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About General Utilities
Maya provides general utilities in Create Render Node to enable you to add extra effects to your scene. For example, you can use the general utilities to sample light or surface property information, convert a 2D or 3D texture to bump maps, or multiple/divide or add/subtract input attributes. The following is a list of general utilities available in Maya: