Blender 3D: Designing Objects

Grouping nodes under frames for easier reading

The shaders we have seen so far are quite simple and easily readable in the Node Editor window, but for several materials we'll see in this Cookbook, the node connections will be a lot more complex and confusing. One more aid we can use to improve the readability of these nodes are the frames. We can use them to visually organize the shaders' network.

Getting ready

Start Blender and open the 9931OS_02_interface.blend file.

How to do it...

Let's see the use of a frame with a simple shader that we already know:

1. Go to the Node Editor window and press Shift + A to add a Frame (press Shift + A and navigate to Layout | Frame). Move the mouse to place its arrow over the nodes, and notice that it always appears ...