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After the release of Patternodes 3 and the influx of new and upgrading users there's now a first little update fixing some issues with the new version. There's also a new update of Patternodes 2 now available, backporting a couple of bugfixes found during the development of Patternodes 3, to ensure that Patternodes 2 is a stable as possible for the users who want to keep using that.

3.0.1 Fixes:

• Fixes macOS App Sandbox blocking file system access to export animations as numbered files in some cases.
• Fixes Repeat Grid node spacing aspect in Hex pattern mode while allowing still input.
• Fixes clicking disabled parameter fields still selecting them for preview edit.
• Fixed Change Pivot node not correctly finding automatic pivot locations for some asymmetrical shapes.

The third generation of the macOS parametric design application Patternodes has now been released. Click below for more information, or download and try it out for free now!

Patternodes is a tool for creating graphical patterns, animations or illustrations. This is done using a node-based interface where you define a sequence of connected nodes that describe the design, each representing graphical elements, changes or repetitions.

Main changes and new features of Patternodes 3

• Improved animation features. New keyframe-based Animation timeline and new Time Function node for animated noise and repeating functions.
• Improved drag editing. Improved support for selecting and editing node parameters by clicking and dragging in the preview.
• Redesigned interface. Cleaned up modern interface style with support for dark/light mode and animations.
• Improved performance. Rebuilt core components for faster generation and a more responsive interface.
• Redesigned dynamic index features. Clarified system for generating dynamic input to nodes.

For a full change list see the Version history

Another small update to Patternodes 2 has been released, with a couple of fixes to bugs found and fixed during Patternodes 3 development

• Fixes undo and redo not working when the separate preview window was active.
• Fixes an issue with the Change Pivot node failing to correctly calculate pivot of groups that already have a modified pivot.
• Fixes an issue where offsetting some elements in an already rotated group of elements could offset the entire group.

Patternodes 3 is now in beta testing, find out more at lostminds.com/patternodes3.

Another update to Patternodes has been released.

• Fixes an issue where the export save dialogue could become unresponsive when exporting a second time on macOS 12.1.
• Math expressions and all value fields now correctly evaluate asin() and acos() functions.
• Fixes an inconsistency in Group Apply Function node when using multiple periods of a non-continous function.
• Fixes a UI issue with the node reference table view columns on macOS 11 and later.

Patternodes 3 is now in beta testing, find out more at lostminds.com/patternodes3.

Patternodes 3, the next generation of the node based procedural 2D-graphics app Patternodes is now in beta testing.

Main changes and new features

• Improved animation features. New keyframe-based Animation timeline and new Time Function node for animated noise and repeating functions.
• Improved drag editing. Improved support for selecting and editing node parameters by clicking and dragging in the preview.
• Redesigned interface. Cleaned up modern interface style with support for dark/light mode and animations.
• Improved performance. Rebuilt core components for faster generation and a more responsive interface.
• Redesigned dynamic index features. Clarified system for generating dynamic input to nodes.

You can find out more and sign up to be a tester or get notified on release at lostminds.com/patternodes3.

Now there's a new update to Patternodes, this update is a hotfix of the 2.4.9 update that had some problems with the new group pivot point calculations and was therefore rolled back.

• Fixes a bug fram 2.4.8 that prevented adding new nodes by dragging and dropping a new connection.
• Fixed inner diameter parameter in Element Shape node arc pie wedge shapes.
• Fixed issues with loading older version files with pie wedge shapes.
• Some performance improvements.

Another small update of Patternodes 2 has been released with a couple of fixes and improvements.

• Fixes a bug in 2.4.8 that prevented adding new nodes by dragging and dropping a new connection.
• Fixes an issue where offsetting selected elements in a group with the Change Transform node might cause the entire group to also move unexpectedly.

Download the new version and try it out today, or update in the app.

Today as a result another small update of Patternodes 2 has been released with a couple of fixes and improvements.

• Preview view scroll position is now saved in pnds documents.
• Some fixes related to saving/loading files with broken connections.
• Fix the Element Shape node Arc pie wedge toggle being inverted.

Download the new version and try it out today, or update in the app.

As development of the next major update Patternodes 3 continues, Patternodes 2 has also gotten some attention this week. And today as a result another small update of Patternodes 2 has been released with a number of bug fixes.

• Fixes Change Pivot alignment presets not aligning the pivot point correctly.
• Fixes a crash related to selection rendering while drag editing some offset parameters.
• Fixes bug in the Group Arrange node that prevented arranging just selected elements in some cases.
• Fixes an issue with incorrect value function graph axis scales in the Apply Function node.
• Fixes a node UI bug where the apply to mode would appear to change when disabling a node.
• Fixes an issue where exported SVGs with imported svg elements could get problems with double id for some svg tags.

Download the new version and try it out today, or update in the app.

A small update of Patternodes 2 has been released. This updates mainly improves the Element Import node, with better support for importing EPS and SVG files generated by Affinity software and improved handling of various problems.

• Improved support for imported SVG and EPS of custom point shapes exported from Affinity software.
• Added support for even-odd fill mode in imported of custom point shapes.
• Better handling of problems when importing vector graphics from EPS/PDF/SVG files.
• Changes to make Color, Value and Element list nodes more consistent in appearance and function.

Download the new version and try it out today, or update in the app.