Out
Output port for a subgraph.
What it does
Out is the exit port of a container. Placed inside a Subgraph, whatever is wired into it flows out of the container to the parent graph.
More than one thing can be wired into a single Out; it grows extra inputs as connections are made, and each connection becomes its own named output slot on the container. Renaming the node, or setting its name parameter, labels that output outside the container.
When to use it
Defining what comes out of a Subgraph.
Exposing more than one result from a container: wire several things into the same Out node.
Giving an output a stable name instead of a generic
output: rename the node or set itsname.
| Parameter | Type | Default |
|---|---|---|
name | String | "output" |
opacity | Number | 1 |
Gotchas
An Out node with nothing wired into it produces no output at all. It does not fall back to a zero or blank value. If a container appears to output nothing, check that every Out inside it has an incoming connection.
Every wired connection into an Out becomes its own output, in order. For a single combined result (one image, one shape), combine upstream of the Out rather than wiring multiple partial pieces into it.
Worked example
Open or create a Subgraph and drop an Out node inside it.
Wire the shape, image, or value to expose into the Out node's input.
Rename the Out node (or set its name) to something descriptive, like
result.Close the Subgraph. The container now has an output pin using that name, ready to connect downstream.
See also
In · Subgraph · Annotation · Scene values