Hiding and redisplaying groups of nodes

Using the Scene Graph panel

Hiding and redisplaying groups of nodes

You can hide and redisplay groups of nodes in the Scene Graph, and their corresponding columns in the XSheet.

This feature is most useful if you have a complex scene, with many nodes in the Scene Graph, and many columns in the XSheet. By hiding groups of nodes, you can ensure that you only have displayed those elements of the scene on which you are working.

Hiding groups of nodes

To hide a group, double click on a node. The node changes appearance to show that it is, in fact, a group of nodes; it has a double outline, and loses its input channel:

All nodes whose outputs are connected to the node become hidden, except:

If a node's output is also connected - directly or via other nodes - to other node(s) that aren't hidden, it is not hidden.

: You can thus always see all inputs to any nodes that aren't hidden.

If a node's input channel is hidden, but is connected to other node(s) that aren't hidden, the connection is shown by a green link.

: You can thus always see the outputs from any nodes that aren't hidden

For example:

The Ink&Paint node outputs to the Camera node - which isn't hidden - so it remains visible.

The Blur node's input channel is hidden, but is connected to the Ink&Paint node - which isn't hidden - so the connection is shown by a green link.

Redisplaying groups of nodes

To redisplay the nodes, double click again. If auto layout is off, the nodes will have their original layout; if auto layout is on, they will be laid out for you.

Using the Scene Graph panel

Hiding and redisplaying groups of nodes

Hiding groups of nodes

Redisplaying groups of nodes