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 Java 8, Xcode and Homebrew (for Ant and Maven)
NodeBox uses Ant and Maven to build a running version. Install these first:
brew update
brew install ant maven
Then 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 the Java 8 SDK.
- Install Unicode NSIS.
- Install Ant.
- Install Inno Setup (Unicode)
From the command prompt, run:
# Setup the correct environment variables
# (Modify these paths to your installation directories.)
set JAVA_HOME=c:\java\jdk8
set ANT_HOME=c:\java\ant
set PATH=%PATH%;%ANT_HOME%\bin
git clone git://github.com/nodebox/nodebox.git
# Modify build.properties to point to the correct installation paths of the JRE and NSIS.
cd nodebox
ant run
# To create a full app (the MSI will be in dist/windows/bundles):
ant dist-win
Or other distributions based on APT package system:
sudo apt-get install git-core openjdk-6-jdk ant
git clone git://github.com/nodebox/nodebox.git
cd nodebox
ant run
Or other distributions based on YUM package system:
sudo yum install git java-1.8.0-openjdk ant
git clone git://github.com/nodebox/nodebox.git
cd nodebox
ant run
Just use pkg:
sudo pkg install git openjdk-7 apache-ant
git clone git://github.com/nodebox/nodebox.git
cd nodebox
ant run