# Draw SVG rope using JavaScript

DevFeed: [Draw SVG rope using JavaScript](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/draw-svg-rope-using-javascript-37265.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://muffinman.io/blog/draw-svg-rope-using-javascript/>)

Author: Stanko

Published: 2022-12-23T00:00:00Z

Content type: article

Language: en

Sources: [Stanko Tadić](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/stanko-tadic.md>)

Topics: [SVG](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/svg.md>), [JavaScript](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/javascript.md>), [Code](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/code.md>), [Programming](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/programming.md>)

Tags: [code](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/code.md>), [interactive](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/interactive.md>), [javascript](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/javascript.md>), [svg](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/svg.md>)

## AI overview

An interactive article explains how to transform an SVG path into a vector rope drawing using JavaScript. It models rope strands as curved polygon segments and develops the solution from simple rectangular polygons, with support for polylines and Bezier curves.

## Source excerpt

This is an interactive article. To fully experience it, you'll need to turn JavaScript on. Today, I'll take you through the process I came up with in regard to transforming an SVG path into a vector rope drawing. We'll learn how to turn the path on the left into the rope on the right: The problem popped up on a project my colleagues were working on, and it stuck with me. I thought about it and started playing with it as soon as I got some free time. I had a lot of fun. Therefore I want to share the process with you. Please note that this is not a coding tutorial but a detailed overview of each step. But don't worry, the code is fully available. If you feel impatient, you can jump to the interactive demo or check the code on CodePen. But I wholeheartedly recommend you read the whole thing first. Idea # Looking at this close-up photo of a rope, we can see it consists of multiple strands twisted around each other. Visually, they split the rope into segments. Each segment's 2D projection resembles a curved polygon. Our goal will be to create these polygons using JavaScript. We'll start by generating simple rectangular polygons. Then we'll fine-tune them to make them look like actual rope segments. How to approach problems like this # I think this is one of the problems a child can solve and draw on paper. But at the same time, breaking it down and turning it into code is hard. I've seen many junior developers struggle with similar problems. Usually, it starts with them diving into coding right away. Then they entangle themselves in their code and get stuck. And that is why it is so important to solve the problem first.I bore my mentees to death by repeating that programming is problem-solving, while code is just a tool to implement those solutions. I'm a visual thinker. For me drawing things on paper makes any problem easier to solve. I would suggest you try the same. Keep a pen and paper near your computer and reach out for them before you start typing code. After dood