9.5.2

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XPRESSO EDITOR • 1083
To create a node:
 Drag and drop the node that you want to create from the XPresso Pool into
the XPresso Editor.
To open and close hierarchies:
 Click the icon to the left of an element’s name.
To create your own pool of nodes:
 In the XPresso Pool, create a new pool by choosing Edit > Create Pool. (You
cannot add your own nodes to the original pool.)
 Congure the nodes that you want to add to the pool.
 Drag the nodes that you want to add to the pool from the XPresso Editor
and drop them into the new XPresso pool.
Edit Menu
Create Pool
Choose this command to create a new pool for your own node congurations. Use the dialog that
opens to dene a save path for the pool (note that groups are saved to the ‘Library / xnode folder
within the CINEMA 4D folder); the pool is saved automatically and will be made available each time
you restart CINEMA 4D. To add your own node congurations to the pool, rst congure the nodes
as desired in the XPresso Editor then drag and drop the nodes into the pool.
Load Pool
This command allows you to load a pool le.
Remove Preset
You cannot remove nodes from the original pool.
Removes the selected preset or folder from the pool.
Rename Preset
Renames the preset. For example, if you have congured a Math node for integer subtraction, you
may want to rename it to ‘Subtract Int’.