Sketch 3D node: controls, inputs and a free patch

Sketch 3D

Builds 3D geometry from a JavaScript sketch: box, sphere, cylinder, cone, torus, tube and beginShape/vertex/endShape, moved with translate, rotate and scale. It is the loop-and-recursion counterpart of Field Primitive, and the result patches into Render 3D like any other geometry.

What it does

Sketch 3D is a 3D node: it builds, changes or lights geometry that Render 3D turns into a picture. It has no input and gives 3D shape out, so it starts a chain.

Try it

Stack a loop of rotated boxes into a spiral staircase and modulate the twist.

Sketch 3D Render 3D Output

Inputs and outputs

Inputs

None. It starts a chain.

Outputs

3D shape out

Controls

Every control with a range can be driven by a modulator, a note, an audio level or a sketch.

Control	Range or options	Default
animate	on or off	on

Example patch

This patch wires Sketch 3D to what it needs and shows the result. Download it, then use File, Open in Infinite, or read it here: it is plain text.

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# Sketch 3D: a starting patch for the Sketch 3D node
node 1 3D Sketch 3D
  id node
  pos 520 300
end
node 2 3D Render 3D
  id view
  pos 1080 300
end
node 3 Utility Output
  id out
  pos 1640 300
end
geo view 0 node
cable out 0 view