Loading and Reloading a LiveGroup

Loading a LiveGroup source into a LiveGroup node opens the selected source file or asset, parses its contents, and uses the first Group node found in the source for the parameters and contents of the LiveGroup node. Once a LiveGroup source has been loaded into a LiveGroup node, the source can be reloaded to pick up any changes that have been made to the file or asset outside of the current Katana session.

To load the LiveGroup node source:

1.

Right-click the LiveGroup node, or click the wrench icon in the b tab, and select Load from the menu.

The Load LiveGroup dialog appears.

2.

Select the file or asset from the file browser to use as the source of the LiveGroup node.

3.

Click Accept.

Note:  If the LiveGroup is editable and its contents have been modified, you must confirm whether you want to proceed. Continuing to load from the source without publishing changes first results in the unsaved changes being lost. To keep any changes, refer to Publishing a LiveGroup for more information.

To reload the LiveGroup node source, right-click the LiveGroup node, or click the wrench icon in the Parameters tab, and select Reload from the menu. The LiveGroup node’s contents are replaced with the contents of the first Group node loaded from the selected LiveGroup source.

Note:  If the source parameter specifies the latest version of a LiveGroup asset, the plug-in is used to query the asset management system for the latest version of the LiveGroup asset, which is then used as the actual source file to load.