[UPDATE - 1.4] Shape Logic Nodes For Archimatix

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Hello Everyone,

So I am pleased to announce that Shape Logic Nodes for Archimatix is now available on the asset store!

What is Shape Logic Nodes for Archimatix?
Shape Logic Nodes for Archimatix is a set of add-on nodes that allows you to perform basic logic operations on Archimatix’s most core element, Shapes. These new nodes allow you to create even more dynamic models then previously possible by allowing you to change and alter the basic shapes sections of a models graph are based on.

Note: All nodes in this pack are compaitable with 1.0.4 and the upcoming 1.0.5 version of Archimatix, and fully support the run-time capabilities that will be present in 1.0.5 allowing you to expose the logic control properties to the model in run time environment.

Note: This Asset Requires you to own a copy of Archimatix

Included Nodes:

Shape List Node
The shape list node allows you add multiple shapes as input properties, and outputs a “ShapeList” that can be linked into other nodes from this pack that require a Shape List input. The Shape List Node can also act as a Shape Selector by using its Default Shape property and linking its output into any node that would normally take a shape instead of a shape list.

Shape List Selector
The shape list selector node can take multiple Shape List Nodes as input, and allow you to select which one of them is sent to its output via a control parameter on the node. This allows you to create groupings of shapes which can be switched between and then feed in to another node which is expecting a Shape List such as a Shape Selector.

Shape Selector Node
The shape selector node takes a Shape List as its input and allows you to select which shape you would like to use from the provided Shape List allowing you to quickly change the basic shapes a model is built off of by simply changing the nodes Selected Shape ID. The Shape Selector node also allows you to randomize its output so that instead of the “Selected Shape” parameter selecting a particular index from the Shape List, it acts as a seed for a random number generator outputting a different random item from the list based depending on the control parameter.

Shape Toggle Node
The shape toggle node allows you to toggle a shape on and off, but not in the same way that the Enabled property that exists on all nodes does.

What shape toggle does is take a shape as its input, and basically redirects that same shape to its output, assuming that the On/Off control parameter is enabled. This allows you to turn on and off individual links in the graph as opposed to the whole node, and by doing so only turning off sections. This is particularly useful if you have several components based off one shape and wish to toggle them on and off individually.

Shape List Repeater

The Shape List Repeater Node takes a Shape List as its input, and repeats that list in a variety of ways based on its control parameters. The Shape List Repeater is able to perform linear, 2D step, and 2D Radial repetitions of items in the list allowing you create a variety of looks by simply changing a few parameters. The Shape List Repeater is also able to select shapes randomly from its Shape List Provider if that “random” option is enabled, allowing you create a more “organic” look to your repetitions.

Improved Basic Shape Node (COMPLETED, WILL BE IN NEXT UPDATE GOING UP TONIGHT!)
The improved basic shape node allows you to draw complex paths using Archimatix’s Turtle script in a single node. A single shapes Turtle Script can contain definitions for both shape outlines, as well as cutouts. This means you no longer need to create multiple shapes then use a Shape Merger to combine them to create shapes with holes in them before feeding them in to an Extrude Node.
Upcoming Nodes:

Shape List Grid Repeater
The Shape List Grid Repeater takes a Shape List as its input an allows you to repeat the contents of that Shape List over a grid defined in the control parameters. You are able to have the repeater select items from the list randomly to create a more organic look as well.

Shape List Plan Repeater
The Shape List Plan Repeater takes a Shape List as well as a shape to use as its plan as its inputs and allows you to repeat the contents of that Shape List around the plan. The Shape List Plan repeater is able to randomize its selection from the Shape List just like the other tools.

Screen Shots - What you all really want to see!

The below screen shots are of a simple graph that makes use of the basic Shape List Node, as well as the output that is Achieved simply by switching the Default Shape parameter on the Shape List node. By switching the control parameter the base shape that is used in the plan sweep is changed creating an entirely different looks. Imagine the possibilities with Archimatix’s Runtime capabilities!

