What version of OpenSCAD are you using? The following works on version 2015.03-1 on a Mac: module rfsphere(counter,geometry,growth,xoffset,yoffset,size) { if(counter>0) { angle = (360/geometry); ratio = (1 / (geometry / 2)); newcounter = counter - 1; newgeometry = geometry + growth; newsize = size * ratio; for(i=[1:1:geometry]) { xoffset = xoffset + (size * sin(angle*i)); yoffset = yoffset + (size * cos(angle*i)); translate([xoffset,yoffset,0]) { sphere(newsize, $fn=100); } rfsphere(newcounter, newgeometry, growth, xoffset, yoffset, newsize); } } } rfsphere(5, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5); On 8/6/16 3:27 PM, DanS wrote: > Thanks, that gets rid of those syntax errors and I'll try to remember no > assignments inside if statements. > > > > -- > View this message in context: http://forum.openscad.org/a-stupid-syntax-error-I-can-t-see-tp18036p18077.html > Sent from the OpenSCAD mailing list archive at Nabble.com. > > _______________________________________________ > OpenSCAD mailing list > Discuss@lists.openscad.org > http://lists.openscad.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss_lists.openscad.org -- Drew Rogge drew@dasrogges.com Phone: 8934OOO629OO4829631OOOOOOO

2014.03 I should probably update Trying to debug it as it isn't doing what I wanted (found a bunch of mistakes so far, recursion is always messy though). -- View this message in context: http://forum.openscad.org/a-stupid-syntax-error-I-can-t-see-tp18036p18079.html Sent from the OpenSCAD mailing list archive at Nabble.com.

Yeah, upgrading would be a good thing. I think you could do what you're trying to do by using the "assign" statement in the version you're using. The assign statement has been deprecated in later versions so it's probably best to not start using it. On 8/6/16 4:16 PM, DanS wrote: > 2014.03 > > I should probably update > Trying to debug it as it isn't doing what I wanted (found a bunch of > mistakes so far, recursion is always messy though). > > > > -- > View this message in context: http://forum.openscad.org/a-stupid-syntax-error-I-can-t-see-tp18036p18079.html > Sent from the OpenSCAD mailing list archive at Nabble.com. > > _______________________________________________ > OpenSCAD mailing list > Discuss@lists.openscad.org > http://lists.openscad.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss_lists.openscad.org -- Drew Rogge drew@dasrogges.com Phone: 8934OOO629OO4829631OOOOOOO

After debugging I can get fractals and quazi fractals out of the code. Some of them look rather odd: <http://forum.openscad.org/file/n18081/quazifractal.png> -- View this message in context: http://forum.openscad.org/a-stupid-syntax-error-I-can-t-see-tp18036p18081.html Sent from the OpenSCAD mailing list archive at Nabble.com.