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NodeBox 3
Questions & answers about our node-based tools.
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Join line to closed shape.
Hello I make a diagram and I would like add color to area between curves. Is possible connect the curve or line to closed shape? Thanks
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by michal
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sketching and offset path tests
a couple of old tricks I wanted to share, one is a simple way to offset paths, but only works with lots of points... the other is related, it's like a dumb version of harmony -the drawing webapp- onl…
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by rioch
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Nodebox 3 Ubuntu error
When I create a polygon, it gives this error: Traceback (most recent call last): File "/home/mkoptur/Masa�st�/nodebox/nodebox/libraries/corevector/pyvector.py", line 2, in <module from random import…
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by Frederik
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Linking words in commom
Hi, I'm a beginner in Nodebox (please forgive me for the silly question) and I was trying to linking with curves points in common in a circle, for example: linking all words "Apostila" , all words "A…
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by Bruno
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freehand tool don`t show a line
Hello I am a beginner in the program and follow the instructions, but I have a problem with freehand node, this tool does not draw me a line. Where I make mistakes? I use the Windows version of NodeB…
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by Frederik
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How to create hair like lines
Hello. I am searching a way to create something like this (first, WIND) image: https://www.behance.net/gallery/6832523/Hidden-Typography I have seen here in this forum some works with similar charact…
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by rioch
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Animation
I'm new to NodeBox. I don't understand how I can animate the lines I've drawn. Could someone help me?
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by john
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How to use link command between some shape
Hello everyone I make a diagram I want to connect shapes using the link node. I have a list of 102 answers, but I want to connect only some of them (from green in left to purple in right). How to do…
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by michal
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fun with a child spirograph: how to plot points over time frames
Hi, this is my first challenge with nodebox 3, I'm using windows platform. This is an attempt to simulate a child with a spirograph circle and a pen. - the spirograph outer circle is done.... - the s…
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by john
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"More zipmaps allow you to do more complex things"
Any chance we can get another one of your great tutorials for the viz labelled, "More zipmaps allow you to do more complex things" at the bottom of the Creating Data Visualizations page? Thanks! :)
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by madeline
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"image stat" Node
What's the word on the "Image Stat" node development?
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by Frederik
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Weird Bug
I think I have uncovered an obscure NodeBox bug that caused me to question my sanity until I was finally able to replicate it. It appears that when you do a lookup using a list of keys, and if the ra…
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Counting similar csv cells
Hi, Is there a way to count similar strings from a csv file? In other words, I would to automatically track the number of repetitions of each same words from a list (see attached file). Anyone have a…
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by john
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Bug with stack in the north direction
Hello Node Staff! I have encountered a problem with the stack node which appears to be a bug (unless there is something about stack I'm not getting). Stacking shapes South, West, and East works as ex…
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by Stefan
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Feature Request: Window Management Improvements
Dear NodeBox team, I've been meaning to make this request for over a year now. Actually a few requests, ranked from extremely easy to harder but more useful... Every single time I open NodeBox I go t…
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Saving custom nodes
Hello there! I made a few simple helper custom nodes in Python. I wonder if there's any way to save them so I can use them later in all my projects. Thanks!
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Arch linux aur package
Hello, as i intensivly use nodebox with my students on linux, i would love to try to make a nodebox package for arch linux. But i'm not a java developper and i can't find a proper way to compile node…
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by Frederik
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Nodebox 3 example of zipmap wrong
I tried all examples on your website with implementing steps and I succeed all except one of them. The instruction giving to complete zipmap example (which features circles of years with words from M…
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by madeline
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MOVIE EXPORT
Movie export '' does not work '' ????? i have : osx 10.10.5 help me Thank
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by Frederik
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Intermittent NodeBox Bug
I have come across what appears to be an intermittent NodeBox bug that becomes more likely the larger your network gets. I managed to isolate the problem to a single innocent-looking subnetwork I mad…
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by john
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Preventing list from wrapping around
Hello there, I have a list of strings that I want to output on a grid via a lookup on a csv file. However, the list starts to wrap once all elements are exhausted instead of leaving the end blank. Ho…
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by Adi
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point error
Hello Frederik and Stefan, Hope all is well with you guys! I recently downloaded and started using the new Nodebox (3.0.44). I got an error when using a 'point' to create a line. Somehow 'make point'…
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by Q
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using coords of points to mult effect of wiggle
Hi, I've had a look and there's certainly info about this already, but I'm trying to make a christmas card for my girlfriend and i'm in a hurry so please accept my apology for being lazy :) How can I…
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by alex
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import of csv files
Hey guys, i need to write word list which all have different lenghts. At the moment im doing it in excel and its quite complicated to output them in the right csv formation (i imitated the one from t…
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by Tim
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subnetworks not abstractions?
From the documentation, I was expecting a subnetwork (SN) to act as an abstraction. Once I created a SN I copied it and noticed it was entirely separate code. Modifying one SN did not update the othe…
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by john
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line spacing, line height
Hello NodeBox Community, is there any possibilty to influence the line spacing of a text-on-path-Node. As I change the fonts in that Node, the line-spacing changes extremely. Attached two screenshots…
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by john
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Pie in pie Chart
Hey, I just started to use Nodebox and i really like to create this pie in pie chart and connect with data (not random). In the tutorials there is a really nice example which i would like to do as we…
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by lievenmenschaert
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Getting coordinates of svg parts
Could anyone kindly advise how to easily acquire a list of X and Y for a bunch of imported objects? Is centroid a default way of obtaining a shape origin? Using lookup for that feels clumsy to me, bu…
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by pete.vasilyev
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Gradient fills
Hello there I'm trying to use a gradient to fill a shape, but I can't find any way of doing that. Is this possible?
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by Frederik
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Compile failed (Linux Mint 17.2)
Hello, I can't seem to build NodeBox following the instructions on the site. ant run returns: $ sudo ant run Buildfile: /usr/share/nodebox/build.xml [taskdef] Could not load definitions from resource…
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by issa