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173 topics

General Discussion

Open conversation about NodeBox and generative design in general.

  1. Controlling NodeBox from an Apple Watch

    Another NodeBox-related blog posting: http://theappslab.com/2015/08/28/controlling-nodebox-from-an-apple-watch/ John

    john From the old forum

    1 reply

    by Frederik

  2. A Blog Posting About NodeBox

    Readers of this forum might be interested in this review of NodeBox I just posted in Oracle's AppsLab blog: http://theappslab.com/2015/08/04/nodebox/ This is the second part of a two part series abou…

    john From the old forum

    1 reply

    by Frederik

  3. Pythonista? NodeBox in NodeBox?

    I like to develop interactive visualizations for the iPad ON the iPad. One great tool for this is the iOS app Pythonista. It's a wonderful IDE. Now that I've discovered NodeBox, I'd love to be able t…

    john From the old forum

    6 replies

    by Frederik

  4. import forms in nodebox

    Hello, Is it possible to import a vector form in nodebox to use it instead of circle or other basic geometry? Thanks

    Alina From the old forum

    1 reply

    by lucasnijs

  5. intersect multiple shapes with compound

    Hi there is there a way to intersect one shape with many using the compound box? It does intersect many shapes with one, but the other way round doesn't seem to work. Any help would reduce my copy-pa…

    bobob From the old forum

    2 replies

    by bobob

  6. Issue with data visualization, help?

    Hello, I've been trying to make a dataviz but can't find a way to make it work. I am relatively new to NodeBox. I used the Metallica example with some adjustments to make my dataviz. [I just need thi…

    zotenfriend From the old forum

    1 reply

    by lucasnijs

  7. PatterNodes - Parametric patterns for Mac OS X

    Hello, If you're interested in working with parametric patterns for graphic applications, you might be interested in PatterNodes (that I just released yesterday). While it doesn't offer the same full…

    Lars Gafvert From the old forum

    2 replies

    by Lars

  8. Nodebox - Perception_general_questions

    Hello everyone, I have couple questions about Perception GUI. What is the software used to build all those data tables, "zoom", "force" and other side bars? Was it PythonQt? Tkinter? or something esl…

    Ivan From the old forum

    1 reply

    by Frederik

  9. Nodebox. Java. Yosemite.

    What's the recommended way to get nodebox working on OSX Yosemite. Java 6 from Apple, Java 8 from Oracle.

    Sean From the old forum

    No replies yet

  10. Mac OS X 10.9.5 Mavericks problems

    After download NodeBox 3 from the site, after unzipped the file, the OS X 10.9.5 say: "Can not open "NodeBox" because it comes from a developer unidentified". What do I do now?.... (thanks)

    Andrea From the old forum

    2 replies

    by Frederik

  11. User Input

    All, Is there a way to get input from the user (for example to allow users to set a toggle that contols whether a list is sorted or not?

    Jay Gill From the old forum

    2 replies

    by Ruth

  12. Gallery Projects

    There are all those wonderful projects in the gallery section of the website yet there are no tutorials on how any of the work was generated. It would be a nice starting point for new learners of Nod…

    nka From the old forum

    1 reply

    by Frederik

  13. Nodebox

    Hello, I have ported 'canvas.js' from Tom to RapydScript. It's not the first time I am tryin to do this, but this time, I think it's the good one You can see the preview here. http://salvatore.python…

    Salvatore From the old forum

    2 replies

    by Salvatore

  14. NB1 parallel bezier curves

    Hello everybody, I’m very new to nodebox 1, I’m using it for experimental type design purposes, slowly coming to grips with the application. I’m wondering if it is possible to make a parallel path of…

    iambobbytannam From the old forum

    1 reply

    by Frederik

  15. Beginner (easy)- Test NodeBox in command line

    Hi I installed Nodebox in my server Apache Centos I would like to do a one line test command to see if everything is right on the installation Shell commande using Apple terminal Thanks a lot for you…

    Daniel From the old forum

    1 reply

    by Frederik

  16. Uses

    Can you download to iPhone5s?

    blaine007 From the old forum

    2 replies

    by grolicus

  17. fade between colors?

    Hello again, Simple problem actually but I don't know how to figure it out. I want to a connection which fades 1 color to another color to make the connection between the elements visible or to under…

    Klaus Fleischhacker From the old forum

    5 replies

    by lucasnijs

  18. Earthquakes Data visualisation Tutorial issue

    Sorry for what is most likely an extremely basic question. I am doing the Earthquakes tutorial (http://nodebox.net/node/documentation/using/data-visualization.html ) using Nodebox 3 and no matter wha…

    Sean Wood From the old forum

    3 replies

    by Sean

  19. Noob Linux Question

    Hello, I've got nodebox 3 running on a Red Hat Linux 6 box. How do I run it normally, once it's been built. I take it I don't want to use the ant run command all the time? I see it in a build directo…

    Nick From the old forum

    7 replies

    by qubex

  20. Visualising .XML files

    Is there anyway of visualising a .xml file retrieved via the Get HTTP node? The HTTP address is: http://cloud.tfl.gov.uk/trackernet/predictiondetailed/v/OXC

    Thomas Shorey From the old forum

    8 replies

    by Frederik

  21. Edit children shows no children

    I'm doing the space invaders example from your documentation about subnetworks but I have a problem. I've created the invader and grouped it as your author suggests but when I right click the subnetw…

    mattgreenslade From the old forum

    3 replies

    by Frederik

  22. Getting Started Example anomaly

    Not sure if this is the correct place to post this. In the Getting Started document (http://nodebox.net/node/documentation/tutorial/getting-started.html) immediately after adding the Colorize node, t…

    Jim Gracely From the old forum

    3 replies

    by Jim

  23. Converting image into a webnet

    Hey guys, I've been playing with Nodebox a bit but it was never my strongest side... I am working on an artwork for an album and I need your help. Basically I am trying to take an image and convert i…

    Touit From the old forum

    2 replies

    by Touit

  24. Converting time strings into numbers

    From a CSV, I have got a list of times in the format MM:SS, but I wish to convert these times to values that I can use for the radiuses of circles. Any ideas how I can achieve this.

    tomshorey From the old forum

    4 replies

    by tomshorey

  25. RapydBox Update / Chrome

    Hello, RapydBox has beeb updated and works now on Chrome (Version 33.0.1750.152) / Mac OS Scripts and Images can now be saved I have add some more examples Look at the attached image : 15 lines of co…

    Salvatore From the old forum

    No replies yet

  26. Creatin a generative text web page

    Hi all, I am new here, surprise, surprise. I am working on a personal project right now, I am not sure if the nod box is program I want to use, I do hope it is. Anyway, I like to create a web page th…

    Zak From the old forum

    2 replies

    by lucasnijs

  27. Demos...

    Here are the first (visible) images made with RapydBox http://www.artbreak.com/Salvatore

    Salvatore From the old forum

    No replies yet

  28. time node

    some silly setups done with a custom time node: https://www.dropbox.com/s/2prrjt6e977i7sy/tiempo.zip?dl=1

    rioch From the old forum

    4 replies

    by lucasnijs

  29. Make "Compound" not close output path

    Hello. I am making a project with sinewaves, and after I take difference with ellipse, the output result is a closed sine wave, which is not exactly what I want. Do you know the way to alter this Com…

    dokluch From the old forum

    3 replies

    by Stefan

  30. bitmap import

    Hi! would it be possible to make an " bitmap analyzing" node via Python? (that would for example retrieves brightness of pixels at certain coordinates) Thanks !

    olive From the old forum

    5 replies

    by olive