The "Nodes" panel is a list, containing the entire range of scene elements. Once an object is added to the scene it directly appears in this list, the → viewport and the → "Relationship Editor (RE)” window. By removing it from one of these windows, the item disappears from all the other panels as well.
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- Green. The node is active and obeys your rules in the → “Relationship Editor (RE)”.
- Red. The node is inactive and does not contribute to the simulation.
- Yellow. The node is in → cache mode. It can contribute to the simulation, but is not affected by other nodes.
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