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Panels
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Property Panel
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The panel is located in the Property panel under Sverchok tab in Sverchok tree editor. To open the panel pres :kbd:`N`
and select Sverchok tab.


.. _layout_manager:

Layout manager
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    Layout manager

This panel allows to manage Sverchok layouts as easy as you press buttons on an elevator.

Update all
    In case if automatic tree update is turned off it is possible to make update manually. 
    `Update all` will update all trees and `Update "Current tree name"` button on active tree panel
    will update only current tree.

List to quickly pick layout, switch between them with buttons instead of popup list. Also have settings:

Tree item buttons:
    B
        bake this layout - will gather all layout's viewer draw and viewer text to bake them.
        Bake only if bakeable button is active on node, else ignore.
    Show layout
        Controls all OpenGL viewer of this layout. Viewer, Stethoscope and Viewer Indices 
    Animate layout
        to animate the layout (or not) - may preserve you time.
    Scene Update
        Update upon changes in the scene
    Process layout
        Automatically evaluate layout while editing, disable for large or complex layouts (F6)
    Draft Mode
        Switch tree to Draft mode (F7)

.. note::
    It is possible to filter trees by its names via standard blender interface right below the list.


.. _active_tree_panel:

Active Tree Properties
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    Active tree panel

Re-update all nodes operator
    It reevaluates a whole tree regardless to updated state of its nodes and the live update option.

Bake Viewer Draw nodes operator
    All Viewer Draw nodes will generate generate Blender meshes from their input data in current scene.

Show viewers
    It controls showing state of all Viewer nodes in the tree.

Animate
    If enabled the tree will be reevaluated upon frame change. The update can effect not all nodes but only those
    which have property to_animate enabled.

Scene update
    If enabled togather with Live Update the tree will be reevaluated upon
    changes in the scene. It will effect only nodes with `interactive`
    property enabled.
    

Live update
    If enabled it means that the tree will be evaluated upon changes in its
    topology, changes in node properties or scene changes made by user.
    This property does not effect evaluation upon frame changes or by
    `re-update all nodes` operator.
    Enabling the property will call the tree topology changes
    :ref:`trigger <sv_triggers>`.

Draft mode
    It switches to draft property in :doc:`A number node <../nodes/number/numbers>` and some others.
    Its usage is to add set of draft properties to the node tree to improve performance.


Node timings
~~~~~~~~~~~~

Enabling
    Show last execution time for each nodes in the tree.

Update time mode
    - Per node
        Showed time of a node includes only its execution period.
    - Cumulative time
        Showed time of a node includes time of its execution and execution time of all previous nodes.


Tree UI options
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Socket menu
    It adds a menu to all output sockets. With functionality of the menu you can add post processing steps which
    can change shape of output data of a socket.

Big buttons
    Some buttons become big.

Menu icons
    To show icons in :kbd:`Shift+A` (Add node) menu.

Quick link modes
    - Do not show
    - Show single option only
        Show the button only for cases when there is only one node to be created can be suggested; do not show the menu
    - Show *Create parameter* options
        Show the button with a menu with options to create parameter nodes


Import Export Panel
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location: N panel.


Export
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Export to JSON
    To save node tree in JSON format, see note what information are putted into a file 
Export to GIST
    It creates JSON file from current tree and upload it into your github account.
    It will let you quickly share your trees with other users
    For using the button you have generate token and put it in the addon preferences.
Archive .blend
    It will let to put current file into zip or gz archive. Current file should be saved.
    Archive will be created in the same directory.

.. note::
    JSON file stores
        - Node state: location, hidden, frame parent
        - Node parameters: (internal state) like booleans, enum toggles and strings
        - connections and connection order (order is important for dynamic-socket nodes)


Import
~~~~~~

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    Choosing tree where to put importing tree

Import JSON file
    Download tree from json file. It is possible to choose existing layout where new tree should be added.
Import GIST link
    It will let to import tree into current layout. Clipboard should contain GIST link.

.. warning::
    The json currently doesn't store geometry but an empty shell without object references instead.
    The same is true for other Blender data blocks like materials etc.

