Inserting a Node with the Marionette Tool

The Marionette tool places nodes, and also enables a special Debug mode for troubleshooting.

Mode	Description
Current Node list	Select the node for placement. The files and folders available in the current document and in the libraries are listed on the left. Select a file to display thumbnails of the nodes available in that location, and select the desired node.
Node Placement	Allows the selection and placement of nodes from the Current Node list; see Creating a Network for more information
Debug	Allows for the troubleshooting and debugging of networks; see Debugging a Marionette Script for more information

Nodes are color coded by function for ease of identification in networks.

To insert a node:

Click the Marionette tool from the Basic palette, and click Node Placement mode from the Tool bar.
Select the node for placement from the Current Node list. The files and folders available in the current document and in the libraries are listed on the left. Select a file to display thumbnails of the nodes available in that location, and select the desired node.
Click in the drawing to place the node.

The node properties can be accessed from the Object Info palette.

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Color	Node types
Warm Gray	Math Points Vectors
Green	2D objects
Aqua	3D objects
Blue	NURBS
Orange	Strings Text
Gray	File structure
Gold	Appearance Object attributes
Brown	Data flow
Violet	Input
Tan	Debug/diagnostic
Magenta	Geometric information Non-graphical information (records, IFC)
Pink	Operations (transform, rotate, convert to mesh)

Parameter	Description
Edit	For basic nodes, opens the Script Editor dialog box to change the functionality of the node; for object or wrapper nodes, accesses an editing mode; for more information, see Creating and Editing Nodes
Description (Basic nodes only)	Gives a brief description of the purpose of the node and relevant inputs and outputs
Run	Executes the node; if the node is part of a network, it executes the network
Name	Enter a name for the selected node. If a name is assigned, it displays at the top of the node. For more information, see Naming Nodes.
Parameters	Specifies the parameter value to be passed to the associated node