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swordpaint12 wrote:I just tried it out, seems pretty nice so far.

How do I add my blocks to my inventory? Does it add walls in more than texture? Can I add it to mods to involve more than the regular textures?

You use this program to create nodeboxes. Then you export it and create a mod with it or add it to one of your mods.

Ok. How do I add it to a mod?

swordpaint12 wrote:Ok. How do I add it to a mod?

Do you know how to write code?
If not then start with Rubanwardy's book.
http://rubenwardy.com/minetest_modding_book/

I am reading that book, it is amazing and it is my go-to! I am learning; thank you for reminding me to read that book some more.

swordpaint12 wrote:I am reading that book, it is amazing and it is my go-to! I am learning; thank you for reminding me to read that book some more.

That book helped me a lot. I am not a programmer so learning how to mod wasn't easy. This book made a huge difference.

I know! I barely know anything other than the stuff in that book. But, back to the discussion at hand. Which chapter would I most likely find what I'm looking for in? Node drawtypes or Nodes, Items, and Crafting? Or a different one? I'm reading Nodes, Items and Crafting right now.

First learn the folder structure. It is important to know were to put the files.
Next look at Nodes, Items and Crafting. You need to learn how to craft these things.
Then look at Node Drawtypes. This explains the different types of nodes you can create. The section on Nodeboxes explains how nodeboxes work. When you export a lua file from this program you can then add the textures you want and set the different definitions.
You can also look at the dev site. This is the page for registering nodes.
http://dev.minetest.net/minetest.register_node

@swordpaint12 rubenwardy wrote an online tutorial about modding here. It is much better than what is on the official wiki.

Yeah that's what Don and I are discussing. Thank you for the thought, though!

Yeah I've read the first chapter dozens of times. Thank you for the help! I'll check out that page you shared to see if helps any more. Thanks!

Hello, I just created a node with NBE, and it's working (attached image), but it is always to the right of the cube and facing in the same direction.
I need it to be in the opposite side of the node(opposite to the player), and facing the player when it is placed.
This is the code I used:

minetest.register_node("stj:lamparedcrema", {
tiles = {
"pared.png",
"pared.png",
"pared.png",
"pared.png",
"pared.png",
"pared.png"
},
sunlight_propagates = true,
paramtype = 'light',
drawtype = "nodebox",
paramtype = "light",
material = minetest.digprop_constanttime(1.0),
groups = {snappy=3,cracky=3,oddly_breakable_by_hand=3,},
node_box = {
type = "fixed",
fixed = {
{-0.5, -0.5, 0.4375, 0.5, 0.5, 0.5}, -- NodeBox1
} } })

thanks!

In the node definition, add

which makes the node face you, I think +Z is towards you, but i'm not very sure.

kaadmy wrote:In the node definition, add

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paramtype2 = "facedir"

which makes the node face you, I think +Z is towards you, but i'm not very sure.

Yes, that fixed it. thanks a lot.

No problem :)

The ubuntu/debian download is not up anymore, does anyone have it?
(I'm horrible at building things)

It was for an older version.

Here is a portable build for Ubuntu 14.04, version 0.8.1:
I don't know how to make real packaged builds.

https://www.dropbox.com/s/7s3m3xtm05c6d ... d.zip?dl=1

Thanks!
I can't get it to run, I fixed the .desktop entry to point to the executable, but it does not launch.
terminal output without sudo:
terminal output with sudo:

Yeah, I don't know anything about ubuntu executables. You'll have to build it yourself - there's a oneline script you can run in the first post.

Glorfindel wrote:The ubuntu/debian download is not up anymore, does anyone have it?
(I'm horrible at building things)

I just copied the NodeBoxEditor folder to the desktop (or any place you want), then, to run it, I go to bin folder and double-click nodeboxeditor and it runs.... no need to build or install.

I'm using ubuntu 15.04 64 bits.

Apparently:

You're trying to run an executable compiled for an ARM architecture on an x86-64 architecture, which is much like asking your processor who only speaks English to take directions in Chinese.

I have a 64bit Intel processor (Pentium series.)
Do you use ARM?

NodeBoxEditor 0.9.0 Release Candidate

Pull Request

If all goes well with the Windows testing and build, it'll be released soon. Changelog on that PR, most notably:

• Viewport zooming.
• Smooth rotation in perspective viewport.
• Fractional input to nodebox properties.
• Add dynamic snapping resolution, add snap resolution to node properties.
• Fix texture leaks
• Fix pixel snapping during shift move.

You are awesome!
I wished for zooming and it's here!
Thanks

rubenwardy wrote:Apparently:

You're trying to run an executable compiled for an ARM architecture on an x86-64 architecture, which is much like asking your processor who only speaks English to take directions in Chinese.

I have a 64bit Intel processor (Pentium series.)
Do you use ARM?

I'm running 32 bit ubuntu, but on a 64 bit Celeron processor.

NodeBoxEditor 0.9.0 Released!

GitHub | Windows Build | GitHub Release

Thank you to Krock for creating and testing the Windows build.

The biggest change, of course, is the new icon:



New Features

• More flexible media finding (finding media folder on startup)
• Viewport zooming.
• Smooth rotation in perspective viewport.
• Fractional input to nodebox properties.
• Add dynamic snapping resolution.
• Add snap resolution to node properties.
• Add links to help menu (help, forum, bug tracker).

Bug Fixes

• Fix texture leaks:
  
  • NB resize, delete.
    
  • Texture editor and dialog (@asl97)
• Only rebuild nodebox meshes if they have changed.
• Correct front and back viewports being the wrong way around. (front was back, back was front)
• Hide drag handles when they go outside of a viewport.
• Fix pixel snapping during shift move.
• Fix DIR_DELIM warning.
• Change working directory when running Minetest to stop problems in non-portable builds.
• Add media/flip* to make install

Misc / Maintenance

• Add debug features (texture/face count)
• Prepend enum type names with E.
• Collect project related code into project/.
• Better function names in NodeBox class.
• Add more possible minetest dir locations

I just upgraded. It keeps crashing every time I try to resize. I can add and delete nodes. I can open project etc. Zoom is awesome.

I am running Gnome Ubuntu 15.04
Processor is an AMD A8 quad

I ran install_irrlicht.sh and install_nbe.sh

The only issue /error I got while compiling is this



What I did was run cmake . and then make -j4
I tried running from the bin folder but not working so I tried sudo make install and got the same issue.
I downloaded from github.

Do you mean resize the window?

Resize the nodebox.
I add a nodebox and as soon as I try to resize it by clicking on the little white square the program closes.

I can't reproduce this. I opened NBE, created a nodebox and then dragged the top handle in the top-right viewport (top), and it worked. I also tried all other handles. Are you pressing shift or control? Did you load a file? If you look in help -> about, does it say 0.9.0?

Try:

• Running make clean and building from scratch.
• Deleting editor.conf to start enew.

I never had it installed on my computer before. I always run it from the bin folder after compiling it. It is 9.0.

It never created an editor.conf file. I tried using the example file (removed .example) and it changed nothing. It seems that I can do everything else like opening projects, adding/removing nodeboxes, saving projects, exporting to lue or mesh, rotating nodeboxes. I can even edit the size in the properties section.

I have deleted and recompiled a few times. I still have a copy of 8.1 and it runs no problem.

Here is the complete terminal output from cmake and make. Not sure if it will help.
I am willing to test anything you need.

Please may you run these commands:



and copy the output, particularly of gdb.