Customising the NameSwitch node UI
Gaffer 0.55.0.0 introduces the NameSwitch node; like a Switch node, but using names instead of indices for switching between the inputs. This post shows an example of the NameSwitch in
Gaffer for pipeline - part 4 - which version?
When writing pipeline tools, it's often useful to know which Gaffer version you are running in. In python, the Gaffer.About module is your friend:
import Gaffer
print( Gaffer.About.versionString(
Scripting Box nodes
Gaffer's Box node is a staple building block sharing chunks of node graph (via the Reference system), or quickly building tools via expressions and promoted plugs.
The Gaffer docs have a
Gaffer for pipeline - part 3 - Compute cache size
Like many other applications that calculate data on-demand, Gaffer has a memory cache that can increase performance in UI sessions if you have RAM to spare.
The default size (1GB) is somewhat conservative
Gaffer for pipeline - part 2 - Customisation mechanisms
Continuing our bottom-up look at Gaffer from a pipeline perspective, in this instalment we look at the fundamentals of how to Gaffer is configured. We will cover:
* Environment variables
* Settings and Preferences
* Gaffer&