Working with Nodes in the Model Builder
Moving Nodes in the Model Builder
Many of the nodes under the branches and subbranches listed in Table 3-2 can be moved around in the model tree. To move nodes use one of these methods:
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Select one node at a time (or by Ctrl-clicking or Shift-clicking to select more than one node at a time), and use the mouse to drop them in another applicable position in the model tree. A horizontal line indicates where in the model tree the moved (or copied) nodes get inserted when releasing the mouse.
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Right-click the selected nodes and select Move Up () or Move Down (). Nodes that are the first or last of its kind can only be moved down or up, respectively.
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Use the keyboard shortcuts Ctrl+up arrow or Ctrl+down arrow to move nodes up or down.
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You can also create custom grouping of nodes to organize the nodes in the model tree. See Custom Grouping of Nodes.
For physics interface nodes it is not possible to move the default nodes (for the default boundary condition, for example). It is possible to create a copy of a default node, which initially has no selection. To click-and-drag a default node creates a copy whether or not the Ctrl key is pressed.
The order of the nodes in some of the branches affects the evaluation of the sequence that they define. In the following branches and subbranches it is possible to move nodes up and down to control the evaluation of the sequence or the order in which they appear within the branch or subbranch (also see Table 3-2):
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Definitions: nodes can be moved relative to other nodes of the same type (functions, selections, and so on).
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Geometry: The Geometry Nodes.
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Materials: Material nodes.
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Mesh: Mesh nodes (see Meshing).
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Physics interfaces: except for the default nodes, the nodes for physics interfaces (such as material models, boundary conditions, domains, edges, points, and sources) can be moved within the physics interface branches (see The Physics Interfaces).
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Study: Study and study step nodes can be moved (see Study and Study Step Types).
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Results: the order of the nodes can be rearranged within each of the subbranches (Derived Values, Tables, Plot Groups, Export, and Reports). Exceptions under the Export node are the Plot, Mesh, and Table nodes (see Results Analysis and Plots).