A graphical representation of the relationships between connected nodes, viewable from the Hypergraph window. For any particular node, the dependency graph shows the node’s history, including all connected nodes and their connected nodes.
For example, a dependency graph could show connections between shading group elements that create an object’s material appearance.
Unlike the DAG, these relationships can be cyclic, and do not represent a parenting relationship. Instead, the connections in the graph allow data to move from one entity in the graph to another. The entities in the graph which accept and output data are called dependency graph nodes.
Contrast with DAG.
