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Show inputs and outputs (dependency graph)

View and change input and output history relationships between nodes

Connect attributes with an expression

 

User Guide > General > Basics > Nodes and attributes > View and change input and output history relationships between nodes > 

Connect input and output attributes

To connect attributes in the Hypergraph using context menus

1. Point to the right end of the node in the Hypergraph (the cursor changes). Press and select an output attribute.
2. Press the right mouse button on the node you want to connect to, and select an input attribute.

   You may need to select Graph > Layout to update the view with the new connection.

To connect attributes in the Hypergraph using the Connection Editor

1. Hold and drag with from the output node to the input node.
2. Use the Connection Editor to select which attributes to connect.

To change the input or output of a connection

1. Point to the connection line in the Hypergraph, toward the connection you want to change (input or output).
2. Drag the line end with and drop it on a new node.
3. Select the attribute you want to connect.