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NodeBox 3
Questions & answers about our node-based tools.
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Hi. I found a bug. I'm sending you my files.
Hi! I've already posted here as JamesWlf but I lost my password and also the email I was using, so I created this new identity.Thanks again for creating these tools. They are wonderful. I've been pla…
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by Frederik
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connect the dots
I'm playing around with a connect the dots graphic, and want to render the point numbers onto the image... I'm figuring it has something to do with count, and then sending that to a textpath, but I h…
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by Frederik
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Wishlist: Suggestion for showing names of nodes
Hi Frederik, Thanks for being so active on this forum - still loving Nodebox! Is it possible to allow us to name nodes anything like the way shown in the attached illustration? There appears to be ro…
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by Frederik
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movie export/ syphon support
hi! The movie export -on osx- has a little bit mount of options - fps, usable codecs like photojpeg or png with transparent background. Ho you have plans to deal with this issues? Cos i really like y…
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by vargasz
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pdf export problem
here is what nodebox throws at me when I try to export my project to pdf: java.lang.OutOfMemoryError: Java heap space at com.itextpdf.text.pdf.ByteBuffer.appendi(ByteBuffer.java:187) at com.itextpdf.…
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by Frederik
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gradient
hey is there any options to create gradient linear// radial ?
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by Frederik
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Get Data as Text
I want to learn how to use the console in Nodebox 3, for example I want to get the coordinate points of the data tab as plain text, can't copy them from the interface :( Any help, or starting point o…
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by Frederik
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What is the Meta key
I'm running nodebox 3 on Ubuntu 13.10 and noticed that some of the keyboard shortcuts use the Meta key (screenshot attached). What key is this (I'm using a Dell XPS13 computer
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by Frederik
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Custom Node tutorial
I've just worked my way through the custom tutorial. This raised a comment and some questions: Comment - In the shader section of the tutorial, the nodes Multiply 1 and Add 1 dont seem necessary to p…
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Number to color
Hello, I am new to nodebox and I am experimenting with it. I remade my own data visualization with a tutorial I found. I wanna add colors to the rectangles if a certain number is lower than one anoth…
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by Steve
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new around here
first of all, hi all I thought I posted a while ago but then I came back to check and I didn't... I'm not very well versed in Python nor Nodebox but I've been fiddling around with it and I love it (t…
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by Rodolfo
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Connecting different data with lines
Hello, I am playing around Nodebox 3 for 2 days now. Generally I want to use it for data visualizations of studies made in Austria. The problem is when I connect the different datasets (year - line -…
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by Klaus
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Truly Random Number?
I need to generate a truly random number between 1 and 250. It appears the only way I can do this is by changing the seed. I could use RANDOM to change the seed, but you begin to see the problem...?…
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by Stefan
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Unknown name space while creating extension node
Hey all, I keep getting the unknown name space error while trying to import code through the code library- python. I am not sure why but I am wondering if its the location of the code folder. anyone…
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by Ruth
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what is the framerate of nodebox and how can i change it?
Hi there is a play button at the bottom but its not really obvious at what frame rate it is playing? would be nice if one could set/get the frame rate in the "document properties" Gusty
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by Ron
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Paths and the Compound Node
Greetings, I recently started using NodeBox. I have been using Adobe Illustrator for the past 12 years and NodeBox grabbed my interest because I had been using nodes in Blender, http://www.blender.or…
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by Ron
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Banbury's unofficial release
I made a number of changes to NodeBox 3. Since Frederik De Bleser seems to be too busy right now to work on NodeBox , I decided to release my own unofficial version. Changes: Bugfixes for mouse handl…
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by Banbury
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List of Tuples as Color Input?
I am new to Nodebox and folllowed the introductory docs. I've created a custom node that returns a python list of tuples with color values. However, I – can't find a way to either access the tuple ke…
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by lucasnijs
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linux compilation failed : javac compiliance level
Hello, i was on my way to try nodeblock 3, seems to be amazing. I would like to try it with my students to alternative ways to produce graphics. but ... i am on linux mageai 4 and the compilation fai…
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by Frederik
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import rows
Can I import and analyse information in rows from excel e.g. import the top row of a csv to establish how many columns have information that I want to use. Any ideas?
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by Ian
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Different random numbers distributions
It would be great to have the ability to choose at least between normal and gaussian distribution for random number generator
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by Frederik
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Stroke caps
That would be great to have different caps styles: none/round at least.
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by Frederik
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Rendering Quality Issues
Hi All, I followed the first simple tutorial for animating and am super excited by the possibilites nodebox offers. However the quality of the file that I render is absolutely terrible! I can't figur…
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by Frederik
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Clarification
Hi there, First of all, I discovered Nodebox only a few days ago and must say, I am a big fan. I have been using grasshopper for rhino for a few years now and really enjoy your tutorials because they…
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by lievenmenschaert
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Zip Map error
I'm having an issue with zip map in that it seems to be mapping incorrectly the applications to the groups. Source file and the example ndbx attached. Any clues or pointers please
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by Ian
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User Interaction
I'm new with Nodebox but I feel it will be a great tool :) My surprise till now is the lack of support for user interaction. How can I read the mouse position? What about events? Thanks for your answ…
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by Frederik
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latest Win version?
What is the latest version? The download link reads: Version 3.0a28 But when I download and install (windows), it reads: Version 3.0a27 Trying to use the 'canvasWidth' feature.
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by Frederik
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Export to PDF - then white rectangle?
I can now enjoy experimenting with generative art in my illustrations but I've experienced difficulty getting immediate results with other applications - until I encountered Nodebox. I think this is…
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by Frederik
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connecting through the link node
Hi, I'm trying to connect two different keys by using the link node. The data of both keys consists out of (the same) years. Through the distinct count node (see bottom part of attachment), created b…
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by Frederik
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measure
Hello, i need to measure the width of a textpath. i found a way to create a rectangle with the exact dimensions of the text (with Fit to node) bud i still can't figure out how to get the dimensions o…
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by lievenmenschaert