Hello Al,

it isn't so complicated than it looks;-)
If you have a pointarray with e.g. 40 points as an input for e.g. a curve the curve will be drawn from point to point, if the xLength is 40. But if the xLength is 10 and the zLength is 4 you will get 4 independent curves with 10 points in each curve.
It is an internal mechanism or meta information to organize point sequences. Some of the nodes can evaluate this an can process the right result. E.g. the bundle node generates this meta information automatically - for the concate nodes it is difficult to generate this data, because the inputs can have different length and the node will be used for different jobs.
If you want to have a look to this data you can use also the arraylogger ->scroll down, at the end there are the infos.

Have a look into the waveproto1.nod file



The point values in the info panel shows the changes - here you get 6 curves with each curve has 7 control points, without that, you will get one curve with 6*7=42 control points:-(

That was the problem here.

Have a nice day
Karsten

Hi All,
I'm trying to make a node that displays it's input value (numeric) for reference checking.
I started with the const node but can not workout how to get the label to display the input value.
So any pointers will be gratefully received.
Also I'm keen to use the node editor for animating mechanisms so a sequence node
to fire when a node sequence should start would be good or if there is a way to do this now
could you let me know.
Cheers
Barry

Hello Barry,

for animations the Quartz node is the right one. Regarding to your new node:
There is variable in the input and output object called "label". If you set this variable to your input value it should work.
Or post your file with new node you want to create, that I can have a look.
In the attachment you will find a very experimental animation proposal. I don't know if storing pictures with the camera node under windows work.
The camera node saves single pictures that can be glued with mencoder or ffmpeg to a video.

Have a nice day
Karsten

There was a node called Watch. I'll have to look for it...
- Brian

Hello,

here is a draft for a simple helix node, that uses the standard Moi factory.

A nice day to all
Karsten

The old Basic/Watch node, from an old version of nodeeditor, does not work properly in the latest version.
- Brian

Hello Brian,

@Brian: that was a good info!
@Barry: I had a look and made some changes to show how the labeling works.

A nice day to all
Karsten

Hi Karsten,
thanks for the watch node it will be useful when checking maths function outputs.
I can not run your animation not sure if it's the version of node editor I'm running or not ?
The thing I am looking for is a sequence type event ie: object 'A' moves then object 'B' etc
So basically 'A' at some point in it's move cycle will trigger 'B' to start and so on.
The thing that got my interest was the Bottle Feed Screw. I animated it in Blender using the
time line but could not do a Variable Pitch Screw that way so I used the node editor with the
quartz node and it worked great.
I'm off on holiday with a copy of Javascript for Dummies so you may hear from me again.
Cheers
Barry

Hi Friends
First of all . many thanks Karsten and James,
for the precise explanations and examples,
on my part I will try to penetrate, as the Poet says
"this dark forest"
I hope I can understand ....
I take the opportunity to share this
exercise, done time ago "Mandala 3D"-
Files and images at the following link: http://www.mediafire.com/file/l6otl6249cfc7hm/Mandala_3.rar
Have a Nice Weekend to all
al

Hello Al, Hello James,

thanks for sharing your files. For those who want to write some Poetry inside the nodeeditor, I made a text node:-)

Have a nice day
Karsten

Hello Karsten
GRANDE........
al

Where is the Text node ?
it's the Construct2

Cool

Sorry but how do you obtain the node Text ?
In the construct2.js ? I suppose in folder nodes ?

But curriously it don't appear as show in my previous post!
Very mysterious!

Edit : find it!
I have put twice the file construct2.js : in folder nodes & folder extensions !

Thanks now all is fine!
I have put the file in two folders that makes the mess! :)

Hi Karsten
The text node is fine, I wanted to ask you,
following James's post, if it's in the future
It is possible to provide all Node Points, even those
mPath, of an output that can be read
from our Text node, in such a way as to return
"Reading "the list of item?
It would be a great advance for the "manipulation"
some data......
Excuse me, if I tedium with these my constant
requests ...
But it is for the goodness of "Elephant"
Have a nice day
al

Hi Karsten,

Following on from my last post, I realise that it maybe confusing to have a text input if it can only accept num array inputs.

As an alternative approach, I have attached image of how node maybe extended to serve as a counter of points in an array.




In the absence of a numbered labelling of points, I have relied on cloning to points spheres of variable sizes to make the sequencing legible. Obviously this method is grossly inadequate. I hope you can see the value of the suggested improvement.

Thanks
James