By Making these changes at the most basic level, shapes, you also eliminate the need for extra nodes and graph links as you no longer need a separate plansweep for each possible model and you do not have to link the material to multiple plan sweeps.

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Videos - Brief Videos going over each node and what they do.

Available In Unity’s Asset Store Now
Link: Shape Logic Nodes For Archimatix
Price: The price on the package is an introductory price and will be going up in the next couple weeks when I finish the rest of the nodes, I did however want to get these nodes out there for people to use so I could get feedback for improvements or feature requests. So early adopters get to reap the rewards of getting the package at a discount.

If you would like to see a sample of some other nodes I have created for Archimatix please check out my FREE Logic Nodes Basic Unity package. I published it to the Archimatix thread a few weeks ago, and am currently in the process of putting it up as its own free asset download on the unity store.

Support:
Forum: I have setup a forum for my Logic Node Packages that are coming out on the AXResources site. Login Node Forums
Slack : There is also a #logicnodes channel on the AXResources slack site. You may join the AXResources slack team by using THIS LINK. I can usually be found on there, or on the official Archimatix slack channel most days/nights.

Hope everyone enjoys these and finds them as useful as I have. If you have any questions, comments, or other feedback I would love to hear it.

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This is nice to see the Archimatix third party support continue to grow. Keep up the good work.

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Hey Everyone,

Here is a short video of the Shape List node from this pack being used at run time allowing a player to change the basic shape of the building.

Two small scripts make this possible.

The first script is on the AXModel itself which generates the GUI with the slider and updates the model if the slider is moved and allows adjusting

The second script is attached to each of the box game objects and is set to change the “Default Shape ID” of the Shape List to a specific value (settable from the inspector) when the box is clicked.

@longroadhwy - Thanks, I appreciate it, hopefully everyone enjoys these nodes, and the upcoming ones as much as I have.

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This is incredibly useful @RuinsOfFeyrin – It’s a no-brainer purchase for me, especially when I consider that I often need to set up a complex model where I only need to swap out the shape of the floorplans and such. Those parts are nothing more than inputs for shape arrangements, and this makes the process for replacing them super-fast!

Combining this with runtime AX, it makes level editing for both me and my players a breeze.

Great job man!

I can’t wait until I get a chance to use this alongside something for 3d extruded text too! :smile:

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Hey @awesomedata ,

This is exactly the reason I came up with the shape logic nodes for stuff like switching out floor plans while maintaing the rest of the graph.

Thank you for the kind words, and Im glad you like them.

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Hey Everyone,

Just wanted to give you all an update on the updates coming to the Shape Logic Nodes pack, much of which is based off of feedback from those of you who have already purchased the package.

  1. The background color for non Unity Pro users of the nodes has been changed to a lighter color to help the Text stand out on the node more.

  2. All the nodes now have nice new graphics for their thumbnails instead of the horrible white backgrounds with black text.

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  3. Performance Fixes - It was noted by some of the users they were experiencing a slight bit of lag when some nodes where in their graphs. This issue has been tracked down and fixed and all nodes are now lightning fast.

  4. Shape List Repeater Node has been completed. This node takes a shape list as its input and allows you to repeat the list of shapes in a variety of manners based on the control parameters.

  • Repeat items from list in linear or randomized order.
  • Ability to chose if empty entries in the shape list are ignored or treated like an empty entry allowing you to create “gaps” in the repetition.
  • Ability to set a value for both X & Y that is applied each step allowing you to repeat in the X,Y or Both directions at the same time.
  • Control parameters have counterparts expression parameters that override them allowing users to define an expression for each parameter that is evaluated on each step on the repetition allowing you to plug in things like quadratic equations for the step values.

  1. The Improved Shape node has been included in the package. This node allows you to use the Turtle Script in Archimatix to draw complex shapes (shapes with holes) in a single node that can then be feed in any standard node that takes a shape input. This is particular useful for designing shapes like window frames.

