Set a node’s update state

To show the Node State attribute

1. Select the node you want to change.
2. Show the Attribute Editor (Windows > Attribute Editor).
3. Expand the Node Behavior section.

   To...	Set the Node State attribute to...
   Disable the effect of the selected node.	HasNoEffect.
   Keep the selected node from updating when its inputs change.	Blocking.
   Make the node active again.	Normal.

Notes

• The “HasNoEffect” state has a different meaning for each node type. Some node types do not implement the state, in which case the state acts just like “Normal”.
• The “Waiting” node states are used internally by Maya to keep track of nodes that are waiting for a view update in the Hypergraph. You should not normally set nodes to a “Waiting” state.