The Nodes tab reveals Genetica's main workspace, where textures are edited. At least one texture must be open for this tab to be available. Please refer to the tutorials for an introduction to using this area.
Running along the top of the Nodes tab workspace are a number of buttons. From left to right:
Button |
Description |
Cut |
Removes the currently selected node and all of its child nodes and places them on Genetica's clipboard for possible pasting into a new location. |
Copy |
Copies the currently selected node and all of its child nodes to Genetica's clipboard for possible pasting into an additional location. |
Paste |
Pastes the node branch currently residing in Genetica's clipboard to the selected location. Anything already at that location will be overwritten during this operation. |
Paste Below |
Pastes the node residing in Genetica's clipboard below the selected location. This operation will not remove or replace any nodes. |
Paste, Keep Inputs |
Replaces the node at the selected location with the one in Genetica's clipboard while maintaining any nodes in its input slots. |
Delete Current |
Removes the selected node while preserving the child nodes that appear above it. If the node has more than one input, only the first of the node's non-empty inputs will be preserved. |
Group Branch |
Helps you organize your texture by placing the selected node and all of its inputs within a Group node. |
Randomize Branch |
Randomizes some of the properties of the selected node and its inputs. |
Create Floating View |
Opens a window that contains a large preview of the currently selected node. For more details, please see Floating Views. |
Additional controls appear along the bottom of the workspace.
Control |
Description |
Zoom slider |
Zooms the workspace in order to bring different numbers of nodes into view. Alternatively, position your mouse over the workspace and use the mouse wheel. |
Fit |
Zooms the view out in order to bring as many nodes into view as possible. Also centers the view in case the view had been panned away from the action. |
Pan |
Brings up a small map showing all workspace nodes at once. Clicking or dragging the map will quickly pan the view to the desired location. The view can also be panned by right-dragging any part of the workspace, or by using the scrollbars that may appear along the sides of the workspace. |
Out |
If the view is within a Group node, then the Out button can be used to move the view out of the group. Other ways of accomplishing the same thing are shown in the following illustration. |
Move out of a Group by clicking either of the Out buttons. Multiple nested Groups
can be moved out of at once by selecting an image in the Nested Groups panel.
Also appearing along the top of the workspace is the Inputs
bar. For an explanation of how this bar is used, see this video.