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Selecting Nodes

You must select a node before you can edit any of its properties. Conversely, selecting an object in the scene of some modules, for example, an axis in the Action scene, also selects the corresponding node in the schematic. A menu appears for each node selection.

You can select a single node or a combination of nodes. A branch is the structure of a parent node and one or more child objects. A tree is the structure of all connected clips and nodes.

Action has specific node selection rules depending on what type of object is selected. See Using the Schematic and Menu Tabs.

To select a node:

1. Choose Move or Select in the Edit Mode box.
   NoteMove mode is the default option. Select mode is not available for some nodes in Batch and the Modular Keyer.
2. Choose an option from the Selection Mode box for the type of selection you want to make.

   To select: | Do this:
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   One node | Choose Selected from the Selection Mode box and then click the node.
   A branch (a node and all of its children) | Choose Branch from the Selection Mode box and then click the first node (the parent node) in the branch that you want to select.
   All nodes in schematic | Choose All Nodes or All from the Selection Mode box and then click any node.
   An entire process tree (Batch and Modular Keyer) | Choose Tree from the Selection Mode box and then click any node in the tree that you want to select.

   TipTo select a combination of nodes, press Ctrl and draw a rectangle around the nodes. The option in the Selection Mode box does not affect this type of selection.

   In the following Distort scene-based schematic, the selected node in the hierarchy is outlined in yellow, and the other nodes that are part of the selection are outlined in white. Branch was chosen from the Selection Mode box.

   NoteIn a scene-based schematic, if Selected is chosen from the Selection Mode box and the selected node has a child node, the child node is outlined in orange.

   (a) Selected (parent) node (b) Selected nodes in branch

   NoteIn the Distort, Wipe Editor, Action, and Garbage Mask schematics, you can use the Prev and Next buttons to navigate between similar nodes.

   In the following example, the selected node in the Batch flow graph schematic is outlined in yellow, and all nodes before (upstream of) the selected node are outlined in white. Branch was chosen from the Selection Mode box.

   (a) Nodes in branch upstream of selected node (b) Selected (parent) node (c) Node downstream in branch is not selected

   NoteYou can also select an object through the Channel Editor, in which case the object will also be selected in the schematic. Conversely, selecting an object in the schematic will also select it in the Channel Editor.