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To reset a single parameter to the original default settings:
1 Create a new node.
2 Open the Inspector and customize a parameter to the new default value you want
it to have.
3 Right-click that parameter in the Inspector, and choose Set to Default from the
contextual menu.
To reset every parameter in a node to the original defaults, do one of the following:
Right-click on the node and choose Settings > Reset Default.
Right-click that node’s control header in the Inspector, and choose Settings >
Reset Default.
Delete the .setting file from the Defaults folder.
NOTE: When you use the Settings > Reset Default command, the default .setting file is
deleted. If you want to save a node’s settings as alternate settings, you should use the
Settings > Save As command.
Saving and Loading Alternate Node Settings
Once you change parameter values for a node using the Inspector, those values can also be
saved as an alternate setting for that node, which can be reused at a later time.
To save alternate settings for a node:
1 Right-click on a tool, and then choose Settings > Save As from the contextual menu.
2 When the Save File dialog appears, enter a name for the Setting and save it to your
hard drive. Unlike saved defaults, the .settings files can be saved anywhere on the file
system. They do not need to be in the Default Settings folder.
To load a saved setting for one or more nodes:
1 Right-click a node and choose Settings > Load from the contextual menu.
2 Use the Open File dialog to select the settings you want to load into that node, and
then click Open. Those settings are now applied to that node.
Adding Saved Settings from the File System
Saved settings in your File system can also be used to create new nodes by dragging the .
setting file into the Node Editor from a standard file browser. Once dropped, that setting turns
into a new node.
TIP: If you drop a setting directly onto a connection line, the new node will be inserted
onto that connection.
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