| What's new in this version: Patternodes 2.2.3
- New Group Explode node A new node that makes it easy to move elements in a group away from or towards the group pivot point
- Better warnings UI Improved inline interface for node warning messages and more warnings
- Smart initial node values Value and color nodes created by dragging from a parameter input socket now start out with the socket value
- Fixed a bug with element nodes created by dragging from Artboard node sockets getting double connections
- Added link to the lost code form in license code entry interface
Patternodes 2.2.2
- Quicker node creation You can now add new nodes by simply draggin out a connection from any node socket and releasing
- Repeater nodes dynamic offsets (Repeat Transform, Grid and Radial) now work better with dynamic offset/scaling/rotation parameter values
- You can now zoom in the preview with trackpad pinch gestures
- Improvements to retaining node connections when changing node types
- Fixed some undo/redo bugs related to changing connections
- Fixed Artboard node set size preset menu shortcuts
- Fixed Artboard node background opacity not updating correctly with connected values
- Apple application notarization (New Apple security requirements)
- Improvements to update checking
- Updates to sample files. (Available from the Help menu)
Patternodes 2.2.1
- Drag and drop support for importing files into the node editor or into an existing Element Import node
- Left-click now also brings up the connection context menus, with better visual hover feedback
- Fixes and improvements to dynamic element repeater functionality
- You can now zoom the preview with option (alt) scroll wheel, and you can scroll a little beyond the edge of your artboard
- The node connection preview now shows number of generations for dynamic elements
- Fixes some undoing/redoing bugs
- Improved performance and memory management
- The Custom Loop repeater node is deprecated and will soon be removed (use other repeater dynamic elements and indexes instead)
Patternodes 2.2.0
- Improvements to adding and removing nodes on value or color connections
- Improvements to connection preview (right-click connections) for graphics connections and color connections
- You can now reuse the same random value by linking one parameter to a random value node, and then others to that parameter. A new sample file 'Reusing random values' showing this added
- The Group Arrange node can now be applied to selected elements only and move these to the front or back of the group
- In all change nodes apply to random selection now lets you offset this random selection
- Re-structured and cleaned up the preferences panel, removing some old redundant settings
- Updates to manual and sample files (Find them in the Help menu)
- Fixes a bug with the Align node align group elements left and top
- Fixes a bug where math nodes converted from other value nodes would not work properly
- Fixes a bug where automatic spacing calculations would not update automatically when the artboard size was changed by a connected value node
- Fixes interface problems for macOS 10.14 users with dark mode
Patternodes 2.1.9
- The Arc wedge shape in the Element Shape Node can now be given an inner diameter
- Rounded polygons and Star shapes in the Element Shape node can now get pointy negative rounding
- Added support for relative adjustments in the Change Opacity and Change Stroke nodes
- New context menu shortcuts on the Artboard node to apply preset artboard sizes
- Improvements to node connection usability
- Improvements to node placement when adding new nodes on connections
- Fixes a bug with the Group Apply Function node, pivot distance mode for groups of element groups
- Fixes a bug with incorrect first regeneration when toggling dynamic elements off and on in repeater nodes
- Apple Hardened runtime security features
Patternodes 2.1.8
- Improvements to Finder previews and thumbnails for .VRaster files
- Fixes some problems with SVG exports
- Fixes a rare network full version unlocking bug
Patternodes 2.1.7
- Performance improvements with new multithreaded rendering backend
- Improvements to preview zooming and panning
- You can now click/drag in animated value node graphs to change the current animation time
- New and updated sample files (accessed from Help menu)
- Fixes some bugs with element clipping path rendering
- Fixes some bugs with group-index based generation
- Fixes some control clipping bugs on macOS 10.14
Patternodes 2.1.6
- Imported SVG image elments can now be used in Image mode as well as Path mode
- Further improved SVG vector path importing
- Updates to license entry and trial-mode interfaces
Patternodes 2.1.5
- New Repeat Mirror node that mirrors and clips elements to with one or more mirror planes
- Improved SVG vector path importing
- Exported MPEG4 animations now get the default file extesion .mp4 instead of .mepeg4
- Fixes some problems caused by setting a 0x0 artboard size
- Fixes node preview display bug with element performance caching disabled
- Improved diagnostics for some installation and network problems
Patternodes 2.1.3
- Fixed selection outline misalignments on retina macs
- Improved support for macOS 10.11 and earlier
Patternodes 2.1.2
- Math node formulas now let you edit constants in formulas using the hover control sliders, steppers etc like regular values
- Improvements to node index selection controls
- Improvements to version checking and updating
- Improvements to purchase/unlock dialogue
- Fixed a bug with Group Apply Function node element selection offsets
- Fixed a bug with adding clipping masks to transformed element groups
Patternodes 2.1.1
- Selection outlines New setting to show an outline in the preview on elements created or modified by the nodes selected in the node editor
- Fixes a bug with the sample file links in the node reference help
- Fixes a bug where files with index-based parameters would sometimes not show correctly at first when they are opened
Patternodes 2.1.0
- New Element Index node lets you access different repeater indexe values (like Row, Column etc) when using repeaters with dynamic elements enabled
- New Align node lets you align elements in relation to the artboard or internally in a group
- New Element list node allowing you to use different alternative elements in a dynamic repeater pattern
- Improved Value List and Color List nodes, with built in element index modes and a new index offset parameter great for animating random or index-based value sets
- Node connections now have drag handles at both ends by default, and there a new setting to control what ends have handles
- The Repeat Transform node now has an Auto spacing mode, calculating spacing based on count and total repetition area similar to the Repeat Grid node
- Option to skip frames in animation previews when rendering is slow
- Math formula parameter fields can now be edited while a preview animation is running, just like value fields
- Fixes a bug that could cause the value parameter hover controls to disappear in some situations
- Fixes a bug that could cause tinted bitmap image elements to render at low resolution
- Fixes a bug with pivot point adjustments for element groups
Patternodes 2.0.5
- Adds SVG format export support, including animated SVG export of animations(!)
