tag:support.nodebox.net,2012-11-01:/discussions/general-discussion/14794-need-a-kick-start-for-my-thesisNodeBox: Discussion 2017-01-23T10:57:25Ztag:support.nodebox.net,2012-11-01:Comment/417436692017-01-15T02:28:46Z2017-01-15T02:28:46Zneed a kick-start for my thesis<div><p>Hello Anpedri88</p>
<p>I think NodeBox is a great tool for visualization and might very
well be a good solution for you.</p>
<p>I have coded complex visualizations using languages like
Processing.js and Python. I admire D3 but also found the learning
curve a bit steep. D3 is great for HTML/CSS experts, but I wanted
to spend my time designing, not hunting for bugs caused by
misplaced semicolons.</p>
<p>Once you get used to it, NodeBox is a much faster and more
intuitive way to make high-resolution vector images. It's
especially good at reading in CSV files and using the data to draw
different sized dots, sankey diagrams, etc. I could probably make a
chart like the end result you referenced in a few hours.</p>
<p>Two cautionary notes:</p>
<p>First, NodeBox definitely has a learning curve of its own. If
you are used to procedural languages, it can be a bit mind-bending
to do everything by hooking together a cascade of lists. And the
documentation is pretty minimal. You can look through this forum
for examples of other visualizations. And I would be happy to help
if you get stuck.</p>
<p>Second, NodeBox is quite snappy with lists of 10,000 rows, but
starts to bog down as you go above 100,000 rows or so. It depends
on what you're doing. 300,000 rows could be a problem if you have
to read them in all at once and do lots of complex manipulations
entirely within NodeBox. But there are probably ways around
this.</p>
<p>Please let me know if you have any other questions or more
specific examples.</p>
<p>Good luck!</p>
<p>John</p></div>johntag:support.nodebox.net,2012-11-01:Comment/417436692017-01-23T10:22:50Z2017-01-23T10:22:50Zneed a kick-start for my thesis<div><p>The main effect is created using the "link" node: <a href="https://www.nodebox.net/node/reference/corevector/link.html">https://www.nodebox.net/node/reference/corevector/link.html</a></p></div>Frederik De Blesertag:support.nodebox.net,2012-11-01:Comment/417436692017-01-23T10:45:33Z2017-01-23T10:45:33Zneed a kick-start for my thesis<div><p>Thank you for your answers,</p>
<p>Actually due to a time-rush I've decided to go with RAW +
illustrator. But I'll for sure explore nodebox potentialities in
the next months, hoping that there will be some more accurate
documentation and maybe few video tutorials.</p>
<p>Bests,</p>
<p>Andrea</p></div>anpedri88tag:support.nodebox.net,2012-11-01:Comment/417436692017-01-23T10:57:20Z2017-01-23T10:57:20Zneed a kick-start for my thesis<div><p>no problem, good luck!</p></div>Frederik De Bleser