Vec2d*  drawFlower(float radius, Vec2d center,int petals,float petalSize){

 Vec2d cp; //circle points as vector

 int points = 400;

 Vec2d pointA[900];

 float pointRatio = points/petals;

 glColor3f( 0,0,1 );

 glBegin( GL_LINE_LOOP ); 

 for (int i = 0; i< points; i++){//number of points (x) x/number gives number of arcs how many points are in one arc of 360

 float x =i; // watch the is

 float angle = ((2*PI)/points)*x; //2*pi is 360 divided into degree segments based on points multiplied by what point your on

 float addOn = petalSize * helpers::d_sin(((x/pointRatio)*360) );// to make a sine wave map to radius

 cp.x= cos(angle) * (radius+addOn);  //gets the length of x in unit circle and muiltiplies by radius the size out

 cp.y= sin(angle) * (radius+addOn);  //gets the length of y and muiltiplies by radius

 cp = cp+center; //sets the offset center point

 //cp.x += 300; //adds in the of set

 //cp.y += 300; //adds in the of set

// glColor3f( (mouseX/windowW),(mouseY/windowH),0.0f);

// printf( "%f \n", i );

 //cp.x= cp.x+ addOn;  //gets the length of x in unit circle and muiltiplies by radius the size out

// cp.y= cp.y+ addOn; 

    pointA[i] = cp;

glVertex2f(cp.x,cp.y);

     }

glEnd();

 return pointA;

  }

void drawWireframeExtrusion( Vec2d* _points, int _numPoints, float _height, int _steps){

float numOfShape = _height/_steps;// gives num of steps in range puts a shape

int apart = 2;// spacing

// for each spot

for(int h = 0; h < numOfShape; h++){

  float step = (h*numOfShape)*apart;

  glColor3f( 0,1,1 );

  //draw shape

  glBegin( GL_LINE_LOOP );

      for(int i = 0; i < _numPoints; i++){

      glVertex3f( _points[i].x,step , _points[i].y );

    }

           glEnd();

//draw in wire

        int lineSpacing = 4;

    for ( int j = lineSpacing; j<_numPoints; j += lineSpacing){

      // glColor3f( 1,0,1 );

        glBegin( GL_LINE_LOOP ); 

          glVertex3f( _points[j].x, step ,_points[j].y );

  glVertex3f( _points[j].x, 0 ,_points[j].y );  // y is z in Vec2d object should make a Vec3d

    glEnd();

    }

       }

}

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void displayFunc ( void )  //arg void returns void

{

glClear( GL_COLOR_BUFFER_BIT | GL_DEPTH_BUFFER_BIT ); //clears buffers(what buffers?) by setting bit mask or.

//printf(" %f", mouseX);

Vec2d center(0,0);

glLoadIdentity();

glTranslatef(0.0f, mouseX-500, -200);

  //circle();

  //drawFlower(100, center,8 , 20.0);

  Vec2d* va = drawFlower(100, center,8 , 20.0);

  drawWireframeExtrusion(va , 400, 300, 20);

  //drawWireframeCylinder(); 

glutPostRedisplay(); //tags the current window to be redisplayed or shown through the

                    //next iteration loop.

glutSwapBuffers(); //calls for the display of a the current buffer for the curretn window 

                  // i assume to cut down on jerky motion

}