- Improved image quality (lower compression) in MOV and MPEG4 animation exports
- Fixes a bug with centering arc path elements in the Change Pivot node
- Fixes a bug with the Apply Function node horizontal/vertical mode used on rotated groups
Patternodes 2.0.3
- Fixes a scaling bug in animation MOV, MPEG4 and GIF exports on retina macs
- Improved node illustrations and descriptions in the built-in node reference guide
- Some smaller fixes and adjustments in node interfaces
Patternodes 2.0.2
- Fixes some stability problems
- Fixes a bug with the Make Seamless repeater in Demo mode on retina displays
- Fixes a bug where pasting copied nodes from Patternodes 1 could cause problems
- Improved node editor scrolling when dragging close to the edge
Patternodes 2.0.1
- Fixes some initial bugs in the 2.0 release
Patternodes 2.0
- Fewer more versitile nodes. Many node types have been combined into more capable ones. This will let you do more with fewer nodes and make it easier to try new things and play around with the software without having to replace or add new nodes.
- Improved usability. Many improvements to make the basic tasks of editing values and working with nodes and connections smoother and quicker.
- New artboard node with layers. The old document and output nodes have been combined into a single Artboard output node with multiple output layers along with artboard size and settings.
- Language and naming changes. Many concepts have been renamed to be more in line with industry standards and/or common language to make them easier to understand. For example, the old Transform nodes are now called Change nodes and the old Array Elements are now simply called Groups.
- Change node apply-modes. Most of the nodes changing graphics (like changing color or transformation) now have built in support to toggle between applying their change to the group, each individual element in the group, or a selected subset of elements in the group. This replaces many array operation nodes and removes the need for a lot of splitting and combining you had to do in Patternodes 1.
- More powerful nodes. More or less every node, for creating shapes, transforming or repeating elements have had little additions and improvements to enable new uses and improve existing functionality.
- Improved animation exports. Support for exporting longer animations at higher resolutions in more formats.
Version 2.0.0 Released 2018-03-23
Main changes in Patternodes 2:
- Fewer more versitile nodes. Many node types have been combined into more capable ones. This will let you do more with fewer nodes and make it easier to try new things and play around with the software without having to replace or add new nodes.
- Improved usability. Many improvements to make the basic tasks of editing values and working with nodes and connections smoother and quicker.
- New artboard node with layers. The old document and output nodes have been combined into a single Artboard output node with multiple output layers along with artboard size and settings.
- Language and naming changes. Many concepts have been renamed to be more in line with industry standards and/or common language to make them easier to understand. For example, the old Transform nodes are now called Change nodes and the old Array Elements are now simply called Groups.
- Change node apply-modes. Most of the nodes changing graphics (like changing color or transformation) now have built in support to toggle between applying their change to the group, each individual element in the group, or a selected subset of elements in the group. This replaces many array operation nodes and removes the need for a lot of splitting and combining you had to do in Patternodes 1.
- More powerful nodes. More or less every node, for creating shapes, transforming or repeating elements have had little additions and improvements to enable new uses and improve existing functionality.
- Improved animation exports. Support for exporting longer animations at higher resolutions in more formats.
Additional changes and improvements:
- You can now tap space to quickly play/pause animations
- You can now use your mouse scroll wheel to quickly edit value fields
- Improved Seamless lines node, with more options to set spacing, angle, count and calculating a seamless repeating artboard size
- New value round node
- Connection editing is now more consistent, dragging from an output socket always creates a new connection, existing connections can be grabbed from the end socket connection
- More math functions, including acos, asin, round, ceil, floor and abs are now supported and properly evaluated when entered in any value field or math node expression
- Patternodes is now self-contained with the manual and all sample files residing in the application bundle instead of as external files
- Improved color matching on export, preview rendering and color picker eyedropper selection
- Updated Sparkle software update features
- Fixed element size calculations for clipped elements
- Many more bug-fixes large and small |
