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how to import created subnetwork into another project ?
Hi I want to create few subnetworks and then use them in another projects. Is there way to export and then import such created subnetworks in nodebox 3 ? I mean i want to create my own node (without…
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by Frederik
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How do I create a node with an input shape port?
The input shape port seems to not be part of the Metadata of nodes that have it. How do I achieve this with a custom node?
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by Luna
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Missing text on SVG import
Hello guys, When I import an SVG (with editable text/not outlined/vector), Nodebox doesn't recognize the text. How can I preserve the text path? thanks
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by alexandre
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Past projects..Where did they go?
I've been following this project for years, but only recently retired enough to try to get effects such as I saw in the Gallery when it first caught my attention. What happened to all those cool proj…
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by john
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jigsaw pattern
needed a simple puzzle pattern some weeks ago, ended up drawing it but wanted to try doing it in nodebox, guess it can be optimized and also done in other ways... edit: here a different setup and som…
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by geordiemoffatt
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Perimeter Doodle
Sometimes I use NodeBox to help me think through a visual problem - in this case some of the different ways two rectangles can overlap and how that affects the perimeter of their union. After making…
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by john
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Set value of a port to value of another port
How can I set height to the value of width in a rectangle node? Nodebox 3. Is it possible without editing metadata?
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by geordiemoffatt
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connecting end point, duplicate same data, random color issue
Dear all forum member in NodeBox3 i have a problem of dealing with three problems please help me some to get out this agony 1. Red Arrow i want to connect the end point of that rect to look like smoo…
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by john
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Need a variable size
Hello i'm french and I'm in trouble. I need to change the size of a circle in terms of the value in my CSV file but it's so hard. I need your help please
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by Frederik
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animating fill color based on specific HSB values
This seems like a simple task, but I am having a hard time finding the right recipe of nodes. I want a simple square rectangle to change color based on a list of HSB values in a CSV file. The CSV has…
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by john
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export animated gif?
I see than I can export a movie file, but can I also export an animated gif?
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by finedesign
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Approaches on learning NB3 and resources for it
Hey, fresh NB3 user here :) After my (not conclusive) search I've noticed that there's no apparent place where all the resources for learning NB3 would be gathered besides the documentation. I think…
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by jurgis.ramanauskas
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Mavin dependencies in IntelliJ
Hi! Anyone have any tips on how to get IntelliJ to recognize Mavin dependencies? I've got the Mavin file imported and downloade all the deps but IntelliJ won't find them when it tries to compile. TNK…
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by Frederik
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Smoother animation
Hello What is the most effective way to achieve smooth animations and transitions between shapes? For example I have a polygon with animated number of pages, now it's pretty easy to get a variety of…
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by john
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Morph
Attached is a handy general purpose subnetwork: Morph. Attach a colorized rectangle or list of rectangles to the leftmost "before" port, a different rectangle or set of rectangles to the rightmost "a…
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by john
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unable to open Nodebox
Hello, I'm totally new here. I'm trying to open Nodebox 1 on my Macbook with old 10.6.8 OSX. I'm forced to keep this operating system non updated here due to work-from-home issues. Don't blame me for…
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by Marco
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NodeBox on Rosetta?
Frederik, I just stumbled across rosettacode.org, a wiki which "aspires to do for programming what the Rosetta Stone did for Egyptian hieroglyphics." They have an extensive list of programming langua…
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by Frederik
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Dashed line
Hello, I need to create curved dashed / dotted (random curvature, rotation and position) line. My first hint was to use stack node (img. attached). Is there a better way to do this and is it possible…
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by Zyl
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Create and write a txt/csv file?
Hi Frederik, Is there any way to create and write to a txt or csv file from inside a custom Python node function? Python code like this: def writetemp(): f = open('temp.txt','w') f.write('hello') f.c…
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by Frederik
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Glow
Does anyone have an example of generating a glow-like effect around lines or text in Nodebox3?
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by john
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Audio input
Hello, some time ago I was able to put an adio track in nodebox, but now with the latest update that option (devices) isn't there anymore. Is there something I can do to put music in nodebox now and…
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by lucasnijs
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Value on histogram
Hi guys, i'm a new user of Nodebox and i'm really happy i found it. I've a simple question for you that is a mountain for me. I've a simple csv that i use to create an Histogram. Id like to put the v…
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by lucasnijs
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Display debug text from Python referenced by node
Hi! I'm new to nodeBox but made some cool things so far. I'm starting to write my own python function but can't get any debug text to show in the console, was hoping print output would be displayed t…
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Real Time Sensor Art Installation
At a large computer conference in San Francisco last week I used NodeBox to create a simple art installation. Our team placed small sonic sensors around our demo tent. Whenever someone passed in fron…
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by john
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Placing pie charts in a list/ in order.
Hi, I started with this amazing software 3-4 weeks ago - I'm more designer than programmer/coder. I'have found on this forum really nice example of generating pie chart. Modified this a bit using my…
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by john
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Feature request: Disabling outlined fonts in PDF export
Hi, I think it would be useful if the default behaviour when exporting PDF files would be that textpaths are kept editable (lefthand zero), rather than outlined (righthand zero). Obviously the textpa…
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by Frederik
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adding libraries
Hi, A bit of a noob question :) Sorry if this is obvious but I can't seem to find how to add libraries on OSX. I've put them in "../Content/Java/libraries/" where the vanilla libraries are but none o…
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by Frederik
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error
cannot create pystring non-byte value Why I got this manage..?
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by Frederik
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Nodebox vs Processing in Python
I've been using NodeBox 2 and 3 in the past on Windows. Only recently I actually have chance to look into NodeBox1 on MacBookPro. I wish I should have known earlier. Luckily in the past few years, I…
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by Frederik
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The old broken link of NodeBox 1 documentation
I am curious about this broken link from the docs... are they useful, did anyone manage to archive the information? Below from Docs with broken link "Clean, commented code" The programming language t…
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by lucasnijs