Nodes

Blender contains different node-based editors with different purposes, so this section only explains how to work with nodes in general. The list below shows the different types of nodes and where they’re documented.

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Example of a node editor.

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Name

Description

Geometry Nodes

Used for procedural modeling.

Shader Nodes

Used to create materials for objects.

Composite Nodes

Used to edit rendered images.

Texture Nodes

Used to create custom textures.