---
name: "cubenetic"
section: "6"
platform: "linux"
package: "xscreensaver"
version: "6.15-1"
release: "Arch Linux 2026-11-01"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/cubenetic"
---

# cubenetic(6)

cubist 3D undulating blob.

## NAME

cubenetic - cubist 3D undulating blob.

## SYNOPSIS

**cubenetic** \[--display *host:display.screen*\] \[--visual *visual*\] \[--window\] \[--root\] \[--window-id *number*\] \[--delay *number*\] \[--count *number*\] \[--no-wander\] \[--no-spin\] \[--spin *\[XYZ\]*\] \[--wireframe\] \[--no-texture\] \[--wave-speed *number*\] \[--wave-radius *number*\] \[--waves *number*\] \[--fps\]

## DESCRIPTION

Draws a pulsating set of overlapping boxes with ever-chaning blobby patterns undulating across their surfaces.

## OPTIONS

- **--visual *visual***

  Specify which visual to use.  Legal values are the name of a visual class, or the id number (decimal or hex) of a specific visual.

- **--window**

  Draw on a newly-created window.  This is the default.

- **--root**

  Draw on the root window.

- **--window-id *number***

  Draw on the specified window.

- **--delay *number***

  Per-frame delay, in microseconds.  Default: 20000 (0.02 seconds.).

- **--count *number***

  How many boxes make up the object.  Default: 5.

- **--wander \| --no-wander**

  Whether the object should wander around the screen.

- **--spin *\[XYZ\]***

  Around which axes should the object spin?

- **--no-spin**

  Don't spin.

- **--wireframe**

  Render in wireframe instead of solid.

- **--texture \| --no-texture**

  Display Solid Colors.

- **--wave-speed *number***

  Surface Pattern Speed.	5 - 150.  Default: 80.

- **--wave-radius *number***

  Surface Pattern Overlap.  5 - 600.  Default: 512.

- **--waves *number***

  Surface Pattern Complexity.  1 - 20.  Default: 3.

- **--fps**

  Display the current frame rate, CPU load, and polygon count.

## ENVIRONMENT

- **DISPLAY**

  to get the default host and display number.

- **XENVIRONMENT**

  to get the name of a resource file that overrides the global resources stored in the RESOURCE\_MANAGER property.

- **XSCREENSAVER\_WINDOW**

  The window ID to use with *--root*.

## SEE ALSO

**X**(1), [**xscreensaver**(1)](/xscreensaver/1.md)

## COPYRIGHT

Copyright © 2002 by Jamie Zawinski.  Permission to use, copy, modify,  distribute, and sell this software and its documentation for any purpose is  hereby granted without fee, provided that the above copyright notice appear  in all copies and that both that copyright notice and this permission notice appear in supporting documentation.  No representations are made about the  suitability of this software for any purpose.  It is provided "as is" without express or implied warranty.

## AUTHOR

Jamie Zawinski.