Rename

This node is useful for renaming scene graph locations according to regular expression matching and substitution. Be aware that many operations are dependent on the names of scene graph locations. Use this with care as it's possible to invalidate subsequent operations by changing scene graph location names.

Connection Type

Connection Name

Function

Input

in

The place in the node graph where you want to renamed scene graph locations.

 

Control (UI)

Default Value

Function

rootLocation

/root/world/geo

Describes the top-most location on which to perform renaming. The rename parameter options are available by clicking the dropdown menu.

For more information, refer to the Scene Graph Location Widget Type in Common Parameter Widgets.

locationTypes

N/A

Accepts a comma-delimited list of scene graph location types on which to act. An empty list acts upon all types.

pattern

N/A

Defines a POSIX-style regular expression on which to match.

replace

N/A

Sets the string replacement. \1 though \9 expand to matched groups in the above pattern. \0 expands to the full match string.