General attributes for nodes

You can find all attributes for the selected object in the Attribute Editor.

These are the common controls on each tab in the Attribute Editor.

Controls at the top of the tab:

• Name of the node (for example, nurbsSphere1 or lambert1)
• Input Connection button

  Click the Input Connection button to display the first input connection node for the currently displayed node. Right-click the Input Connection button to display a list of all input connection nodes. You can then select a node from this list to display in the Attribute Editor.

• Output Connection button

  Click the Output Connection button to display the first output connection node for the currently displayed node. Right-click the Output Connection button to display a list of all output connection nodes. You can then select a node from this list to display in the Attribute Editor.

• Focus button — Click this button to set the Attribute Editor focus to this node.
• Sample image or icon that represents the node (where appropriate)

Controls at the bottom of the tab:

• Select button — Click this button to select the node that is currently displayed in the Attribute Editor.
• Load Attributes button — Click this button to manually load the attributes of the selected object or node.
• Copy Tab button — Click this button to create a new window containing the selected tab.