  2. New Demo Scenes and Library Items are in the works as well. The goal is to create at least 1 scene for each node demonstrating a use case for it, and 1 Library Item that makes use of each node.

I will upload the update to the unity asset store tonight, then just have to wait for them to approve it.

Whats In The Works?
A “Shape List Spanner” node that allows you to repeat a list of items across a given span of space. This node is similar to the normal shape list repeater with the exception that it purpose is to repeat the list of shapes equidistantly over a specified distance. So instead of having a Step distance, the step distance is calculated by the length of the repetition and the number of items in the list.

“Shape List Grid Repeater” - This is a grid repeater that takes a shape list, and repeats it over the grid. You will be able to control the grid size as well as which way the grid is populated and allow random selection from the list as well.

As always feedback is always appreciated. Hope you all are enjoying the nodes.

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Hey Everyone,

I’m happy to announce that Version 1.1 of the Shape Logic nodes package has been submitted to the asset store with the previously mentioned changes.

With that I also give you a new “playable” web demo Showcasing the Shape List node…

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The web demo can be found at http://axresources.com/AXShapeLogicDemo/index.php

Hope you all enjoy, look forward to more videos and demos in the next couple days featuring the Shape List Repeater.

As always any questions, comments or feedback it always welcome.

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I got a notification about the 1.1 update from Unity asset store, downloaded the update to my Unity 5.6.1p3 installation on Mac… and now get two hard stop errors.

Assets/630Studios/Archimatix Nodes/Shape Logic Nodes/Demo Scripts/ShapeListBox.cs(5,7): error CS0246: The type or namespace name `SixThreeZero’ could not be found. Are you missing an assembly reference?

Assets/630Studios/Archimatix Nodes/Shape Logic Nodes/Demo Scripts/ShapeListRuntimeDemo.cs(6,7): error CS0246: The type or namespace name `SixThreeZero’ could not be found. Are you missing an assembly reference?

In an effort to get things working properly, I tried removing the 630Studios folder and re-installing, to no avail. I also tried quitting and relaunching Unity… no dice. Any ideas?

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I just removed AX_ImprovedShape.cs from 630Studios/Archimatix Nodes/Shape Logic Nodes at this stage. The others are fine for me!

Cheers Michael

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Hey, sorry about the errors. It looks like i was not thinking and I included the scenes that use my runtime script.

Ill fix this an upload a new update right away, though that will take a few days to go through the asset store.

In the mean time you can do the following to fix them manually, it is pretty straight forward and easy.

  1. Ill send you a copy of my AX_Runtime script which should fix this, simply put it the project and it should all work.
  2. If you do not wish to use the demo scenes at all, you can simply delete the following folder as it only containts scripts used in the demo scenes.

630Studios\Archimatix Nodes\Shape Logic Nodes\Demo Scripts folder.

Again apologies and I will post a fix to the asset store asap.

In the meantime, i have attached the AX_Runtime.cs file which should fix this issue. Simply place it in your project somewhere.

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That cleared it up, thanks!

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Whoops, I spoke too soon… a few minutes later another error popped up. I’ve gone ahead and removed the Demo Scripts folder, that’ll work for the time being. Thanks again for the quick response.

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Hey Everyone,

Just wanted to give everyone an update on how things are going with the new nodes.

I posted an update the other day with a fix for the issue with the demo scripts, so that will show up on the asset store sometime this week.

Shape List Grid repeater is done and working, though there are some extra control properties I would like to add to make it a bit more useful. Shape List Spanner is working as well, and just needs some finishing touches as well. I would say another day or so of tinkering and they will be ready to get published to the asset store.

The downside is that I have to leave town for my day job for a few days so I don’t expect to get another update pushed to the asset store till Thursday. I have however also been working on a mechanism to allow customers to be able to grab update packages directly from the 630Studios and AXResources websites directly themselves without me having to email you all the package or verify anything, which should also hopefully be going live later this week as well, so thats always a bonus.

