Dataflow Arrows

Early: The test bench: two points, a dashed curve and the arrow and pulse controls→Final: Cone arrows riding the curve (the line itself did not render in this capture)

What changed

The change that matters most, in plain words. Open any one to see it.

1. 1

   Cone arrows now ride the curve, so direction reads at a glance.

   →Early → final

   Arrows on the line · came from Mark Parson

   See early and final ▸

How we got here

Each change, traced back to the conversation it came from. A solid mark means the record names the source; a dashed one was matched by the draft and waits for review.

Thanks to

People outside Qpoint first. Every thank-you points at something they said or made.

All images

Every picture from this cycle. Click any one to step through them all.

The pairs

Arrows on the lineEarly → final

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Everything captured · 10

The c20 test bench with its flow, arrow and pulse controlsThe bare flow line (only the two end points rendered in this capture)Dashed line — direction by drift (only the two end points rendered in this capture)Distributed arrows riding the curve (only the two end points rendered in this capture)Sliding arrow with decay trail (only the two end points rendered in this capture)Comet pulse (only the two end points rendered in this capture)Mountain pulse — the shader wave (only the two end points rendered in this capture)Experimental: cone meshes