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173 topics
General Discussion
Open conversation about NodeBox and generative design in general.
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wiggle offset
Hi, I am trying to apply for numbers only vertically in wiggle offset. Is there any way to separate offset value? Do I have to make new node for it? Can you please help me? Thanks. Chung
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by chung
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NodeBox with Jupyter Notebooks?
Has anyone out there managed to use NodeBox networks in or with Jupyter Notebooks? Our team is using Jupyter notebooks for big data analysis. I am creating visualizations from their CSV files using N…
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by john
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large DB visualization?
Hi all! I have a large DB. 300 tables, 200 relationships, 3000 fields. I would like to visualize it for a non-tech audience. Possibly no need to show ALL the tables. Some tables can be grouped in "lo…
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by dylanomran2
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Just a quick question
Hi, I was considering using Node Box for a couple of projects, but I just wanted to know about something a bit specific about your visual programming system. Is there any form of native alternative t…
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Question About Coding and Generative Design
Hello, I have a question for people with experience in generative design; Do you guys feel that it is necessary to know computer programming in order to do generative design (the specific field/appli…
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by gicoga
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Nodebox Linguistics can't run with Jython because sgmllib is deprecated
I have downloaded the Nodebox English Linguistics from here: https://www.nodebox.net/code/index.php/Linguistics I am unable to load the library using Jython because Python 3 no longer has the sgmllib…
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How Fast is NodeBox? How Fast Could it Be?
A philosophical question... Comparing the performance of one language to another is tricky since it's always apples to oranges. Things easy in one language are hard in another. NodeBox does some thin…
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Subnetwork - size box
HI, I have a node with 10 inputs. Can I change the width of the node? Thanks!
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by john
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need a kick-start for my thesis
Hi everyone, I'm totally new at NodeBox. I need to design a data visualization for my thesis. I've a lot of data (around 300k rows with about 12 columns). I started with D3.js but i found that the le…
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by Frederik
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NodeBox and Tablet.
Hi folks, 1st of all, congratulations, NodeBox seams a really cool software. 2nd, I just used a couple of times because I'm not getting to use it with my tablet (Wacom Cintiq 12wx). It is a pain to g…
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by Frederik
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help!
im new at nodebox, but i need connecto option for audio, and the option "devices" is not on files, what can i do? thanks!
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by Frederik
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Nodebox 3 - slow performance
On my Macbook Pro (mid 2012, 2,7 GHz Intel Core i7, 8 GB RAM), Nodebox 3 is quite slow when you work with multiple shapes. Is this normal? It kind of ruins the fun when a small portion of complexity…
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by Frederik
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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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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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Nodebox on Raspberry Pi?
Hi, I used to play with Quartz Composer on Mac. Now my Mac died and I'm using Raspbian on a Raspberry Pi for the moment. Searching for a replacement for Quartz Composer, I found Pure Data, Fugio and…
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Thesis?
I'm guessing Frederick is a full-fledged PhD by now. Congratulations! Is his thesis available somewhere (in English)? I'd love to read it! Thanks, John
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by Frederik
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Pandas and Nodebox
I've both python 2.7 and 3.5 working properly in my OSX computer. When I use a python custom node in Nodebox 3 using a Pandas function, nodebox cannot find the Pandas module.
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by Frederik
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Cant start Nodebox 3.0.45
Hi there, long time user and follower. Just popped the new version news and installed the same way as older versions. This time some errors happened (pic attached). Help is appreciated. Thanks.
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by Frederik
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The State of NodeBox - May 2016
Frederick, et. al., Could you give us a quick update on the current state of NodeBox? In particular, these two questions: When will we get the next NodeBox 3 update? You've made a number of bug-fixes…
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by rioch
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Nodebox 1 on the Web
Hello the community, Finally, with PyPyJS it s possible to create 2D in pure Python. Here is a demo (using Tom's library) : http://salvatore.diodev.fr/pypybox/ Regards
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by Salvatore
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"round segments" node closes path
If i create a path with "connect" node and specify that path should not be closed and put "round segments" node after, it automatically closes the path.
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by rougeux
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nodebox crashes everytime with a delete and compund node
Hello, I created a very nice generative design system. While finishing the work, I just connected a rectangle node to a delete node with another compound node, which also has that rectangle node as o…
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by buraquex
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problems wirh Kaleidoscope tutorial
hello, i'm new in nodebox and im following this tutorial to make a kaleidoscope: https://www.nodebox.net/blog/2013/01/29/kaleidoscope-tutorial.html Im just at the beginning but I already had some tro…
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by mauro
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NodeBox3 vs. Nodebox1
Sorry for the board question, but I can't help wonder what the relative merits of Nodebox1 vs 3 are. I came across 3 first, and have worked it out to a relatively decent standard, writing my own pyth…
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by lucasnijs
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The Origins of Nodebox 3
While randomly surfing the web I happened across the following May 2011 blog on Fredrick's enigmeta site: http://www.enigmeta.com/2011/05/01/nodebox-2-is-a-graph/ It's about how NodeBox 2's functiona…
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by Frederik
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Apparatus - Interactive Diagrams
Apparatus is a NodeBox-like interactive diagram editor from Alan Kay's CDG think tank: http://aprt.us I post this link here because it shows an interesting approach to enabling user input directly to…
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Nodebox Family
I've started to collect info on the Nodebox family, there are so many :) apart from the drawbot which I know I'm missing, are there any others ? http://www.stuartaxon.com/python/nodebox/ Hopefully I…
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by Stuart
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Problem with attachments in this forum
I've been posting comments with attachments for many months now without difficulty. But in the last two weeks, whenever I create attachments and submit my post, the attachment links are grayed out an…
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by Frederik
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Subnetworks - Multiple Outputs?
Is it possible to publish multiple outputs of a subnetwork? For example, I'd like to pass through the output (geometry) along with other calculations made within the subnetwork, like distances betwee…
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by john
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Nodox: a javascript based, Nodebox inspired project
I've been amazed by Nodebox, about the possibilities with node based generative design. Not being able to find a javascript version, I started a project that could produce imagery in the same way Nod…
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