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here is the place to collect and find materials handed out during the NODE17 workshops. Still more to come...

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All NODE17 contributions in one place.
All NODE17 videos in one place.

Looking for NODE15 material? Check this: NODE15 workshop material

Who Lasal
When Thu, Aug 3rd 2017 - 17:00 until Sat, Aug 5th 2017 - 21:00
Where GlogaguAIR , Glogauer Str. 16. 10999 , Berlin, Germany

• This workshop is focused on the development of parametric-generative design tools inspired by architecture and product design techniques and how to fabricate three dimensional modular pieces.
• It is suitable for anyone interested in geometric patterns, packaging, architecture, product design, scenography, 3D mapping.

Software we use:

• vvvv:

Packs:

• DX11 directx11-nodes
• Instanced Noodles instance-noodles
• ParaLib paralib

Requirements

• VVVV is windows only.
• Mac Possible with bootcamp,

best practices when using bootcamp

• Some vvvv skills are welcome, but it would be possible to get results without any programming knowledge.
• Vector graphics software capable to load svg files. (Preferable Adobe Illustrator)

Program:

Day 1 and 2:

• Introduction to “Parametric design with cardboard, concepts & inspiration”
• Parametric Library overview.
• Introducing the datatypes: polyline, polygon, surface, box.
• Object modelling using diverse techniques:
• Creating object arrays,
• Surface modelling based on B-Splines,
• 2D Patterns,
• Surface Panelization,
• Polygon Extrusion,
• Surface & Polygon Triangulation...

Day3:

• OBJ export, to be used on other software.
• 3D objects unfold.
• SVG blueprints export, cutting sheets preparation.
• Cardboard models cutting and mounting.

Price:

195 € (regular price) / 170 € (if registered also in the Vjing and Mapping techniques workshop)
http://www.kalmalab.com/Vjing-and-3D-Mapping-Techniques

• Number of participants: 4 - 12
• Public performance date: August 11th at 20:00 (together with the Vjing and Mapping techniques workshop)

Contact us at:

kalmavj@gmail.com

Registration:

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1K_3AeurDqBwbeHCQUVlmVEXfcvccQpIKgnutF3ktJI0/edit

About the tutor:

Arístides García is a computer artist and generative-interactive designer based in Berlin.
http://aristidesgarcia-blog.tumblr.com/

• Organized by Aristides García, Kalma and GlogaguAIR

Hey all!

Dominik here, vvvv Academy.

As promised in the vvvv Keynode in Frankfurt, besides the Summer Course for vvvv beginners, we are happy to do a VL introduction course for vvvv users in Berlin this summer.

The vvvv Academy website only shows the vvvv Course, as it's intended for beginners and people who are not familiar with the software or community.

If you are interested, let's get together a group, find dates, and meet once or twice a week for a introduction to VL! We can start with the basics and go into advanced topics as we see fit.

If you haven't seen the vvvv Keynode in Frankfurt, here's the part where I talk about vvvv Academy:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BKHbEWaHjcw&t=136m50s

Get in touch at NODE or at hello@vvvv.academy if you're interested!

Just in time for the upcoming amazing Node 17, here is the latest DirectX11 release.

This gets a little bump to version 1.1, and as usual there's a semi decent changelog.

So what's new? (Please read before to click on the download link ;)

Let's first give a little space for the two big tickets (which deserve a little bigger spot than a mini bullet list)

First one, every node except Kinect 2 (and experimental) have a help patch, since last release you now have more than 100 extra help patches. So pressing F1 will now bring you in some land with an example or at least explanation for the most advanced nodes.

Second one, Bullet has been reworked and got some big redesign. There's been a large emphasis into making the set easier to use and of course many new nodes (Creation done by body type, more nodes to define properties, filter API, constraints, vehicle...)
Please note that for this release soft bodies are left out, they will be back (in force) in next version.

And of course, some usual new features/fixes:

• All components are in various subfolders, to make it easier to search, pick and mix.
• Kinect 2 nodes were missing a few dependencies, which are now part of build.
• Renderer (DX11) has option to disable default shortcuts when focused.
• Renderer (DX11.Volume)was throwing an error on delete/exit if it was never used
• Anisotropic sampler node clamps value from 0->16 (otherwise creation would fail)
• Multi slice validator was broken, now it's working again.
• Unzip text style was using a wrong type
• Text layout nodes set a ui minimum value for maxwidth/mxheight, and enforce a >= 0 to avoid invalid argument error
• Line Strip now has adjacency option (to build line adj instead)
• New node : GetSpread (DX11.Layer Order): allows to get spread on a layer, this is much faster than using a validator counterpart.
• Bezier patch helpers on non uniform control points were displaying incorrectly.
• PixelBillBoard and ViewportBillBoard (DX11.Layer) are now spreadable
• SetSlice (TextureArray) now outputs individual slices as well as single TextureArray
• Text library is replaced by a pure c# counterpart, which avoids to require any of the visual c++ toolchains to build the pack (and the correct visual studio version that goes with it)
• FromSharedTexture disposes old handle properly, and handles Nil input properly if it occurs
• Info (DX11.Texture2D) has a pin with creation time (debug timestamp provided by the driver)
• New node : ViewportRouter (DX11.Layer) Some group that sends layer on a per viewport basis
• Image shader size defaults are hidden and not collapsed now, since they are frequently used for sources
• Text nodes support validators (except frustum test)
• Renderer (DX11.StreamOut) was not releasing buffer properly.
• Renderer (DX11.StreamOut Advanced) new node.
• AsTexture (DX11.Texture 2d Raw) Create texture from a stream (use data as it is, and user needs to provide format/size/stride). Also allows to read from specific location in the stream.
• Fix memory leak on text (DX11.Geometry)

Download here:
directx11-nodes