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First tutorial figure – Transforming Square

Download:
https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/1003217424281251881/1003753374321225879/Tutorial_-_Square.nodesThis one will also include on how-to-make guide and how it works step by step.
So first, we need to get our values from the calculator. To do so we need to plan out where our points should end up and input them accordingly.

The reason number 3 exists instead of just being a normal segment, is because it’s connected to smart stretch segment and would end up at 300 as a normal static node instead.Once we hit “Calculate” we will be greeted with our outputs: Offset and Length.
Offset is always a static “Do not Smart-Stretch” segment that’s connected to the Control node.
Length is a normal static node that’s connected to Offset.
If our Control goes to the right, positive values go also to right, negative means to the left.

Now, instead of making each separate “joint” (Offset+Length, name up to debate, give suggestions pls) for each corner, we can group them up.

Now all we need to do is just overlay all things together, connect everything using polyfill and we’re done.Give feedback and questions.






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this guide confused the absolute fuck out of me so I opened the tutorial square, and tried screwing around
then I realized I canât understand whatâs going on if I canât see all of the nodes, so i turned off static on all the nodes and now it doesnât work
is this Ralph spaghetti code or am I missing something
If you make it all non-static it obviously doesn’t work since its using smart stretch. Non-static doesn’t work with smart stretch. Try changing the thickness of the segments or put down circles on the joints to see what’s up.
Mainly just disassemble the thing and compare it to the graphs.
Tho props to u for having guts to screw around with it. Hoping it will click for you eventually.
mf just make static nodes visible
I did, and it still didnât show in the âtest smart stretchâ thing
oh in that mode yeah, its not gonna show those nodes
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stop making me look bad
How the hell would you actually use this
Effectively
This figure obviously doesn’t have much of utility but it’s mainly to show around the basics.
Though here’s a practical example. http://sticknodes.com/activity/p/1389337/#acomment-1389796
One of the advanced examples I could think of would be arm rotation. Instead of two separate sticks, you have one, which allows finer movement and also is entirely tweenable.
This whole Smart Stretch gimmick is also the inferior version of Nodegramming that would be simpler and more flexible but that would come most likely after SN PC and would still confuse tf out of everyone.
So this is like a learning phase for everyone before it eventually comes out.
Woah
i feel like i simultaneously get this and its really not that tough
and also at the same time
what
time to try and learn this
:fear:
Good luck