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AllenTLF
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Aug 12, 2021 6:54 PM UTC
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Select upstream/downstream & auto arrange nodes

Is there a way in SD to select all upstream or downstream nodes from single/multiple nodes? Also, is there a way to "auto arrange" nodes upstream/downstream so that every node is laid out nice and tidy? (3ds Max Slate Material Editor has a handy "lay out children" function)

 

Re-arranging and moving nodes around sometimes can be very tedius and flow-killing.

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Luca Giarrizzo
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Community Manager
Aug 25, 2021 12:42 PM UTC

Hello @AllenTLF,

 

As you found out, the Select parent nodes option in a node's contextual menu lets you select all upstream nodes. There is however currently no way to select all downstream nodes. You may use the Python API to implement your own solution for this.

I will report this suggestion to the rest of the development team. Thank you for your patience!

 

Best regards.

 

Luca Giarrizzo | Quality Engineer - Substance 3D Designer | Adobe
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Luca Giarrizzo
Community Manager
Luca GiarrizzoCommunity ManagerCorrect answer
Community Manager
Aug 25, 2021 12:42 PM UTC

Hello @AllenTLF,

 

As you found out, the Select parent nodes option in a node's contextual menu lets you select all upstream nodes. There is however currently no way to select all downstream nodes. You may use the Python API to implement your own solution for this.

I will report this suggestion to the rest of the development team. Thank you for your patience!

 

Best regards.

 

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Luca Giarrizzo | Quality Engineer - Substance 3D Designer | Adobe
    AllenTLFAuthor
    Participating Frequently
    Aug 27, 2021 11:20 PM UTC

    @Luca Giarrizzo Sounds great and thanks to reply to my message! This implementation will be useful. Since you're going to suggest the selec downstream feature, it will be grea to also suggest a select "up/downstream" (select whole tree) feature! 😉

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      Luca Giarrizzo
      Community Manager
      Luca GiarrizzoCommunity Manager
      Community Manager
      Aug 30, 2021 8:06 AM UTC

      Noted! Thank you for the suggestion!

       

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      Luca Giarrizzo | Quality Engineer - Substance 3D Designer | Adobe
      AllenTLFAuthor
      Participating Frequently
      Aug 23, 2021 3:16 PM UTC

      I'm going to answer my own question:

       

      Right click on nodes and there is a "Select Parent Nodes" command to select all upstream nodes. But I didn't find any command to select "child nodes/downstream nodes".

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        AllenTLFAuthor
        Participating Frequently
        Aug 17, 2021 7:04 PM UTC

        Anyone? <Bump>

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