User Manual

Options
The Options section includes several settings that control or aid in the layout and alignment of
tools in the Node Editor.
 Arrange to Grid: This enables a new node tree’s Snap to Grid option to force the tool
layout to align with the grid marks in the flow.
 Arrange to Connected: Tools snap to the vertical or horizontal positions of other tools
they are connected to.
 Auto Arrange: This option enables the Node Editor to shift the position of tools as
needed to make space when inserting new tools or auto-merging layers.
 Show Grid: This enables or disables the display of the Node Editor’s background grid.
 Auto Remove Routers: Pipe Routers or “elbow nodes” in the Node Editor are
considered “orphaned” if the tools connected to either the input or output are deleted.
When this option is enabled, Orphaned Routers are automatically deleted.
 Pipes Always Visible: When enabled, the connection lines between tools are drawn
over the top of the tool tiles.
 Keep Tile Picture Aspect: Enabling this option forces tool tile thumbnail pictures to
preserve the aspect of the original image in the thumbnail.
 Full Tile Render Indicators: Enabling this checkbox causes the entire tile to change
color when it is processing. This can make it easier to identify which tools are
processing in a large composition. The coloring itself will form a progress bar to alert
you to how close slower tools are to finishing their process.
 Show Instance Links: This option is used to select whether Instance tools will show
links, displayed as green lines, between Instance tools.
 Navigator: The Navigator is a small square overview of the entire composition. It is
used to quickly navigate to different parts of a node tree while you are zoomed in.
Thecheckboxes in this section determine when the Navigator is displayed, if at all.
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On: The Navigator will always be visible.
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Off: The Navigator will always be hidden.
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Auto: The Navigator will only be visible when the Node Editor’s contents exceed the
currently visible Work area.
 Pipe Style: This drop-down menu selects which method is used to draw connections
between tools. The Direct method uses a straight line between tools, and Orthogonal
uses horizontal and vertical lines.
 Build Direction: When auto-building or laying out a node tree, Build Direction controls
whether tools are organized horizontally or vertically.
 Scale: The Scale menu allows you to select the default zoom level of the Node Editor
when a new composition is created.
Pipe Grab Distance
The Pipe Grab Distance slider allows you to choose how close the pointer must be (in pixels) to
a connection line in the node tree when selecting them.
Link Grab Distance
The Link Grab Distance slider allows you to choose how close the pointer must be (in pixels) to
a knot on a node before a connection is made or removed. 0 pixels means you must be directly
on the knot, while a maximum setting of 20 means you can be 20 pixels from a knot and still
connect to it.
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