# nortikin/sverchok

Sverchok

Repository: https://github.com/nortikin/sverchok
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/sverchok
Homepage: http://nortikin.github.io/sverchok/
Language: Python
License: GPL-3.0
License Family: copyleft
Last push: 2026-08-02T17:02:00+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 77/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 95, release rhythm 41, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 4694, "days_push": 31, "days_rel": 181, "gap_med": 531, "n_releases_24m": 2}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 2512, forks 244 (observed 2026-08-28T04:06:57.458134+00:00)

## What it is
Sverchok is a powerful visual programming addon for Blender that enables parametric geometry creation through a node-based interface. It provides over 600 nodes for manipulating vectors, meshes, curves, surfaces, fields, and solids, aimed at architects and designers.

## Use cases
- create parametric 3d models in blender
- procedurally generate architectural geometry
- build node-based mesh manipulation workflows
- design parametric facades and structures
- compute solar insolation on building geometry
- script curves and surfaces without writing code

## When to choose
- you need parametric or procedural geometry inside Blender
- you are an architect or designer exploring generative design
- you prefer visual node-based programming over scripting
- you need advanced geometry nodes beyond Blender's built-in toolset

## When to avoid
- you need a standalone CAD or parametric modeling tool outside Blender
- you work in other DCC tools like Maya or Houdini
- you only need simple static meshes without parametric control

## Facets
- artifact type: plugin
- maturity: active
- function: graphics, simulation, ui-components, developer-tools
- domain: graphics, simulation, cross-platform
- platform: cross-platform, python
- tags: blender-addon, parametric-design, procedural-geometry, node-based-programming, architecture, generative-design, game-development, desktop

## Member repositories
- nortikin/sverchok (main) score 77

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:06:57.458134+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T02:26:20.277464+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/nortikin/sverchok (fetched 2026-08-28T04:06:57.458134+00:00, sha 9e2e9f2beba2)
  - homepage: http://nortikin.github.io/sverchok/ (fetched 2026-08-29T10:08:47.095532+00:00, sha 507035cd2166)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.