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Hey Folks,

Just an update. Just got back in to town this morning so im catching up on emails, private messages, and of course real life this morning, however later tonight I will be able to resume my work on everything and hopefully push some new updates out!

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Update 1.2

I will be pushing update 1.2 to the asset store here in the next hour or so.

IMPORTANT NOTE: This will be the last update that is available at $15.00. The next update will see the price increase by $5-$10 dollars depending on how many more new nodes I cram in before that update.

Update Notes

  • NEW Shape List Spanner
  • NEW Shape List Grid Repeater
  • NEW Demo Scenes - Several new demo scenes have been added showing basic usage of the nodes.
  • FIX Improved Shape Node - should work as expected in all situations now.
  • REMOVED - The demo scenes that used my AX_Runtime script have been removed. I Will link them here on the forum tomorrow in their own unity package along with the AX_Runtime script. This way people do not get errors if they do not have my AX_Runtime script installed, but will be able to download it all in one clean package if they want.

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Upcoming Nodes

  • Shape List Aligner - This Will take a list of shapes an combine them aligning their edges.
  • Shape List Plan Repeater - Repeat a list of shapes a long a plan.
  • Shape Splitter - This node will break apart the paths a shape/plan consists of an give you numerous outputs for each section. This will allow you to use sections of one plan, as the input path for other nodes (such as repeats).

In the next couple days I hope to wrap up the Shape List Plan Repeater as well as a couple other special nodes I have in the works.

As always feedback is appreciated.

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Just wanted to let everyone know that version 1.2 is now live in the asset store!

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Hey folks,

Just an update on things for the Shape Logic Nodes Pack.

It looks like Version 1.0.5 of Archimatix is scheduled to be pushed to the asset store Wednesday (tomorrow), which means once that goes live I have some updated features for the existing nodes that I will push out Immediately once 1.0.5 goes live. This will simply be a functionality update for existing nodes to take full advantage of changes in 1.0.5 and will not include any new nodes, or the previously mentioned price update.

Hope you are all enjoying the nodes!

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Hey Everyone,

Here is the first of several videos to come intended to briefly describing each of the nodes included in this package.
This video covers the basics of the “Improved Shape” node.

Also, a new update is being pushed to the asset store today.

1.3 Changes

  • NEW NODE - Shape Splitter : This nodes takes a shape as its input parameter and creates individual outputs parameters for each path in the shape. This allows you to use the individual paths from a complex shape in others nodes such as a plan sweeper or other nodes that take a shape input.

  • It fixes a small bug with the Improved Shape node I discovered while doing the demonstration videos.

  • Improved Shape node has two new Outputs. Exterior Paths and Interior Paths.

  • Small updates to take advantages of changes made in AX 1.0.5 and 1.0.6

Screen Shot of the update Improved Shape node, being used with the new Shape Splitter Node.

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As you can see in the screen shot I am feeding Interior Paths output parameter of the Improved Shape node into a Shape Splitters input. The shape splitter automatically generated 3 outputs for each of the paths from the input and i was able to connect those three outputs to a polygon node with each one representing a section of the complex shapes exterior paths.

And finally a little shameless request: If you like the shape logic nodes package please feel free to leave a review. Its the best way to let others know how great they are.

Thanks, hope you all enjoy.

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Version 1.3 is now live! Also there was an added bonus snuck in to the shape splitter. In addition to splitting complex paths apart, the shape splitter can take a single path and split it in to its segments. So for example a rectangle input in to a shape splitter would have 4 outputs, 1 for each side of the rectangle.

Im not 100% happy with the splitting of shapes in to their elements as it currently does it for each vertex. In the next release you will be able to supply a “break angle”.

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Version 1.4 is now live the main thing this release adds in the inclusion of a .obj Exporter!

The next release (since this one was pushed just to include the objExporter) will include the upgraded Shape Splitter that uses a break angle.

Hope you all enjoy.