>
                let inputs = document.querySelectorAll('input[type=range]')
                let elem = document.querySelector('.main-3')
                inputs.forEach(input => {
                    input.addEventListener('change', function(e) {
                        var p = e.target.getAttribute('name');
                        if(p=="s" || p=="mv") {
                            elem.style.setProperty("--"+p, this.value+"px");
                            e.target.previousElementSibling.innerHTML = this.value+"px";
                        } else { 
                            elem.style.setProperty("--"+p, this.value);
                            e.target.previousElementSibling.innerHTML = this.value;
                        }
                    });
                });
            </script>
        

pyramidal grids

Size: [100px]
Ratio: [1]
Spacing: [4px]
Clip-path
hc: [0.25]
vc: [0.35]
code:
            <div class="panel-4">
                <div>Size: [<span>100px</span>] <input type="range" min="20" max="200" step="10" value="100" name="s"></div>
                <div>Ratio: [<span>1</span>] <input type="range" min="0" max="2" step="0.05" value="1" name="r"></div>
                <div>Spacing: [<span>4px</span>]<input type="range" min="0" max="10" step="1" value="4" name="mv"></div>
                <div>Clip-path<br>
                    hc: [<span>0.25</span>]<input type="range" min="0" max=".5" step=".05" value=".25" name="h"><br>
                    vc: [<span>0.35</span>]<input type="range" min="0" max=".5" step=".05" value=".35" name="v">
                </div>
            </div>
            <div class="main-4">
                <div class="container-4">
                  <i></i>
                  <div></div>
                  <div></div>
                  <div></div>
                  <div></div>
                  <div></div>
                  <div></div>
                  <div></div>
                  <div></div>
                  <div></div>
                  <div></div>
                  <div></div>
                  <div></div>
                  <div></div>
                  <div></div>
                  <div></div>
                </div>
            </div>
            <style>
                .panel-4 {position: relative; width: 20vw; top: 2vw;left: 2vw;padding: 0.5vw;border: 0.1vw solid;border-radius: 1vw; background: aqua; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;opacity:.5}
                .panel-4:hover {opacity:1}
                .panel-4 > div:not(:last-child) {border-bottom: 0.1vw solid;padding-bottom: 0.5vw;margin-bottom: 0.2vw;}
                *,*::before {transition:0.5s linear}
                .main-4 {display:flex;--s: 7vw; --r: 1; --h: 0.25; --v: 0.35; --hc:calc(clamp(0,var(--h),0.5) * var(--s)) ; --vc:calc(clamp(0,var(--v),0.5) * var(--s) * var(--r)); --mv: 0.2vw; --mh: calc(var(--mv) + (var(--s) 
                     - 2*var(--hc))/2); --f: calc(2*var(--s)*var(--r) + 4*var(--mv)  - 2*var(--vc) - 2px);--nr:5;}
                .container-4 {font-size: 0; max-width:calc(var(--nr)*(var(--s) + 2*var(--mh))); margin:0 auto;  text-align:center;}
                .container-4 div {width: var(--s); margin: var(--mv) var(--mh); height: calc(var(--s)*var(--r)); display: inline-block; font-size:initial; clip-path: polygon(var(--hc) 0, calc(100% - var(--hc)) 0,
                    100% var(--vc),100% calc(100% - var(--vc)), calc(100% - var(--hc)) 100%,var(--hc) 100%, 0 calc(100% - var(--vc)),0 var(--vc)); background: saddlebrown;  margin-bottom: calc(var(--mv) - var(--vc)); }
                .container-4 div:nth-child(odd) {background:indigo;}
                .container-4::before , .container-4 i{ content: ""; width: calc(50% - var(--mh) - var(--s)/2);  float: left;  height: calc(var(--f)*(var(--nr) - 1)/2); shape-outside: linear-gradient(to bottom right,#000 49%,#0000 0);}
                .container-4 i {float:right;shape-outside: linear-gradient(to bottom left,#000 49%,#0000 0);}
            </style>  
            <script>
                let inputs_4 = document.querySelectorAll('.panel-4 div input[type=range]')
                let elem_4 = document.querySelector('.main-4')
                inputs_4.forEach(input_4 => {
                    input_4.addEventListener('change', function(e) {
                        var p = e.target.getAttribute('name');
                        if(p=="s" || p=="mv") {
                            elem_4.style.setProperty("--"+p, this.value+"px");
                            e.target.previousElementSibling.innerHTML = this.value+"px";
                        } else { 
                            elem_4.style.setProperty("--"+p, this.value);
                            e.target.previousElementSibling.innerHTML = this.value;
                        }
                    });
                });
            </script>