This is a little layer I built above SceneKit to make some of the most used functions easier to implement quickly and neatly and increase readibility. This is especially useful for Prototyping in Playgrounds. Built it for my wwdc18 playground but its such a neat idea I'm gonna work hard on expanding it. Still a work in progress but expect updates! Feel free to provide feedback or a pull request!

Here's an example of how SceneBean makes life easier, take the two following functions:

Without SceneBean

func ApplyForceToRocket() {
        guard let rocketshipNode = scene.rootNode.childNode(withName: "rocketship", recursively: false) ,
              let physicsBody = rocketshipNode.physicsBody
              else { print("Force Failed"), return }
        let direction = SCNVector3(0, 3, 0)
        physicsBody.applyForce(direction, asImpulse: true)
}

With SceneBean

func ApplyForceToRocket() {
SceneBean.SBApplyForce( ontoChildNodeWithName: "rocketship", 
                                      inScene: scene, 
                                  inDirection: SCNVector3(0, 3, 0), 
                                    asImpulse: true)
}

See how much neater that is! And stuff like guard is always used so you shouldn't crash even if you screw up your syntax.

Drag SceneBean.swift into your Project. CocoaPods and Carthage coming soon.

Here's an example of how to use Scenebean! SceneBean.SB<FunctionOfChoice>

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