Development blog
Author: Lars Gafvert
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Guilloche-style curve
This sample file demonstrates how you can use the Join Paths node combined with a repeated freeform path segment to create symmetrical guilloche/spirograph style continuous paths. To add further variation to the path a Modify Path node is then used to add an additional transformation, scaling every eighth control point in this new joined path…
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Basics – Index-based generation
When working with repeaters and groups in Paragraphic each element and repeater iteration is assigned a number, or index as it’s called in Paragraphic. These different indexes can be used both for selecting what elements to apply changes to and to serve as input to generate dynamic repetitions that gradually change. This video below covers…
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Version 1.5.3 released
Another smaller update with mostly fixes to various bugs and under the hood improvements. It also brings some improvements like improving the usability of the Mirror Repeater node and adding a new Reverse Path node that changes the direction of a path, which can be useful when joining paths together or repeating elements along a…
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Version 1.5.2 released
This update is another follow up path after the bigger 1.5 feature update. It does however add a couple of new features, most of them related to working with paths with multiple improvements to opening and closing freeform paths and a new Join Paths node that lets you combine multiple open path elements into a…
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Lines between paths
This sample file generates a set of lines between two path layers that dynamically update if the layers are moved or the paths changed. In short it uses a repeated line where both the line start position and line length offset is automatically set by getting positions along linked paths layers. You can find out…
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Version 1.5.1 released
This update contains no big new features and is mostly a number of fixes to bugs in the bigger 1.5 feature update and smaller improvements that didn’t make it into the last update. Full update change log: Changes and improvements– Snapping now disregards hidden layers.– The Artboard tool can now draw new artboards in any…
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Version 1.5 released
This new feature update of Paragraphic is themed around improving drawing tools in general, with a new dynamic snapping system and working with paths in particular with new features for working with path symmetry and offset. In addition to these and other new features the update also brings some big changes under the hood for…
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Website hosting move
After some availability and DNS issues with our previous host for the paragraphic.design website and related services (like downloads and update checking) we’ve now moved the site to a new web host. Hopefully this will be a smooth transition and improve uptime in the future, but there might be some hiccups while the move is…
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Version 1.4.4 released
This update is another smaller update with improvements the undo/redo system with better grouping of actions and fixes to a number of undo-related issues. It also adds a new font picker panel with filtering and a list of recently used fonts to make selecting fonts easier. The update also cleans up and changes a couple…
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Version 1.4.3 released
This update is another smaller update with some small UX/UI improvements and a couple of bug fixes after the larger 1.4 feature update. Full update change log: Changes and improvements– Changed Set Stroke node line dash settings adding new simplified Dash, Gap and Offset length parameters in addition to the full custom dash pattern table…