0
$\begingroup$

I have created a fairly complicated node tree in Animation Nodes. There are various parameters of different types that I set on various different nodes.

To make this easier for others to use, I'd like to create a single node, with all the inputs named, so that there's just one place to set all the input parameters. This would look similar to how you get a node group in the materials editor or compositor. AFAIK, Animation nodes does not have node groups.

Is there a way to do this?

Improve this question
$\endgroup$

1 Answer 1

Reset to default
3
$\begingroup$

In animation nodes, Groups are a kind of subprogram, like Loops or Scripts. To add one, press Shift + A > Subprograms > Group. Then, you can name your group and connect up your grouped nodes to the inputs and outputs of the Group. Here is a gif of this from the Animation Nodes Docs:

enter image description here

You can invoke your group with an Add Subprogram node.

Improve this answer
$\endgroup$
5
  • $\begingroup$ Many thanks for this - I've just tried it and I'm getting an error of "'Object Instancer' must not be in a subprogram". Any suggestions on how I work around this ? $\endgroup$
    – David Gilson
    Feb 13, 2018 at 15:29
  • $\begingroup$ For now I've taken the instancer out of the group - it means my inputs are now splits across two nodes, rather than just the one group input. That's not great but it's better than it was when I posted. $\endgroup$
    – David Gilson
    Feb 13, 2018 at 15:58
  • 1
    $\begingroup$ @DavidGilson Object Instancer can not be used inside loops or Groups. To be able to give you a workaround, you have to give us more details. Maybe ask another question if needed. $\endgroup$
    – Omar Emara
    Feb 13, 2018 at 16:14
  • $\begingroup$ @OmarAhmad Thank you - Instead of passing arguments to the object instancer into the group, I've passed the object list it creates into the group. It seemed the best way to deal with my set up. $\endgroup$
    – David Gilson
    Feb 13, 2018 at 16:36
  • $\begingroup$ Thank you, teacher. $\endgroup$
    – Rita Geraghty
    Oct 21, 2019 at 14:44

You must log in to answer this question.

Not the answer you're looking for? Browse other questions tagged .