NodeBox is a new software application for creating generative art using procedural graphics and a new way to approach graphic design.
Highlights:
- Node based -- the software uses a non-destructive workflow where every operation is represented by a visual block of code.
- Open to extend -- look and change the source of every code block.
- Python or Clojure -- Nodes can be written in popular dynamic programming languages.
For downloads, documentation and the forum, visit the website:
NodeBox requires the Java JDK, and Homebrew (for Ant and Maven)
NodeBox uses Ant and Maven to build a running version. Install these first:
brew install ant mavenThen from the Terminal, run:
git clone https://github.com/nodebox/nodebox.git
cd nodebox
ant run
# To create a full app (the build will be in dist/mac):
ant dist-mac- Install Git.
- Install a recent Java SDK.
- Install Ant.
- Install Wix Toolset.
From the command prompt, run:
# Setup the correct environment variables
# (Modify these paths to your installation directories.)
set JAVA_HOME=c:\java\jdk
set ANT_HOME=c:\java\ant
set WIX_HOME=c:\java\wix
set PATH=%PATH%;%ANT_HOME%\bin;%WIX_HOME%\bin
git clone https://github.com/nodebox/nodebox.git
cd nodebox
ant run
# To create a full app (the MSI will be in dist/windows):
# Set the correct version in src/main/resources/version.properties
ant dist-winOr other distributions based on APT package system:
sudo apt install git openjdk-11-jdk ant
git clone https://github.com/nodebox/nodebox.git
cd nodebox
ant runOr other distributions based on YUM package system:
sudo yum install git java-11-openjdk ant
git clone https://github.com/nodebox/nodebox.git
cd nodebox
ant runNodebox has an aur package for distributions based on Arch linux : nodebox-git
yaourt -S nodebox-gitor
git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/nodebox-git.git
cd nodebox-git
makepkg
sudo pacman -U nodebox-git-[version-number]-any.pkg.tar.xzYou can then launch nodebox as any desktop application, or by running the nodebox command on terminal.
Just use pkg:
sudo pkg install git openjdk-11 apache-ant
git clone https://github.com/nodebox/nodebox.git
cd nodebox
ant run