nrichards/Graphical-Node-Editor

Node editor using PyGame and Tkinter

Graphical Node Editor

Node editor using PyGame and Tkinter

Usage

Download latest release https://github.com/michael-gif/Graphical-Node-Editor/releases
Run the installer nodeeditor_setup.exe

Requirements

• Python 3.8
• Pygame 1.9.6
• Tkinter (comes with Python)

Toolbar

Button	Description
	Exits the application
	Opens the create node dialog
	Opens the edit node dialog
	Allows you to import a file
	Opents the export dialog

Export node tree to a file

• Click the button with the three dots to select a save location
• Select the export format (only JSON is currently supported)
• Click on Export settings to change the export settings
• Export will export the file to the specified format with the configured export settings

Export settings

• Check or uncheck each of the attributes to include or exlude them in the exported file
• Change the name of an attribute to change its name in the exported file

Building from source code

• Download this repository
• Install Python 3.8 if you don't have it already https://www.python.org/downloads/release/python-380/
• Navigate to the Python38 folder where python.exe is located
  On windows: C:\..\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python38\
• Install Pygame 1.9.6 for Python 3.8
  python.exe -m pip install -Iv pygame==1.9.6
• Go to the folder of the respository

Compiling to exe

It doesn't matter whether you use the PyInstaller scripts or the py2exe scripts, just pick one

• Standard compilation
  • PyInstaller: build_pyinstaller.bat
  • py2exe: build_py2exe.bat
• Minimal file compilation
  • PyInstaller: build_pyinstaller_onefile.bat
  • py2exe: build_py2exe_onefile.bat

Building the installer

The installer is automatically built for you when you build NodeEditor.exe, and is located in the installer directory as nodeeditor_setup.exe
However if you want to build the installer youself:

• Download InnoSetup https://jrsoftware.org/isdl.php
  (Direct link to exe: https://jrsoftware.org/download.php/is.exe?site=1)
• Install InnoSetup
• Navigate to the installer directory in this repo

Method 1

• Run build_installer.ps1 from PowerShell
• You will end up with nodeeditor_setup.exe in the installer folder

Method 2

• Open installer_script.iss in Inno Setup Compiler, making sure the name of the script corresponds to the build script you used to generate the app exe.
• Go to Build > Compile and wait for installer to compile
• You will end up with nodeeditor_setup.exe in the installer folder