Create custom bins and populate them with your most commonly used nodes to optimize your workflow. As well, change the order of the bins and rename them to identify their contents.
To create a bin:
- Click the plus sign tab.
- Name the bin in the keyboard that appears.
Note: You can create a maximum of 6 new bins.
To copy a node to another bin:
- Drag the node on top of the destination bin.
- Release the cursor.
- Click the destination bin.
The copied node appears in the bin. Nodes are added to the end of a bin in the order copied.
Note: Nodes cannot be duplicated within the same bin.
To move a node to another bin:
- Press
Alt+Win and drag the node on top of the destination bin.
- Release the cursor.
- Click the destination bin.
The node is moved from its original location to the destination bin. Nodes are placed at the end of a bin in the order moved.
Note: Nodes cannot be duplicated within the same bin.
To reorder a node:
- Grab a node and drag it down to detach it from the bin.
- Once the node is following the cursor, a blue line shows where the node get inserted when you drop it.
Tip: Don't move the node to the viewport or won't be able to drop it back into a bin.
To delete a bin:
- Press Alt+Win and drag the bin to the bottom of the screen.
- Release the cursor when it changes to a delete cursor.
Danger: There is no undo capability when deleting a bin.
The entire contents of the bin, including the bin, are deleted.
To delete a node from a bin:
- Press Alt+Win and drag the node to the bottom of the screen.
- Release the cursor when it changes to a delete cursor.
Danger: There is no undo capability when deleting a node.
In the All Nodes bin, you cannot delete nodes. But you can hide nodes you don't need.
To hide a node in a bin:
- Select the node.
- Click Hide.
Show Hidden Nodes, then the Hidden nodes no longer appear in the node bin.
is selected, Hidden nodes are red. If you unselect
To reorder a bin:
- Press Alt+Win and slide the bin to its new location.
- Release the cursor when it changes to a green crosshair at the new location for the bin.
If you dragged the bin on top of an existing bin, the existing bin shifts to the right and the moved bin is inserted in its place.
Matchbox Node Bin
- The contents of the Matchbox node bin is dynamically generated to display all Matchbox shaders that are housed in a folder of your choice. You can set the folder location in the Shader Paths tab of the Preference menu. The Default folder selection is the folder where the presets are housed:
opt/Autodesk/presets/<product_version>/matchbox/shaders (.mx or
.glsl shaders appear in the node bin). Click the Browse button to select a different folder location.
Tip: You can also set the folder location in the FlameSetup utility, under the Shader Paths tab. By setting the folder location here, the default path is available for all projects.
- If new shaders are added to the selected file location, click the Refresh button under the node bin to refresh the dynamic display.
- Similar to the All Nodes bin, the Matchbox bin cannot be customized or deleted. Also, you cannot move a node from the Matchbox bin to a custom node bin.