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kirill_7256
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October 24, 2024
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Making libary node into local sub-graph?

  • October 24, 2024
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And available to modification  without  messing with original one in the library ?    Is it possiblee somehow ?  Perhaps by editing sbs  file in text editor?

 

Something like in Blender when you drop a node group from library  , make it local and opened for tweaks , and now it saves with current blend  file while the libary one stays intact?  

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Marco VitaleCommunity Expert
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October 25, 2024

Hi Kirill,

That is possible, it's quite similar like you would do it in blender. Right-Click on the library node, open the reference .sbs and copy the graph into your project, when the graph is in your project, it's basically a "local copy" of the original node, you can edit this graph and drag it into your material graph, like any other subgraph.

I hope this is what you are looking for.

Stay healthy and creative Marco 

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kirill_7256Author
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October 25, 2024

Thanks Marco. I meant a bit diffrent scenario.   I have alredy big  graph with lots of nodes I droped from library .  How could I relink them to local one  I copy /pasted to my sbs  ?    

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Marco VitaleCommunity Expert
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October 25, 2024

You just open the Dependency Manager and search for the graph you want to replace, right-click on the node-name and choose "Relocate" from the context menu, you can either just use your current .sbs file, or even use another .sbs. You just have to make sure, that the graph name is the same. For example if you are replacing a perlin_noise the new graph has to be named also perlin_noise, it can be stored in any filename, but the graph has to be the same. As soon as you relocated the Reference, you can also rename it. I also made a quick demo video so you see the workflow.

Stay healthy and creative Marco

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