# Drawing spirals in flash

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/drawing-spirals-in-flash/168018>\
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**Created:** [November 3, 2005, 6:54am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/drawing-spirals-in-flash/168018 "2005-11-03T06:54:50Z")\
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**Author:** ![awallis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ed8c4c/32.png) [@awallis](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/awallis)\
**Post date:** [November 3, 2005, 6:54am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/drawing-spirals-in-flash/168018/1 "2005-11-03T06:54:50Z")

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Hi there guys,

just wondering if anyone has ever had any luck drawing spirals in flash?  
ive had a stab at it a few times, but it always results in a pretty ‘boring’ looking spiral…  
this is the code i’ve been workin on:

```auto

my._x = Math.sin( this.currentTime ) * this.spiralRingSpacing
my._y = Math.cos( this.currentTime ) * this.spiralRingSpacing

```

where this.currentTime = an incrementer  
and this.spiralRingSpacing = a integer

I was hoping to get one that had more control. with a formula I could use to change the ‘weight’ of the inside and outside of the spiral…

I’ve done a fair bit of searching on the web with very few results… is there a math dude out there who could help out?

Cheers !