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Creating and removing containers

Creating and removing containers

Preview the contents of a container

 

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Create containers

When you create a container, you can use the Create Container Options window to customize which nodes, connected or related to your selected nodes, will also be included.

To create a container

1. Select the nodes you want to place in a container.
2. Select Assets > Create Container > . You can also select Edit > Container > Create Container from the Hypergraph window.

   The Create Container Options window appears.

3. Set Operation to Create container.
4. Name your container.
5. If you want to include the entire node network connected to the selected objects in your container, turn on Include Connected.
   NoteThis option includes nodes directly connected to the selected nodes, as well as indirectly connected nodes (nodes connected to directly connected nodes and so forth).
6. Select the node hierarchy to include in your container.
7. Select Root Transform to automatically publish the selected object as the container’s root transform. Select Root Attributes to automatically publish the root node’s basic attributes (translation, rotation, and scale).
8. Click Apply and close.

   A container node is created containing the selected objects and any related nodes you specified.

Include Connected and Include Hierarchy automatically select all the connected and related nodes respectively. If you only want a subset of these nodes included in your container, you can use the Preview contents option.

To create a container with a subset of connected or related nodes

1. Use the Preview contents option to select a set of connected or related nodes (for information on how to do this, see Preview the contents of a container).

   Even if you don’t want all the connected or related nodes, these options often provide a good starting point for a node selection.

2. Modify the selection to include only the nodes you want in the container.
3. Select Assets > Create Container > . You can also select Edit > Container > Create Container from the Hypergraph window.

   The Create Container Options window appears.

4. Set Operation to Create container.
5. Turn off Include connected and Include hierarchy.