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[3dsmax] How do u clone/instance a node in slate material editor??
How do u clone nodes like: color correction, invert, mask e.t.c that u place between a map and the material so any changes u make to say one invert node affects the other invert nodes connected to other maps or materials. Also is there a way to assign these kind of nodes to several materials like say assign invert node to… -
Re: [3dsmax] How do u clone/instance a node in slate material editor??
You can't directly instance a node, unfortunately, but you can expose parameters through controllers and when you shift+drag copy the node these controllers will be instanced. To expose these controllers right click the node and choose Show/hide slots>additional params. -
Re: [3dsmax] How do u clone/instance a node in slate material editor??
Badly needed, but there has been a bit of chatter recently about it. It's high time it was revamped using the MCG GUI. It was a decent attempt at a node editor 10-odd years ago, but is aging now and lacking a lot of very simple but important features. Have you used the Arnold Operator Graph? This is the basis of the… -
Re: [3dsmax] How do u clone/instance a node in slate material editor??
@Jonathan85 Yep, instance a node in slate editor. -
Re: [3dsmax] How do u clone/instance a node in slate material editor??
I think you mean how to instance a material/map node...? -
Re: [3dsmax] How do u clone/instance a node in slate material editor??
@musashidan Thanks so much. Will look into this. Will save me time. @Eric Chadwick Isn't there a way to leave a note in the 3smax file so when u open it, the note shows somewhere in the HUD specifying the controllers used with details e.t.c. Blender has something like this so whoever opens the file sees it. Or save a… -
Re: [3dsmax] How do u clone/instance a node in slate material editor??
Yeah it's a mess. There is a Popup Note function, but you can never remove it, the Delete Popup tool is broken. FML -
Re: [3dsmax] How do u clone/instance a node in slate material editor??
We use that some here, and it's great. Only problem is those controllers are subsequently hidden by default. If you're working with others, they can get confused when they're trying to edit something, but things appear locked. Also problematic even if it's just you, reopening an older file, forgetting you set controllers.…
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