Copy & Paste Nodes Problem

[mitchino]

I find the workflow for copying and pasting nodes doesn't work very well.

I use a Wacom tablet exclusively using c4d on my PC.

I can edit an Octane Material, and copy and paste nodes within that material using Control C & V.

However this doesn't work when copying and pasting between two different material node networks.

It works if I plug in a mouse and right click to choose copy and paste.

I thought holding control and using the wacom pen would give me a right button menu to do the same but it doesn't work.

It would be helpful if under the Edit menu in Node Editor we could have copy and paste controls.

[jayroth2020]

Hello, right-click on any material in the Octane Node Editor and you will see a menu appear. In the list of options is Edit; this option allows you to copy the selected material (depending upon your selection, you can include any connected nodes as well as the target selection). To paste into a different material, just right-click in the Node Editor and choose Paste. This will then paste the selection into the Active Material.

[mitchino]

Thanks, but I know that, and can do that with a mouse, but I only use a Wacom tablet, and was looking for a way to replicate how things work on a mac, i.e. holding control and left clicking gives you a right click.

I have programmed a button on my Wacom to give me a right click menu, that works ok for now.

[SSmolak]

Every Wacom pen has configuration panel where you can assign not only mouse buttons but more :

[mitchino]

Thanks, I am aware of that, but I like to keep things really simple - I'm forever accidentally leaning on the buttons on my Wacom, so usually turn everything off.

My left hand is always on the keyboard for 1, 2, 3 navigation in c4d, so it would just be nice to be able to press control and left click to get a right click.