Deleting Nodes

You can delete nodes in the Schematic view.

To delete a node:

1. Select the node.
2. Do one of the following:
3. Press Delete or Backspace.
4. Right-click (Windows) or Ctrl-click (Macintosh) and choose Delete.

When you delete a node, the nodes upstream and downstream of it are connected when possible. If the deleted node between two other nodes is a Composite operator, the nodes upstream and downstream of it are not connected.

If the deleted node fed into the secondary input for a downstream node, the node upstream of the deleted node is used for that secondary input.

When a layer node with connected upstream operators is deleted, a separate branch containing the operators is created.

Deleting Composite Operators

With the exception of the Composite operator, deleting a node in the Schematic is the same as deleting a node in the Workspace panel or Timeline.

When a Composite operator node is deleted from the Schematic, only the node is deleted—the inputs (upstream operators for the layers) remain in the Schematic as separate branches. When a Composite operator is deleted from the Workspace panel, the composite and the operators that compose the composite are deleted.

Note: A layer can only be moved up or down in the layer stack in the Workspace panel. Rearranging the node order in the Schematic view has no effect on the actual order of the layers. This is another difference between Schematic view and Workspace panel.