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Show Instance Links: When enabled, the Node Editor draws a green connection
between an instanced node and its parent.
Auto Remove Routers: If routers are disconnected from a tool, they are automatically
deleted from the Node Editor. This option is enabled by default to eliminate the need to
delete orphaned routers.
Show Navigator: Enabling this option displays a small overview window of the entire
node tree in the Node Editor’s top-right corner. For more information, see the Navigator
section in this chapter.
Auto Navigator: The Navigator only appears when one or more nodes is outside
the visible area of the Node Editor. For more information, see the Navigator section in
this chapter.
Build Flow Vertically/Horizontally: Node trees can be built either horizontally from
left to right or vertically from top to bottom. Enabling one of these options determines
whether new nodes are added beneath the current node or to the right of the
current tool.
Orthogonal/Direct Pipes: Use these two options to decide whether connections
between nodes are drawn as Direct (straight) lines or Orthogonal (bent) lines.
Node Tooltips and the Status Bar
Even in simple node trees, it’s easy to forget some essential detail about the nodes in your
comp. To help you figure out what everything’s for, you can hover the pointer over any node in
the Node Editor to display information in the Status bar at the bottom of the Node Editor
consisting of that node’s name, frame size, pixel aspect, resolution, and color depth.
The Status bar located beneath the Node Editor.
If you wait a few moments later, a more elaborate presentation of the same information appears
within a floating tooltip in the Inspector. This tooltip gives you additional information about the
Domain (Image and DoD) and the data range used by that clip.
The floating tooltip showing node information
that appears within the Node Editor.
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