Using Operator Controls

The operator controls are context sensitive—only the controls that apply to the selected operator are displayed. When you select an operator in the Workspace panel, its controls appear and the name of the panel changes to that of the selected operator.

For example, if you select a Composite operator, the Composite Controls panel appears. Select a Paint operator to display the Paint Controls panel.

You can adjust the controls of an operator even if that operator is not displayed in a viewport. This is useful, for example, if you have a Color Corrector on a layer of a composite. You can view the output of the entire composite in the viewport and just select the Color Corrector to make adjustments to the layer. The results appear in the viewport.

To access the operator controls:

Do one of the following:

• Select an operator in the Workspace panel.
• Double-click a node in the Schematic view.

The operator controls also appear when you display the operator in the active viewport (for example, when you double-click it in the Workspace panel).

If you show other controls afterward, you can easily return to the controls for the current operator. Select the viewport and click the Send Down button .