Autodesk 663B1-05A111-1001 User Guide - Page 395

13 | Basics Windows and Editors Reference > Hypergraph overview Example You create a wine glass surface by revolving a NURBS curve. The following dependency graph appears when you select the revolved surface's shape node and select Graph > Input and Output Connections: Note This graph is shown vertically. By default, a dependency graph displays horizontally. The connection lines between nodes show connection direction. The connection line originates at a node that outputs data, and the line points to a node receiving the data as input. The example graph shows that a curve provides input to the revolve operation node. The revolve operation generates a revolved shape-the wine glass. The revolved shape is connected to initialShadingGroup, which sets the default color of all geometric shapes created in Maya. If you move your mouse pointer over a connection line, small white boxes appear next to the input node and output node. The white box next to an input node shows the node's name and attribute that receives the input. The white box next to an output node shows the node's name and attribute that provides the output. Each node name and attribute is separated by a period. In many cases, you must be familiar with Maya's internal operation details to understand the node and attribute names you see in the white boxes. Basics 395