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bpy.ops.node.add_file(filepath="", filter_blender=False, filter_image=True, filter_movie=False, filter_python=False, filter_font=False, filter_sound=False, filter_text=False, filter_btx=False, filter_collada=False, filter_folder=True, filemode=9, display_type='FILE_DEFAULTDISPLAY', name="Image")

Add a file node to the current node editor

Parameters:
  • filepath (string, (optional, never None)) – File Path, Path to file
  • filter_blender (boolean, (optional)) – Filter .blend files
  • filter_image (boolean, (optional)) – Filter image files
  • filter_movie (boolean, (optional)) – Filter movie files
  • filter_python (boolean, (optional)) – Filter python files
  • filter_font (boolean, (optional)) – Filter font files
  • filter_sound (boolean, (optional)) – Filter sound files
  • filter_text (boolean, (optional)) – Filter text files
  • filter_btx (boolean, (optional)) – Filter btx files
  • filter_collada (boolean, (optional)) – Filter COLLADA files
  • filter_folder (boolean, (optional)) – Filter folders
  • filemode (int in [1, 9], (optional)) – File Browser Mode, The setting for the file browser mode to load a .blend file, a library or a special file
  • display_type (enum in [‘FILE_DEFAULTDISPLAY’, ‘FILE_SHORTDISPLAY’, ‘FILE_LONGDISPLAY’, ‘FILE_IMGDISPLAY’], (optional)) –

    Display Type

    • FILE_DEFAULTDISPLAY Default, Automatically determine display type for files.
    • FILE_SHORTDISPLAY Short List, Display files as short list.
    • FILE_LONGDISPLAY Long List, Display files as a detailed list.
    • FILE_IMGDISPLAY Thumbnails, Display files as thumbnails.
  • name (string, (optional, never None)) – Name, Datablock name to assign
bpy.ops.node.add_reroute(path=None, cursor=6)

Undocumented (contribute)

Parameters:
  • path (bpy_prop_collection of OperatorMousePath, (optional)) – path
  • cursor (int in [0, inf], (optional)) – Cursor
bpy.ops.node.attach()

Attach active node to a frame

bpy.ops.node.backimage_move()

Move Node backdrop

bpy.ops.node.backimage_sample()

Use mouse to sample background image

bpy.ops.node.backimage_zoom(factor=1.2)

Zoom in/out the background image

Parameters:factor (float in [0, 10], (optional)) – Factor
bpy.ops.node.delete()

Delete selected nodes

bpy.ops.node.delete_reconnect()

Delete nodes; will reconnect nodes as if deletion was muted

bpy.ops.node.detach()

Detach selected nodes from parents

bpy.ops.node.detach_translate_attach(NODE_OT_detach=None, TRANSFORM_OT_translate=None, NODE_OT_attach=None)

Detach nodes, move and attach to frame

Parameters:
  • NODE_OT_detach (NODE_OT_detach, (optional)) – Detach Nodes, Detach selected nodes from parents
  • TRANSFORM_OT_translate (TRANSFORM_OT_translate, (optional)) – Translate, Translate (move) selected items
  • NODE_OT_attach (NODE_OT_attach, (optional)) – Attach Nodes, Attach active node to a frame
bpy.ops.node.duplicate(keep_inputs=False)

Duplicate selected nodes

Parameters:keep_inputs (boolean, (optional)) – Keep Inputs, Keep the input links to duplicated nodes
bpy.ops.node.duplicate_move(NODE_OT_duplicate=None, NODE_OT_translate_attach=None)

Duplicate selected nodes and move them

Parameters:
  • NODE_OT_duplicate (NODE_OT_duplicate, (optional)) – Duplicate Nodes, Duplicate selected nodes
  • NODE_OT_translate_attach (NODE_OT_translate_attach, (optional)) – Move and Attach, Move nodes and attach to frame
bpy.ops.node.duplicate_move_keep_inputs(NODE_OT_duplicate=None, NODE_OT_translate_attach=None)

Duplicate selected nodes keeping input links and move them

Parameters:
  • NODE_OT_duplicate (NODE_OT_duplicate, (optional)) – Duplicate Nodes, Duplicate selected nodes
  • NODE_OT_translate_attach (NODE_OT_translate_attach, (optional)) – Move and Attach, Move nodes and attach to frame
bpy.ops.node.film_response()

