Transferring Nodes to a Different Object

There may be cases when you want to transfer part of the node graph to a node graph that belongs to a different object, so that you can make use of your existing work without the need to start from scratch. This is particularly useful for recreating work on an object that has different topology to the source object, or is identical geometry with a different UV layout.

Mari transfers the nodes and paint data to the target object, avoiding the need to manually redo existing work on a new version of the geometry

To transfer nodes, select them in the node graph, right-click and select Selection > Transfer.

This opens the Node Transfer dialog.

Node Transfer Properties

Object	The source and destination objects for which the node transfer is to take place.  For more information on objects, see Objects and Object Hierarchies.
Version	The source and destination versions of the objects for the transfer. For more information on versions, see Adding and Removing Object Versions.
Size  (Destination only)	The texture resolution for the destination. You can set Size to be the Same As Source or to any other supported channel sizes, see Channels Palette.

The rest of the properties are the same as those for transferring channels in the channels palette, under the Advanced tab of the Channel Transfer dialog. For a full description, see Transferring Channels andChannel Transfer Dialog.