LifeWiki:LifeViewer cheatsheet for LifeWiki articles

This page aims to be an incomplete collection of example LifeViewer configuration scripts which can be used on LifeWiki for different kinds of patterns.

This is not an authoritative list. There may be LifeViewer configurations that are not listed here but are frequently used.

This page assumes that the viewer is shown outside the infobox. (See also this thread for infobox-related questions.)

Small patterns without animation

One viewer

viewerconfig

#C [[ THUMBSIZE 3 ZOOM 42 HEIGHT 600 ]]

result

(using {{EmbedViewer}} with rle = (shown below))

x = 3, y = 4, rule = B3/S23 o$3o$obo$2bo! #C [[ THUMBSIZE 2 THEME 6 GRID GRIDMAJOR 0 SUPPRESS THUMBLAUNCH ]] #C [[ THUMBSIZE 3 ZOOM 42 HEIGHT 600 ]]

Herschel (click above to open LifeViewer)

rle

x = 3, y = 4, rule = B3/S23
o$3o$obo$2bo!

Multiple viewers

x = 7, y = 4, rule = B3/S23 2bo$2o$2bobobo$4bobo! #C [[ THUMBSIZE 2 THEME 6 GRID GRIDMAJOR 0 SUPPRESS THUMBLAUNCH ]] #C [[ THUMBSIZE 4 ZOOM 40 HEIGHT 500 ]] Parent (click above to open LifeViewer)

x = 7, y = 5, rule = B3/S23 4bobo$obo$o$obo3bo$3b2obo! #C [[ THUMBSIZE 2 THEME 6 GRID GRIDMAJOR 0 SUPPRESS THUMBLAUNCH ]] #C [[ THUMBSIZE 4 ZOOM 40 HEIGHT 500 ]] Grandparent (click above to open LifeViewer)

x = 7, y = 5, rule = B3/S23 4b2o$b2ob3o$3ob2o$b2ob3o$5b2o! #C [[ THUMBSIZE 2 THEME 6 GRID GRIDMAJOR 0 SUPPRESS THUMBLAUNCH ]] #C [[ THUMBSIZE 4 ZOOM 40 HEIGHT 500 ]] Great-grandparent (click above to open LifeViewer)

Oscillators

Simple animation

viewerconfig

#C [[ THUMBSIZE 2 ZOOM 14 HEIGHT 600 GPS 11 AUTOSTART ]]

result

(using {{EmbedViewer}} with pname = davidhilbert)

x = 33, y = 26, rule = B3/S23 7b2o15b2o$8bo15bo$6bo19bo$6b5o11b5o$10bo11bo$4b4o17b4o$4bo2bo17bo2bo$ 21bo$21bo$9bo4b2ob2o2bob2o$8b3o3b2obo6b2o$7bo2b2o6bo$7b3o12bo$22bobo$ 3b2o11b2o4bo2bo2b2o$3bo12b2o5b2o4bo$2obo12b2o11bob2o$ob2ob2o19b2ob2obo $5bo21bo$5bobo17bobo$6b2o17b2o$10bo11bo$6b5o11b5o$6bo19bo$8bo15bo$7b2o 15b2o! #C [[ THUMBSIZE 2 THEME 6 GRID GRIDMAJOR 0 SUPPRESS THUMBLAUNCH ]] #C [[ THUMBSIZE 2 ZOOM 14 HEIGHT 600 GPS 11 AUTOSTART ]]

David Hilbert (click above to open LifeViewer) RLE: here Plaintext: here

With reaction envelope

viewerconfig

#C [[ THUMBSIZE 2 ZOOM 14 HEIGHT 600 GPS 11 THEME Book AUTOSTART ]]

result

(using {{EmbedViewer}} with pname = davidhilbert)

x = 33, y = 26, rule = B3/S23 7b2o15b2o$8bo15bo$6bo19bo$6b5o11b5o$10bo11bo$4b4o17b4o$4bo2bo17bo2bo$ 21bo$21bo$9bo4b2ob2o2bob2o$8b3o3b2obo6b2o$7bo2b2o6bo$7b3o12bo$22bobo$ 3b2o11b2o4bo2bo2b2o$3bo12b2o5b2o4bo$2obo12b2o11bob2o$ob2ob2o19b2ob2obo $5bo21bo$5bobo17bobo$6b2o17b2o$10bo11bo$6b5o11b5o$6bo19bo$8bo15bo$7b2o 15b2o! #C [[ THUMBSIZE 2 THEME 6 GRID GRIDMAJOR 0 SUPPRESS THUMBLAUNCH ]] #C [[ THUMBSIZE 2 ZOOM 14 HEIGHT 600 GPS 11 THEME Book AUTOSTART ]]