Set film response preset on active RGB Curves node

File :addons/film_response.py:181
bpy.ops.node.group_edit()

Edit node group

bpy.ops.node.group_make(type='NEW')

Make group from selected nodes

Parameters:type (enum in [‘NEW’, ‘INSERT’], (optional)) –

Type

  • NEW New, Create a new node group from selected nodes.
  • INSERT Insert, Insert into active node group.
bpy.ops.node.group_separate(type='COPY')

Separate selected nodes from the node group

Parameters:type (enum in [‘COPY’, ‘MOVE’], (optional)) –

Type

  • COPY Copy, Copy to parent node tree, keep group intact.
  • MOVE Move, Move to parent node tree, remove from group.
bpy.ops.node.group_socket_add(in_out='SOCK_IN', name="", type='VALUE')

Add node group socket

Parameters:
  • in_out (enum in [‘SOCK_IN’, ‘SOCK_OUT’], (optional)) – Socket Type, Input or Output
  • name (string, (optional, never None)) – Name, Group socket name
  • type (enum in [‘VALUE’, ‘VECTOR’, ‘RGBA’, ‘SHADER’, ‘BOOLEAN’, ‘MESH’, ‘INT’], (optional)) – Type, Type of the group socket
bpy.ops.node.group_socket_move_down(index=0, in_out='SOCK_IN')

Move down node group socket

Parameters:
  • index (int in [0, inf], (optional)) – Index
  • in_out (enum in [‘SOCK_IN’, ‘SOCK_OUT’], (optional)) – Socket Type, Input or Output
bpy.ops.node.group_socket_move_up(index=0, in_out='SOCK_IN')

Move up node group socket

Parameters:
  • index (int in [0, inf], (optional)) – Index
  • in_out (enum in [‘SOCK_IN’, ‘SOCK_OUT’], (optional)) – Socket Type, Input or Output
bpy.ops.node.group_socket_remove(index=0, in_out='SOCK_IN')

Remove a node group socket

Parameters:
  • index (int in [0, inf], (optional)) – Index
  • in_out (enum in [‘SOCK_IN’, ‘SOCK_OUT’], (optional)) – Socket Type, Input or Output
bpy.ops.node.group_ungroup()

Ungroup selected nodes

bpy.ops.node.hide_socket_toggle()

Toggle unused node socket display

bpy.ops.node.hide_toggle()

Toggle hiding of selected nodes

bpy.ops.node.join()

Attach selected nodes to a new common frame

Use the mouse to create a link between two nodes

Parameters:detach (boolean, (optional)) – Detach, Detach and redirect existing links

Makes a link between selected output in input sockets

Parameters:replace (boolean, (optional)) – Replace, Replace socket connections with the new links

Link to viewer node

Use the mouse to cut (remove) some links

Parameters:
  • path (bpy_prop_collection of OperatorMousePath, (optional)) – path
  • cursor (int in [0, inf], (optional)) – Cursor

Remove all links to selected nodes, and try to connect neighbor nodes together

Move a node to detach links

Parameters:
  • NODE_OT_links_detach (NODE_OT_links_detach, (optional)) – Detach Links, Remove all links to selected nodes, and try to connect neighbor nodes together
  • TRANSFORM_OT_translate (TRANSFORM_OT_translate, (optional)) – Translate, Translate (move) selected items

Move a node to detach links

Parameters:
  • NODE_OT_links_detach (NODE_OT_links_detach, (optional)) – Detach Links, Remove all links to selected nodes, and try to connect neighbor nodes together
  • NODE_OT_translate_attach (NODE_OT_translate_attach, (optional)) – Move and Attach, Move nodes and attach to frame
bpy.ops.node.mute_toggle()

Toggle muting of the nodes

bpy.ops.node.new_node_tree(type='COMPOSITING', name="NodeTree")

Create a new node tree

Parameters:
  • type (enum in [‘SHADER’, ‘TEXTURE’, ‘COMPOSITING’], (optional)) –

