Generator node new in 3.1
Sealed Letters
Draws a Letter Post’s Letters as sealed 18th-century letters: each one drops into its slot, floats while it is read, then flies on an arc to Target X/Y (the captain) and is gone as the shot fires. Slots should match the Letter Post’s; the slots are spread over the area (Area X/Y = its centre, Width/Height in Grafit units) with a random nudge and up to Tilt degrees of tilt, the same for the same Seed. Size is a letter’s height. Each letter shows the Address in a small hand, the sender’s signature large in Signature Font, and a wax seal with Seal Text; the wish itself is not on it — the shot reveals it. End Size is a letter's size on arrival (1 = as on the wall); Fade Out is the last part of the flight it fades over (0 = it vanishes on arrival, 1 = it fades the whole way). Show draws the area, every slot's letter frame, the target and the flight arc, to place them.
Inputs
| Port | Type | Default |
|---|---|---|
| LettersCable a Letter Post’s Letters: who is in which slot and how far each letter is. | structure | — |
| EnableOff: the picture is cleared. | bool | true |
| SlotsHow many places for letters (1…32). Match the Letter Post’s Slots. | int | 6 |
| Area XCentre of the area the slots are spread over, Grafit units. | float | 0 |
| Area YCentre of the slot area, vertical, Grafit units. | float | 0 |
| Area WidthWidth of the slot area, Grafit units. Turn Show on to see it. | float | 3 |
| Area HeightHeight of the slot area, Grafit units. | float | 1.5 |
| SizeA letter’s height, Grafit units. | float | 0.5 |
| TiltUp to this many degrees of random tilt per slot (the same for the same Seed). | float | 7 |
| SwayHow much a letter bobs and swings while it is read: 0 = still, 1 = gentle, 2 = lively. | float | 1 |
| Target XWhere the letters fly to, Grafit units — cable a Screen Point to follow a moving object. | float | 0.4 |
| Target YWhere the letters fly to, vertical, Grafit units. | float | 1.4 |
| SeedAnother random arrangement of the slots’ nudge and tilt. | int | 0 |
| AddressThe small line on every letter, e.g. to whom it goes. | string | To the one who reads this |
| Seal TextThe letters pressed in the wax seal; short words look best. | string | POST |
| Signature FontFont of the sender’s signature, from the fonts installed on this Mac. | string | Snell Roundhand |
| PaperColour of the letter paper. | color | — |
| InkColour of the address and signature. | color | — |
| SealColour of the wax seal. | color | — |
| ShowDraws the area, every slot’s frame, the target and the flight arc — to place them. Turn off for the show. | bool | false |
| End SizeA letter’s size on arrival: 1 = as on the wall, 0.25 = a quarter (it shrinks as it flies away). | float | 0.25 |
| Fade OutThe last part of the flight a letter fades over, 0…1: 0 = it vanishes on arrival, 1 = it fades the whole way. | float | 0.22 |
Outputs
| Port | Type |
|---|---|
| Image | image |
| Width | float |
| Height | float |
| Count | int |
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