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Hide shape and transform nodes in Hypershade

Hypershade automatically displays all shape and transform nodes that are connected to various types of shading nodes (Shading Engine, Switch nodes, for example).

Often, you want to view only those shapes and transforms that influence a shading network and not those that happen to be in the Shading Group to express set membership. You can suppress the display of shapes and transforms in Hypershade to simplify a cluttered Work Area or to reduce the amount of time it takes for Hypershade to refresh.

To control the display of shapes and transforms

1. In Hypershade, select Options > Display (Work Area Only), then specify the options.
2. Regraph to see the change.

   No Shapes

   No shapes are displayed in Hypershade.

   All Shapes except Shading Group members

   Only shapes that are directly connected to shading nodes are shown. Shapes that are only connected to the Shading Groups are not shown.

   All Shapes

   All shapes are displayed, including ones that are connected to the Shading Groups only for the purpose of expressing set membership.

   Transforms

   Transforms are shown.

   The display of transform nodes in Hypershade is controlled by the "Transforms" flag in the object’s Attribute editor.