**Why make it if it's so limited?**

Primarily this is for sharing quick setups, for showing people how to achieve a general result. 
The decision to not include geometry in the Object In references may change, until then consider 
it a challenge to avoid it. The way to exchange large complex setups will always be the ``.blend``,
this loads faster and stores anything your Tree may reference.


General utils panel
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    :alt: general utils panel

**Check for updates** - finds if master branch on github has new version of Sverchok. In future there will be releases, but now dangerous update.

**Show Last Commits** - Show lastests commits in info panel and terminal

**Upgrade Sverchok** - upgrades Sverchok from github with new version - button appears only if 'check for updates' finds a new version.


Node's N panel
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The panel in the right part of node editor window is toggled by the `N`
keyboard shortcut, so it is called the N panel. Here we will consider the first
tab of this panel, named "Item". This tab contains some information and
parameters concerning the currently active node. It is not shown if there is no
active node in the tree.

The "Item" tab of the N panel contains the following parts:

* **Node** rolldown:

  * **Name**: node name. This is an identifier of the node within the tree. If you
    try to give the node a name, which is already taken by another node,
    Blender will automatically add something like ``.001`` to the name.
  * **Label**: node label to be displayed in the node editor. If not specified,
    then the node name will be used.
  * Below that, there is a text box displaying the identifier of the type of
    active node (so-called ``bl_idname``). It may be useful for scripting or
    for searching information about the node. The button next to the text box
    copies that identifier into the clipboard.
  * Following is the **Presets** section. It contains:

    * **Load Preset** menu. This dropdown menu contains all presets that were
      created for this type of node. Select a preset from the menu to apply it.
      Settings loaded from the preset will overwrite current settings of the
      node. **Note**: the same menu is available in the node editor, when a
      node is active, by **Shift-P** shortcut.
    * **Save Preset** button. Save current settings of the node as a new
      preset. You will be asked for a name for the new preset.

  You can edit and remove your presets in the **Presets** section of the node
  editor's T panel, if you enable the **Manage Presets** mode (see description
  above).

  * **Help & Docs** section. This contains buttons for accessing the
    documentation of currently active node.
  * **Edit Source** section allows you to edit the source code of the node:

    * **Externally**. Open an external text editor application to edit the file.
    * **Internally**. Load the source code of the node into Blender's text block.

  * **Re-Create Node** button. This removes the node and replaces it with a new
    instance of the same node, trying to save all node's settings and
    connections. This button is mostly useful in the development stage of the
    node, if you for some reason have to re-initialize the node.

* **Properties** rolldown. This contains all specific settings of the active
  node type. For most types of nodes, this contains all the same parameters
  that can be found in the node interface itself. Some types of nodes have
  additional parameters here - usually ones you do not have to change in most
  cases, or some kind of "advanced parameters".


Tool Panel
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  :alt: nodes_panel.png
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To see this panel it has to be enabled in the Sverchok properties inside the Blender Preferences Panel -> Add-ons -> Sverchok.
There you can choose if to display it on the "N panel" or the "T panel".
Also you can choose if you want to display only the icons

The panel presents all nodes available, organized in categories with a search menu.

You can add node to the tree by clicking corresponding button and dragging placing the node in the node-tree.

Presets Panel
-------------

This is a second tab under the *T* panel. This is how it looks by default:

Introduction to Presets
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Preset is a named set of stored settings of one of several nodes. You can:

* Save settings of one or several selected nodes (links between nodes are saved
  too) under specific name.
* Use saved preset in another node tree later.
* Import and export presets as `.json` files.
* Share presets with other users via gist.github.com service, or import presets
  made by other users.

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  :alt: empty-presets.png
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Each preset belongs to some preset category. By default, all presets are in
special category named "General".

There are special categories for presets of settings of nodes of specific
types; such categories can store only settings of nodes of this type. Such
categories are distinguished with a prefix "/Node/" in their titles. For
example, a category with name "/Node/ Box" can contain only settings of the
"Box" node. Such categories are created automatically.

Among per-node presets, you can define a preset with special name ``Default``.
Such preset will be automatically applied to the node of this type when you
create it by selecting from Shift-A menu, from Search menu or from T panel (but
not when it is created as a part of another preset being used).

Presets are saved as `.json` files under Blender configuration directory, in
`datafiles/sverchok/presets`. Preset categories are represented as directories
under that one.

