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Code license: GNU Lesser General Public License
Labels: Processing.org, Java, vector, particles, physics, waves, filter, geometry, stl, color, math, audio, joal, isosurface, generative
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Showreel video

Thanks to everyone involved, the first community showreel of works produced with toxiclibs is now live over on vimeo. Check it out!

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About

This is a growing selection of useful classes created for mostly computational design projects, but which might be helpful for others too. After 2.5 years of ongoing development the collection consists of:

The libraries have been designed to have no further dependencies in order to maximize reuse and flexibility.

Even though these libraries have been mainly developed for use in Processing related projects (see examples below), there is no explicit dependency on the monolithic PApplet or any other classes of the Processing toolkit. This is intentional & should be considered as a feature. Also, please note that all code in this project is now using Java 5 syntax and so will not work with older versions (before 0140) of Processing. Personally, I've been mainly using Eclipse for my larger projects and the "new" syntax just speeds up development time (if not execution time too).

Stats Latest release Next release scheduled around Page last updated
2009-08-23 2009-10-01 2009-09-21

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Package overview

Javadocs are included in all downloads and are available online, an overview of available packages is here:

Currently available packages (needs updating)

Currently suspended...

Examples & contribute

As of the 2008-12-18 release, all releases come with a few demos showing parts of the functionality and basic usage patterns. However am aware of the chronic lack of more exciting examples bundled with the various library packages. I've tried to add as much Javadocs as feasible for me to help you get started, but if you've built some cute demo(s) showing off some of the functionality, I'd like to hear from you...

Likewise, if you want to discuss any issues or suggestions or contribute any relevant code, please do get in touch via the mailing list or directly to me. Alternatively you can hit the issue tracker to Thanks!

Below are some links to completed projects for which the libraries have been essential (and partly developed for):

onedotzero 2009 identity uses: core,verletphysics,datautils generative identity & interactive installation developed with Wieden+Kennedy London, fully open sourced, project site: http://onedotzero-ident.googlecode.com
Volumetric typography uses: volumeutils, STL export 3D printed volumetric letter form by Scott Waring (produced during SIAD workshop 02/2009)
Volumetric modelling uses: volumeutils, STL export uses: volumeutils
Color theme demos uses: colorutils, geomutils included in download
Forever installation @ V&A London uses: core, physics, colorutils, prefutils, libjoal project page & flickr group
Processing Light @ Todays Art 2008 uses: core, objexport blog
Nokia Friends uses: geomutils, verlet physics, prefutils case study
Fid.Gen uses: core, verlet physics, prefutils http://fidgen.googlecode.com
Advanced Beauty: Enerugii part II used: core, OBJ export, 4D simplex noise, wave generators case study
Faber Finds generative book covers used: core, unit conversion, prefutils case study
Print magazine cover 3D sculpture used: core, STL export, 3D perlin noise case study
Audi TT movement ad used: 3D vector maths, octree, interpolation, intersection tests, 4D simplex noise, OBJ export case study
Channel 4 New Shoots used: core case study









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