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September 5, 2025
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Properties don't update when making nodes in script

  • September 5, 2025
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Hi, 

 

When making a new node via script and setting the identifier like this:

 

output_node = graph.newNode("sbs::compositing::output")
output_node.setPosition(sd.api.sdbasetypes.float2(48, 48))
output_node.setAnnotationPropertyValueFromId("identifier", sd.api.sdvaluestring.SDValueString.sNew("N"))
output_node.setAnnotationPropertyValueFromId("description", sd.api.sdvaluestring.SDValueString.sNew("Normal"))

 

The node doesn't update in the UI,  it just has the default 'output' name and doesn't show the description in the tooltip. 

 

I have to click each node for it to refresh and show the correct name and tooltip. 

 

Given there doesn't seem to be a SelectNode(node) in the API i can't do this in the script either. 

I would have there might have been a node.Redaw() or graph.Redaw() but can't find anything along those lines in the API either. 

 

Am i missing something here or is this a bug? 

 

Thanks.

 

 

Correct answer Luca Giarrizzo

Hello,

 

Thank you for reporting this!

 

There is indeed a known bug where Output nodes will not refresh automatically in the Graph View after changing their attributes (E.g.: identifier, label).

 

We have logged this issue and I thank you for your patience until we can fix it.

 

Feel free to let us know about any other issues you experience in Designer.

 

Best regards.

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Luca Giarrizzo
Community Manager
Luca GiarrizzoCommunity ManagerCorrect answer
Community Manager
September 11, 2025

Hello,

 

Thank you for reporting this!

 

There is indeed a known bug where Output nodes will not refresh automatically in the Graph View after changing their attributes (E.g.: identifier, label).

 

We have logged this issue and I thank you for your patience until we can fix it.

 

Feel free to let us know about any other issues you experience in Designer.

 

Best regards.

Luca Giarrizzo | Quality Engineer - Substance 3D Designer | Adobe
rsmhAuthor
Participant
October 8, 2025

Thanks Luca. Yeaht that would be great to get that fixed.