It can be good idea to store as a preset (and maybe share) the following things:

* One node with a lot of settings, if you think this is "good" settings and you
  are going to use the same settings many times.
* Scripted node, or "Mesh Expression" node, or one of other nodes that use
  Blender's text blocks as settings. Such nodes are stored together with
  corresponding text.
* Several linked nodes, that do some completed thing, for later usage "as-is".
* Several linked nodes, that are "sort of going to be needed in this
  combination often", so that later you can start with this preset and add some
  nodes to it or tweak it somehow.

There are some presets distributed with Sverchok itself. You can not edit or
remove such presets from Blender's UI. Such presets are marked with a word
``[standard]`` in tooltips of corresponding buttons in the Presets panel.

Panel Buttons
~~~~~~~~~~~~~

At the top of the Presets panel, there is a drop-down menu, which allows you to
select the category of presets to work with. By default, there is only one
category named "General".
All buttons placed below this menu work inside the selected category.

The Presets panel has the following buttons:

* **Save Preset**. This button is only shown when there are some nodes selected
  in the tree. When you press this button, it asks you for the name under which
  this preset should be known. You need to enter some descriptive name and
  press Ok. After that, the preset will become available in the lower part of
  the panel.

   When there is a presets category of specific node type selected, the "Save
   Preset" button is only available when a single node of corresponding type is
   selected.

* **Manage Presets**. This is a toggle button. It switches you between "presets
  usage mode" (which is the default, when button is not pressed) and "presets
  management mode" (when the button is pressed).

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Contents of lower part of the panel depend on whether the **Manage Presets** button is pressed.

When management mode is disabled, there is a button shown for each preset that you already have:

By pressing such button, you add nodes saved in corresponding preset into
current tree. New nodes are automatically selected, so that you can move them
to another part of the node view.

When management mode is enabled, there are more buttons:

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* **Import preset from Gist**. You will be asked for Gist ID or full URL of the
  gist, and preset name. If you have gist URL in the clibpoard, it will be
  pasted automatically.
* **Import preset from file**. File browser will appear to allow you to select
  a `.json` file to import. In the left bottom part of this file browser, there
  is mandatory text field asking you to enter preset name.
* **Create new category**. You will be asked for the name of the category.
  Category name must be correct directory name (for example, it can not contain
  `/` character). Category name must be unique.
* **Delete category {NAME}**. You will be asked for confirmation. Only empty
  category can be deleted.

The following buttons (in this order) are shown for each preset you have:

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* **Export preset to Gist**. Preset will be exported to gist service. Gist URL
  will be automatically copied into clipboard.
* **Export preset to outer file**. File browser will appear asking you to
  select where to save the preset.
* **Edit preset properties**. A dialog will appear allowing you to change the
  following properties of preset: Name, Description, Author, License. The
  Description attribute will be used as a tooltip for preset button.

* **Delete preset**. You will be asked for confirmation.

It is not possible to edit or remove presets that are distributed with Sverchok.


.. _3d_panel:

3D Panel
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With this panel your layout becomes addon itself. So, you making your life easy.
Since Blender 2.8 this panel has two instances. One instance located on `N` panel in `Tool` category of `3D` editor.
Another located in `Active tool and workspace settings` shelf of `Properties` editor.

**Update all trees** - manual update of all layouts

Node properties list
--------------------

Some nodes can display their properties on the 3D panel. 
For this you have to turn on an appropriate property on N panel of selected node in a node tree.

Some nodes which can displayed its properties on th 3D panel:
 - A number
 - Color input
 - List Input
 - Objects in
 - Viewer BMesh

**Scan for props** - Nodes which should display their properties on the panel will be added 
and which should not will be removed from the panel. Order of existing items will be unchanged.

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**Edit properties** - turn property list into edit mode it will add extra buttons form  managing the list

*Note: in edit mode it is possible to change order of items, rename items, remove displaying node properties in list, 
torn on/off displaying node tree in list. It is recommended to rename nodes and trees via list interface 
otherwise for properly displaying items `scan for props` button should be pressed after each renaming.
Changes node labels can be renamed from other UI in case if filtering properties are not going to be used.*

**filter** (below list) - can be used for filtering properties

In normal mode tree items display the same properties as layout manager
