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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;