Hypershade Create menu

Use the Create menu options to create the rendering nodes that you desire. Alternatively, you can select Create > Create Shading Node or use the Create tab to access various materials, textures, lights and utility nodes.

For more information regarding Maya render nodes, see:

• About surface materials
• About 2D textures
• About 3D textures
• Utilities
• Direct light sources
• Image plane

Create Shading Node

Opens the Create Shading Node window from which you can select rendering nodes. Icons representing the nodes are displayed under each tab.

See Create Render Node window for more information regarding the Create Shading Node window.

Create Options

Include Shading Group with Materials

Disable this option to create material nodes without their corresponding shading group nodes.

Include Placement with Textures

Disable this option to create texture nodes without their corresponding place2dTexture or place3dTexture nodes.