David Hilbert (click above to open LifeViewer) RLE: here Plaintext: here

With reaction envelope, stopped after one period

viewerconfig

#C [[ THUMBSIZE 2 ZOOM 12 HEIGHT 600 THEME Book AUTOSTART STOP 192 ]]

result

(using {{EmbedViewer}} with rle = (shown below))

x = 40, y = 40, rule = B3/S23 22bo$21bobo$21bobo$12bo7b2ob3o$12b3o11bo$9bo5bo4b2ob3o4bo$8bobo3b2o4b 2obo5bobo$8bobo18bobo$6b3ob2o16b2ob3o$5bo28bo$6b3ob2o16b2ob3o$8bob2o16b 2obo$35b2o$4bo30bo$3bobo27bobo$3bobo27b2o$b3ob2o$o$b3ob2o6b2o$3bob2o5b o2bo$12bo2bo17b2obo$12bo3bo16b2ob3o$13bo2bo22bo$14b2o17b2ob3o$5b2o27b obo$4bobo27bobo$4bo30bo$3b2o$8bob2o16b2obo$6b3ob2o16b2ob3o$5bo28bo$6b 3ob2o16b2ob3o$8bobo18bobo$8bobo5bob2o4b2o3bobo$9bo4b3ob2o4bo5bo$13bo11b 3o$14b3ob2o7bo$16bobo$16bobo$17bo! #C [[ THUMBSIZE 2 THEME 6 GRID GRIDMAJOR 0 SUPPRESS THUMBLAUNCH ]] #C [[ THUMBSIZE 2 ZOOM 12 HEIGHT 600 THEME Book AUTOSTART STOP 192 ]]

CL48C loop (period 192), found by Luke Kiernan on June 7, 2022 (click above to open LifeViewer)

rle

x = 40, y = 40, rule = B3/S23
22bo$21bobo$21bobo$12bo7b2ob3o$12b3o11bo$9bo5bo4b2ob3o4bo$8bobo3b2o4b
2obo5bobo$8bobo18bobo$6b3ob2o16b2ob3o$5bo28bo$6b3ob2o16b2ob3o$8bob2o16b
2obo$35b2o$4bo30bo$3bobo27bobo$3bobo27b2o$b3ob2o$o$b3ob2o6b2o$3bob2o5b
o2bo$12bo2bo17b2obo$12bo3bo16b2ob3o$13bo2bo22bo$14b2o17b2ob3o$5b2o27b
obo$4bobo27bobo$4bo30bo$3b2o$8bob2o16b2obo$6b3ob2o16b2ob3o$5bo28bo$6b
3ob2o16b2ob3o$8bobo18bobo$8bobo5bob2o4b2o3bobo$9bo4b3ob2o4bo5bo$13bo11b
3o$14b3ob2o7bo$16bobo$16bobo$17bo!

Spaceships

Simple animated example

viewerconfig

#C [[ THUMBSIZE 2 ZOOM 10 HEIGHT 640 WIDTH 640 GPS 10 AUTOSTART TRACKLOOP 96 1/12 1/12 ]]

result

(using {{EmbedViewer}} with pname = 2enginecordership)

x = 41, y = 49, rule = B3/S23 19b2o$19b4o$19bob2o2$20bo$19b2o$19b3o$21bo$33b2o$33b2o7$36bo$35b2o$34b o3bo$35b2o2bo$40bo$37bobo$38bo$38bo$38b2o$38b2o3$13bo10bo$12b5o5bob2o 11bo$11bo10bo3bo9bo$12b2o8b3obo9b2o$13b2o9b2o12bo$2o13bo21b3o$2o35b3o 7$8b2o$8b2o11b2o$19b2o2bo$24bo3bo$18bo5bo3bo$19bo2b2o3bobo$20b3o5bo$ 28bo! #C [[ THUMBSIZE 2 THEME 6 GRID GRIDMAJOR 0 SUPPRESS THUMBLAUNCH ]] #C [[ THUMBSIZE 2 ZOOM 10 HEIGHT 640 WIDTH 640 GPS 10 AUTOSTART TRACKLOOP 96 1/12 1/12 ]]

2-engine Cordership (click above to open LifeViewer) RLE: here Plaintext: here

With reaction envelope (pause, run, pause, restart)

viewerconfig

#C [[ THUMBSIZE 2 ZOOM 16 X 8 GPS 15 THEME Book AUTOSTART T 0 PAUSE 3 T 150 PAUSE 2 LOOP 151 ]]

result

(using {{EmbedViewer}} with rle = (shown below))

x = 12, y = 8, rule = B3/S23 5bob2o$4bo6bo$3b2o3bo2bo$2obo5b2o$2obo5b2o$3b2o3bo2bo$4bo6bo$5bob2o! #C [[ THUMBSIZE 2 THEME 6 GRID GRIDMAJOR 0 SUPPRESS THUMBLAUNCH ]] #C [[ THUMBSIZE 2 ZOOM 16 X 8 GPS 15 THEME Book AUTOSTART T 0 PAUSE 3 T 150 PAUSE 2 LOOP 151 ]]

Copperhead (click above to open LifeViewer)

rle

x = 12, y = 8, rule = B3/S23
5bob2o$4bo6bo$3b2o3bo2bo$2obo5b2o$2obo5b2o$3b2o3bo2bo$4bo6bo$5bob2o!

Links

• LifeViewer/Scripts
• {{EmbedViewer}}
• LifeWiki:Pattern pages
• Pattern viewer for forum threads (discussion thread) at the ConwayLife.com forums