Apple Shake 4 - Manual (Page 243)

Chapter 7 Using the Node View 243
Ignoring Nodes
Nodes in the node tree can be disabled without actually removing them from the tree,
using the Ignore command. Ignored nodes have no effect on your script whatsoever,
and are never rendered.
This is a good way to see what effect a node is having on your composition. Ignoring
nodes also allows you to disable nodes you may not need any more, without
permanently deleting them in the event you change your mind later on.
To toggle nodes off and on, ignoring and restoring them, do one of the
following:
m Select one or more nodes, then press I.
m You can also load a node into the Parameters tab, then turn on the ignoreNode
parameter.
Ignored nodes appear with a red diagonal slash in the node tree. To reactivate a node,
press I again.
Renaming Nodes
For organizational purposes, you may find it useful to rename a node in order to keep
track of its function in your composition. This can be especially useful if you have
numerous identical nodes in close proximity to one another in a dense node tree.
To rename a node:
1 Load the node’s parameters into the Parameters1 tab.
2 Enter a new name into the nodeName field of the Parameters tab.
FileIn and FileOut nodes are automatically named based on the media files they’re
linked to on disk.