Node Graph Functions

A list of functions available in the Node Graph can be found in the table below.

Function	How to access it	What it does	Opens this dialog box	Notes
Add Paint node	• Right-click \| Node Graph > Create Paint Node • keyboard \| P	Opens a dialog box allowing you to add an image set.	Add Paint/Bake Point Dialog
Add Group node	• Right-click \| Node Graph > Group • keyboard \| Ctrl/Cmd+G	Creates a Group node containing selected nodes or an empty Group if no nodes are selected.
Import image into Paint node	• Right-click \| Node Graph > File > Import	Imports an image on disk into a selected Paint node in the current Node Graph.
Export image from Paint node	• Right-click \| Node Graph > File > Export	Exports a selected Paint node from the current Node Graph to a file on disk.
Import nodes into Node Graph	• Right-click \| Node Graph > File > Import Nodes	Imports a selection of nodes into the current Node Graph from .mng files.
Export nodes from Node Graph	• Right-click \| Node Graph > File > Export Nodes	Exports a selection of nodes from the current Node Graph to an .mng file.
Export and flatten Channel nodes from Node Graph	• Right-click \| Node Graph > File > Export All Channel Nodes Flattened	Flattens each patch as a single image for all Channel nodes and exports them to a series of files.
Export and flatten selected Channel nodes from Node Graph	• Right-click \| Node Graph > File > Export Selected Channel Nodes Flattened	Flattens each patch as a single image for the selected Channel nodes and exports them to a series of files.
Copy selected nodes to clipboard	• Right-click \| Node Graph > Edit > Copy • keyboard \| Cmd/Ctrl+C	Copies the selected nodes from the current Node Graph to the OS clipboard.
Paste nodes from clipboard	• Right-click \| Node Graph > Edit > Paste • keyboard \| Cmd/Ctrl+V	Pastes the nodes from the OS clipboard to the current Node Graph.
Duplicate selected node(s)	• Right-click \| Node Graph > Edit > Duplicate	Creates a duplicate of the selected node(s) in the current Node Graph.
Bake paint to Paint node	• Right-click \| Node Graph > Edit > Bake to Paint Node	Converts a selected node to a Paint node, allowing you to export its output.
Rename selected node	• Right-click \| Node Graph > Edit > Rename Node • keyboard \| N	Renames the selected node.
Disable selected node(s)	• Right-click \| Node Graph > Edit > Disable • keyboard \| D	Disables the selected node or nodes, only passing their preferred input down the node tree.
Bypass selected node inputs	• Right-click \| Node Graph > Edit > Bypass • keyboard \| Ctrl/Cmd+D	Cycles through the node's inputs to bypass all but one.
Delete selected node(s)	• Right-click \| Node Graph > Edit > Delete • keyboard \| Del	Deletes the selected nodes from the current Node Graph.
Extract the node	• Right-click \| Node Graph > Edit > Extract • keyboard \| Ctrl/Cmd+Shift+X	Detaches the selected node from any node it's connected to.		You can only extract one node at a time.
Search nodes	• Right-click \| Node Graph > Edit > Search Node • keyboard \| J	Searches nodes used in the Node Graph and jump to them.
Bake Points	• Right-click \| Node Graph > Edit > Bake Points > • Update Selected • Update Downstream • Smart Bake And Update • Bake Selected	• Updates the selected Bake Point nodes. • Updates the selected Bake Point node as well as the ones that are located downstream. • Bakes the Bake Point nodes that have never been baked or are out-of-date. • Bakes the selected Bake Point nodes.
Groups	Right-click \| Node Graph > Edit > Groups > • Manage User Knobs • Expose Node Properties	• Opens the Group Node Knobs dialog. • Exposes all the properties of the selected node to the Group.
Toggle between No Port List and Show Port List	• Right-click \| Node Graph > Edit > Toggle Port List • keyboard \| Shift+S	Toggles between No Port List (Vertical) and Show Port List (Horizontal) navigation types. See Mari Preferences Dialog for more information.
Info Viewer	• Right-click \| Node Graph > Edit > Info Viewer • keyboard \| I	Shows information on the selected node(s).
Add node	• Right-click \| Node Graph > Nodes > Category > Node • keyboard \| Tab	Adds the node to the current Node Graph at the cursor position or after a selected node.		In addition to creating nodes, you can also create shader networks, which is similar to creating shaders through the Shaders Palette.
Autoplace selected nodes	• Right-click \| Node Graph > Autoplace • keyboard \| L	Rearranges all (or selected) nodes in the current Node Graph for clarity.