    Tree Type

    • SHADER Shader, Shader nodes.
    • TEXTURE Texture, Texture nodes.
    • COMPOSITING Compositing, Compositing nodes.
  • name (string, (optional, never None)) – Name
bpy.ops.node.node_color_preset_add(remove_active=False, name="")

Add a Node Color Preset

Parameters:
  • remove_active (boolean, (optional)) – remove_active
  • name (string, (optional, never None)) – Name, Name of the preset, used to make the path name
File :

startup/bl_operators/presets.py:52
bpy.ops.node.node_copy_color()

Copy color to all selected nodes

bpy.ops.node.options_toggle()

Toggle option buttons display for selected nodes

bpy.ops.node.output_file_add_socket(file_path="Image")

Add a new input to a file output node

Parameters:file_path (string, (optional, never None)) – File Path, Sub-path of the output file
bpy.ops.node.output_file_move_active_socket(direction='DOWN')

Move the active input of a file output node up or down the list

Parameters:direction (enum in [‘UP’, ‘DOWN’], (optional)) – Direction
bpy.ops.node.output_file_remove_active_socket()

Remove active input from a file output node

bpy.ops.node.parent_clear()

Detach selected nodes

bpy.ops.node.parent_set()

Attach selected nodes

bpy.ops.node.preview_toggle()

Toggle preview display for selected nodes

bpy.ops.node.properties()

Toggles the properties panel display

bpy.ops.node.read_fullsamplelayers()

Read all render layers of current scene, in full sample

bpy.ops.node.read_renderlayers()

Read all render layers of all used scenes

bpy.ops.node.render_changed()

Render current scene, when input node’s layer has been changed

bpy.ops.node.resize()

Resize a node

bpy.ops.node.select(mouse_x=0, mouse_y=0, extend=False)

Select the node under the cursor

Parameters:
  • mouse_x (int in [-inf, inf], (optional)) – Mouse X
  • mouse_y (int in [-inf, inf], (optional)) – Mouse Y
  • extend (boolean, (optional)) – Extend
bpy.ops.node.select_all()

(De)select all nodes

bpy.ops.node.select_border(gesture_mode=0, xmin=0, xmax=0, ymin=0, ymax=0, extend=True, tweak=False)

Use box selection to select nodes

Parameters:
  • gesture_mode (int in [-inf, inf], (optional)) – Gesture Mode
  • xmin (int in [-inf, inf], (optional)) – X Min
  • xmax (int in [-inf, inf], (optional)) – X Max
  • ymin (int in [-inf, inf], (optional)) – Y Min
  • ymax (int in [-inf, inf], (optional)) – Y Max
  • extend (boolean, (optional)) – Extend, Extend selection instead of deselecting everything first
  • tweak (boolean, (optional)) – Tweak, Only activate when mouse is not over a node - useful for tweak gesture

Select node and link it to a viewer node

Parameters:
  • NODE_OT_select (NODE_OT_select, (optional)) – Select, Select the node under the cursor
  • NODE_OT_link_viewer (NODE_OT_link_viewer, (optional)) – Link to Viewer Node, Link to viewer node
bpy.ops.node.select_linked_from()

Select nodes linked from the selected ones

bpy.ops.node.select_linked_to()

Select nodes linked to the selected ones

bpy.ops.node.select_same_type()

Select all the nodes of the same type

bpy.ops.node.select_same_type_next()

Select the next node of the same type

bpy.ops.node.select_same_type_prev()

Select the prev node of the same type

bpy.ops.node.show_cyclic_dependencies()

Sort the nodes and show the cyclic dependencies between the nodes

bpy.ops.node.template_add(filepath="", group_name="")

Create a new Mesh Object

Parameters:
  • filepath (string, (optional, never None)) – filepath
  • group_name (string, (optional, never None)) – group_name
File :

addons/node_templates.py:80
bpy.ops.node.translate_attach(TRANSFORM_OT_translate=None, NODE_OT_attach=None)

Move nodes and attach to frame

Parameters:
  • TRANSFORM_OT_translate (TRANSFORM_OT_translate, (optional)) – Translate, Translate (move) selected items
  • NODE_OT_attach (NODE_OT_attach, (optional)) – Attach Nodes, Attach active node to a frame
bpy.ops.node.view_all()

Resize view so you can see all nodes

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