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Cartan Node Library 2.3: GetPixels() on a path(s)
Leveraging John's wonderful Image node in Cartan Node Library 2.3, I was interested in: 1) Dynamically defining points located on any type of geometry, e.g., a line or paths from an imported SVG file…
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by drew
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A trying to Draw a Electronic Circuit
It cost me a whole day to draw this. Too slow. If the node can be referencable, and support object operation, it would be better.
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by john
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Quad Curves
UPDATE: See reply to this note for a v2 version which corrects a minor bug in the quadcontrol node. Bezier curves are at the heart of NodeBox's paths and shapes. Beziers come in two basic flavors. A…
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by john
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Special Needs of Pen Plotters
A small but vibrant community uses NodeBox to drive pen plotters. Many of them post mesmerizing videos of their plotters toiling away on Instagram. I have recently been engaged in a fascinating threa…
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by florisdejonge
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Update Instalation Instructions for Linux
Hello, I was having trouble running NodeBox on Zorin, after reading some posts around here I was able to install it. My problems were in the JDK suggested by the installation instructions that versio…
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by john
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Installation on Linux
Hello everyone! I am a complete beginner, and have worked with processing and p5.js till now, so really excited to get started with the nodebox paradigm. Currently, while trying to install nodebox3 o…
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by john
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On points
I am trying to make a subnetwork to connect points into paths when they are close to eachother given a certain maximum distance, without connecting the separate shapes. So far, I’ve tried two approac…
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by florisdejonge
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HalIo
John, good afternoon! Help me please. I need to draw a trajectory, but I can't. Hope for you. Thank you)
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by john
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Newbie question : modify a copy
Something that I assume is possible and hopefully easy, but I can't quite figure it out. I'd like to make a complex object (multiple sub-nodes) then use Copy to duplicate it, and modify the copy in a…
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by Jared
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Curve Node
My makecurve node is probably the single most useful node I've made. But it has one catch: it requires custom Python code (makecurve.py). This means that whenever you use it, you need to: - exit Node…
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Parabola and Trajectory Nodes
Attached are demos for two simple nodes: parabola and trajectory. Both produce a single quadratic curve (no resampling). Instead of the T and Distance parameters provided by the quadcurve node, these…
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plagin supershape
https://www.nodebox.net/code/index.php/Supershape Hi John! Is this plagin available for download?
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by masha
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Turtle Nodes
Attached is a demo with THREE new animation nodes: - turtlemorph: morph one polyline path into another - turtledrive: move a pointer around a polyline path - unwind: unwind a polyline path into a lin…
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How to move an object in any direction?
Hello. I have this connection of nodes: rectangle --- translate <---- frame My rectangle then moves ONLY from the center to the right buttom corner of the screen. How can I make any object move any d…
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by RK
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Triangle Node
The three most common and elementary shapes are the circle, the square, and the triangle. For circles NodeBox provides the ellipse node, for squares the rect node. You can make only equilateral trian…
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by john
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rounding errors on fonts
Hello, i have a problem exporting a huge pdf or svg with Amiri font and a tiny size of 2 points . i see "rounding" errors on the type especially on letter S . i think i have a workaround, scaling eve…
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by pyfave
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Stack Tight Node
Attached is a demo of my latest node: Stacktight. Stacktight works just like the Stack node, except that it can tuck shapes tightly together. The stack node bases its adjustments on the boundary arou…
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by john
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Custom Node Test(Fixed)
Custom Node Test
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by john
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Big Sur Workarounds
I finally upgraded my Mac from Catalina to Big Sur today and immediately started to regret it. Lots of small annoyances all over the place, including a few with NodeBox 3 (Mac version of course). So…
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by john
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Node Catalog
Attached is a demo with custom node that displays information about all 148 current NodeBox nodes. Its usefulness is dubious, but it does provide an example of how to make a custom node that introspe…
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Some advice for a project
Hello all! I am working on a project where I need to create a surface map of a circuitry-like pattern around a cube. I'd like the lines of the circuits to seamlessly wrap around the surface of the cu…
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by john
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Custom Node Test
The zip file in the attacment I uploaded is the wrong one, I've already created a new thread. Here is the new thread link: https://forum.nodebox.net/t/19549436/custom-node-test-fixed .
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Grayscale Table
Hello, I'm new to Nodebox 3, trying to learn from zero, I've found pi2 setup in the forum and try to implement it for grayscale table chart creation. Actually maybe it can be done much easier using b…
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by ahuman
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Set size font via string counter
Hello, I'm trying to set the size of the font of the node "text on path" (which basically create a text in a series of circle) based on the leght of the string taken by a list that I upload. My idea…
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by john
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Cant use Rotate node without an error
Hello! I ve tried to use node "Rotate", but unsuccessfully. All the time it gives an error when connecting to geometry. I updated Java, reinstalled the program, installed it on another user and every…
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by masha
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Keyboard Shortcuts are Not Working in Windows
Keyboard Shortcuts showed in the menu are Not Working in Windows, and Space key shortcut for mouse pan didn't work properly too.
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by ahuman
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List - Pick from index in order row
Hello, I'm using nodebox to make some generative graphics. I'm stuck and can't resolve even if I know it's conceptually simple. I created a .csv with a series of Hex color values in the same column.…
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by Asgardesign
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Is it possible to export a vector animation ?
Hello Nodeboxeros, I have a question about exporting animations. When I export to a video file I lose all the beautiful clean vector lines that Nodebox does so well... Is it possible to export some k…
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by Ignacio
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Request for Advice on Animation Presets
Fellow NodeBox 3 users (and animation mavens), The latest Mac OS, Catalina, has a 64-bit requirement that is currently preventing NodeBox 3 from exporting movies. You can get around this by using the…
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by john
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Plot Node
This thread is a continuation of the discussion Floris and I started in the Image Node thread. We will examine new versions of the plot node, share plots made with it, and discuss possible improvemen…
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by john