Operator
From Derivative wiki
There are six Families of Operators. Operators are the "nodes" in TouchDesigner networks, and they output data to other operators. Each operator is customized with its Parameters.
Of the six operator "families", five are basic node types and one is Component, which holds networks of other nodes.
Operator Families:
- TOPs - Texture Operators - all image operations
- CHOPs - Channel Operators
- SOPs - Surface Operators
- DATs - Data Operators - ASCII as plain text, scripts, XML or tables
- MATs - Material Operators
- COMPs - Components - Panel components (2D gadgets), Object components (3D objects) and others
Within each family, "generator" operators have 0 inputs, and "filter" operators have 1 or more input.
See next: Introduction to the OPs
