plotdevice

Create two-dimensional graphics and animations with code

Project description

PlotDevice is a Macintosh application used for computational graphic design. It provides an interactive Python environment where you can create two-dimensional graphics and output them in a variety of vector, bitmap, and animation formats. It is meant both as a sketch environment for exploring generative design and as a general purpose graphics library for use in stand-alone Python programs.

PlotDevice is a fork of NodeBox 1.9.7rc1 with support for modern versions of Python and Mac OS.

The new version features:

Python 3 compatible
Can now be built with system Python or Homebrew versions of the interpreter
Much faster import times on Yosemite thanks to a bundled copy of PyObjC 3.0.4
HTTP is now handled by the requests module and caches responses locally
Totally revamped typography system with support for OpenType features, pagination, multi-column text, character geometry, and more
Added 130+ unit tests (run them with python setup.py test) plus bugfixes for for measure(), textpath(), Bezier.fit(), read(), and the Preferences dialog

Version 0.9.4 added:

Enhanced command line interface.
New text editor with tab completion, syntax color themes, and emacs/vi bindings.
Video export in H.264 or animated gif formats (with GCD-based i/o).
Added support for external editors by reloading the source when changed.
Build system now works with Xcode or py2app for the application and pip for the module.
Virtualenv support (for both installation of the module and running scripts with dependencies).
External scripts can use from plotdevice import * to create a drawing environment.
Simplified bezier & affine transform api using the python ‘with’ statement
New compositing operations for blend mode, global opacity, and dropshadows
Simplified typography commands with stylesheet-based character styles
Now uses the system’s Python 2.7 interpreter.