DG Profiler

The DG Profiler generates profiling data for all nodes included in the dependency graph. This tool collects a variety of timing metrics for each node based on the iterations specified. When profiling is complete, the generated data can be exported into a spreadsheet for further analysis.

Metrics

Node Name: The node's name.
% of Runtime: A value that represents the node's compute self time as a percentage of the total time.
Node Type: The node type. See Node types.
Number of Computes: The number of times the node's compute was executed.
Compute Self (ms): The compute self time measured in milliseconds.
Compute Inclusive (ms): The compute inclusive time measured in milliseconds.
Dirty Inclusive (ms): The dirty inclusive time measured in milliseconds.

Profiling options

Filter by Node Type: Filters profiling data by node type. After entering a node type in the Filter by Node Type field, select Enable to filter the data. Deselect Enable to turn node type filtering off.
Highlight Entries (%): Highlights entries included in the profiling data based on a specified % of Runtime value. Select Enable to highlight all entries that have a % of Runtime value equal to or greater than the value entered in the Highlight Entires (%) field.
Number of Runs: Specifies the number of iterations Maya performs before profiling data is generated.
Profile!: Starts the profiling process.
Graph Selected Node: Displays the input and output connections for the selected node in the Hypergraph. See The Hypergraph.
Reset Data: Clears the profiling data from the DG Profiler.

DG Profiler

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