The Hypergraph is one of two main scene management editors in Maya (the other is the Outliner).

The Hypergraph shows a network of boxes representing nodes and lines connecting them representing relationships.

You can use the Hypergraph to view and edit hierarchical relationships (the same information the Outliner shows) or dependency relationships (input and output connections between attributes).

While the Hypergraph can seem more intimidating than the Outliner at first, it has several advantages of its own:

• You can use it to show and edit connections between nodes.
• You use the same move keys to move around the graph as you do to move around view panels ( + and + ).
• You can bookmark different views of the scene and zoom between them
• The Hypergraph draws animated nodes with slanted sides making them easy to see.