Artist Tips

0.56.0: Crop Window Tool - 2D

Another improvement in Gaffer 0.56 is the ability to adjust your render crop window from the 2D view (finally!). This video demonstrates some of tool handling improvements we added at the same

0.56.0: Set node tweaks

We've made a long-awaited tweak to the Set node in the recently released Gaffer 0.56.0.0. The confusing Paths plug .vs. PathFilter debate is finally over. TL;DR:  Just

Automatic Connections to New Nodes

When creating Switch, Group, or Parent nodes in the Graph Editor, Gaffer will automatically connect your current selection to the new node. Sometimes, though, you will end up with an array of connections

Shader connection components

When building shader networks, you can split a multi-value parameter in the ''Graph Editor'', to mix and match its individual components. Expanding Parameter Components A multi-value parameter, such as