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NOTE: If you’ve de-instanced a node and you cannot undo the operation because
you’ve restarted DaVinci Resolve, you can only recreate an instance by copying the
original and pasting an instance again.
De-Instancing and Re-Instancing Specific Parameters
By default, every parameter in an instanced node is linked to the original node, so that any
change you make is rippled across. However, from time to time you’ll find the need to
independently adjust just one or two parameters while keeping the rest of that node’s
parameters linked. For this reason, instead of de-instancing the entire tool, you can de-instance
individual parameters.
To de-instance a single parameter:
 Right-click on a parameter’s name or value in the Inspector, and choose Deinstance
from the contextual menu.
If you’ve only de-instanced individual parameters, you can re-instance those parameters later
on if you change your mind.
To re-instance a single parameter:
 Right-click on a parameter’s name or value in the Inspector, and choose Reinstance
from the contextual menu. That parameter immediately inherits the setting of the
original node.
Keeping Node Trees Organized
Similar to working with files on your desktop, even the simplest of composites require you to do
some amount of organization. In this section we’ll look at some basic node operations, some of
which you may already be familiar with just from using your computer’s operating system or
other applications.
Moving Nodes
Selecting one or more nodes and dragging them moves them to a new location, which is one of
the simplest ways of organizing a node tree, by grouping nodes spatially according to the role
they play in the overall composition.
Keep in mind that the location of nodes in the Node Editor is purely aesthetic, and does nothing
to impact the output of a composition. Node tree organization is purely for your own peace of
mind, as well as that of your collaborators.
TIP: Once you’ve arranged the nodes in a composition in some rational way, you can
use the Sticky Note and Underlay tools to add information about what’s going on and
to visually associate collections of nodes more definitively. These tools are covered
later in this section.
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