Autodesk 663B1-05A111-1001 User Guide - Page 450

14 | Basics Nodes Reference > Node behavior Manip History Node Sets the specified shape as the default manipulator, instead of using one of the defaults. Visibility When this attribute is on, the current object is visible in the scene view. When this attribute is off, the current object is hidden in the scene view. Template When this attribute is on, the current object is appears a template. See "Display > Object Display" on page 294 and "Make an object unselectable (template)" on page 135. LOD Visibility If the current object is connected to a lodGroup node, then this check box displays the Hide/Show status of the object's display level. Also, this attribute is read-only. If the current object is not connected to a lodGroup node, this attribute turns off the objects visibility in the scene view. Node behavior To change node behavior, select the node and expand the Node Behavior section of the Attribute Editor. Basics 450 Caching Turn Caching on to temporarily store input node evaluations in the cache. When Maya needs these evaluations (as input to the node), it uses the information stored in the cache rather than re-evaluating the input node. If no changes have been made to the node, it redraws more quickly. The cache is destroyed when you edit an attribute. Note that caching uses more memory, which could affect Maya's performance. Node State Changing the node state can improve performance. There are six possible node states: Normal Causes the node to behave normally, according to the defined settings and effects. This is the default. HasNoEffect Disables any effects on the node so that fewer calculations are necessary at the time of redraw. The effect does not render until you reset the Node State back to Normal. Maya evaluates the nodes in the node's history, but not the node itself.