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affects [-by]
[-type string] string
affects is NOT undoable, NOT queryable, and NOT
editable.
This command returns the list of attributes on a node or node type
which affect the named attribute.
| string | List of affected/affecting attributes | 
attribute, node, class, dg
affectedNet, listConnections
by, type
| Long name (short name) | Argument types | Properties | 
| -by(-) |  |  | 
| 
|  | Show attributes that are affected by the given one rather than
the ones that affect it. |  | 
| -type(-t) | string |  | 
| 
|  | static node type from which to get 'affects' information |  | 
|  Flag can appear in Create mode of
command |  Flag can appear in Edit mode of command | 
|  Flag can appear in Query mode of command |  Flag can be used more than once in a
command. | 
// List the attributes on node "sphere" that affect the "tx" attribute
sphere -n sphere;
affects tx sphere;
// List the attributes on nodes of type "transform" that are affected by
// the "ty" attribute
affects ty -by -t transform;
// List the attributes on nodes of type "revolve" that affect the
// "outputSurface" attribute
affects outputSurface -t revolve;