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Node Techniques

Techniques are the specific methods that nodes use to create features or fulfil a task. Each node has multiple techniques that may have different requirement for completion.

For example, creating a point with the technique ByCartesianCoordinates is much different than creating a point with the technique OnPlane.

The ByCartesianCoordinates technique requires that you input
- a CoordinateSystem,
- XTranslation,
- YTranslation, and
- ZTranslation.
While OnPlane requires you input
- a Plane,
- XTranslation, and
- YTranslation.

Illustration of techniques and inputs for a `point` node-type.

Clicking on the Input Port (the downward-facing arrow at the left) expands the list of inputs for current Technique. Unpinned inputs are the required inputs that are the requirements needed to successfully create a node.

Example of Required inputs listed for a Technique

Similarly, the Output Port (the downward-facing arrow at the right) expands the list of Common outputs, when unpinned shown on the node.