# Future **URL:** https://forums.apparance.uk/c/requests-suggestions/future/21.md [Latest](https://forums.apparance.uk/latest.md) · [Categories](https://forums.apparance.uk/categories.md) · [Tags](https://forums.apparance.uk/tags.md) --- ## [About the Future category](https://forums.apparance.uk/t/about-the-future-category/114)
**Author:** [@sam](https://forums.apparance.uk/u/sam)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [29 March 2022 11:34 UTC](https://forums.apparance.uk/t/about-the-future-category/114 "2022-03-29T11:34:55Z")
Requests and Suggestions that are valid, but won’t be implemented any time soon due to limited resources and having to prioritise some work over other. These are candidates for upvotes and appeals if you feel strongly ab… --- ## [Performance profiling](https://forums.apparance.uk/t/performance-profiling/102)
**Author:** [@OLawson](https://forums.apparance.uk/u/OLawson)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [5 April 2022 21:25 UTC](https://forums.apparance.uk/t/performance-profiling/102 "2022-04-05T21:25:24Z")
This might be handy to spot troublesome loops or just expensive functions, as a level of debugging that could directly help the end-user. What it could look like: Programs like Substance Designer use ms per node, Ot… --- ## [Auto-expand metadata settings for singly selected IO](https://forums.apparance.uk/t/auto-expand-metadata-settings-for-singly-selected-io/100)
**Author:** [@OLawson](https://forums.apparance.uk/u/OLawson)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [27 March 2022 21:06 UTC](https://forums.apparance.uk/t/auto-expand-metadata-settings-for-singly-selected-io/100 "2022-03-27T21:06:27Z")
When selecting a single Input/Output on the sides of the graph, it would be nice to have the “Metadata” box unfolded by default, as the vertical space likely isn’t needed as it is when an entire bar is clicked. --- ## ["Favourite" Procedures, Operators](https://forums.apparance.uk/t/favourite-procedures-operators/104)
**Author:** [@OLawson](https://forums.apparance.uk/u/OLawson)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [27 March 2022 21:43 UTC](https://forums.apparance.uk/t/favourite-procedures-operators/104 "2022-03-27T21:43:35Z")
The ‘recently used’ is quite good but feels a bit capricious to me (eg I’m more often hoping that something is there than finding it) It might be nice to have a ‘favourites’ category of both Procedures & Operators, like… --- ## [Empty 'reroute' node point](https://forums.apparance.uk/t/empty-reroute-node-point/92)
**Author:** [@OLawson](https://forums.apparance.uk/u/OLawson)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [28 March 2022 08:57 UTC](https://forums.apparance.uk/t/empty-reroute-node-point/92 "2022-03-28T08:57:58Z")
An empty reroute ‘node’ to help clear up graphs a la Blender’s or Unreal’s, Substance Designer’s, etc. They’re all the same, except for SD’s, which feels a little more intuitive to me, but any solution would be grand to… --- ## [Object 'descriptor' selector for resolve node](https://forums.apparance.uk/t/object-descriptor-selector-for-resolve-node/93)
**Author:** [@OLawson](https://forums.apparance.uk/u/OLawson)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [28 March 2022 08:53 UTC](https://forums.apparance.uk/t/object-descriptor-selector-for-resolve-node/93 "2022-03-28T08:53:55Z")
Copying and pasting from Resources into the Resolve node descriptor is a bit long, would be excellent if there was some sort of easier way - a dropdown box, or autofill, perhaps. I’m not totally sure what would work bes… --- ## [Layout snap to grid](https://forums.apparance.uk/t/layout-snap-to-grid/96)
**Author:** [@OLawson](https://forums.apparance.uk/u/OLawson)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [28 March 2022 08:47 UTC](https://forums.apparance.uk/t/layout-snap-to-grid/96 "2022-03-28T08:47:07Z")
Another graph tidying request - to avoid spaghetti hell it would be great to have a simple “snap node to grid” feature. Maybe modifier key enabled while dragging a node, maybe a toggle somewhere. For references, Unreal… --- ## [Operator connectivity highlighting](https://forums.apparance.uk/t/operator-connectivity-highlighting/97)
**Author:** [@OLawson](https://forums.apparance.uk/u/OLawson)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [28 March 2022 08:44 UTC](https://forums.apparance.uk/t/operator-connectivity-highlighting/97 "2022-03-28T08:44:34Z")
I’m spending a bit of time hovering over \[connections/edges/noodles\], to try and see what a node is connected to using the excellent black/white hovering colours. It would be handy to have a version of that noodle highl… --- ## [Infer a default name from selected asset if not already set](https://forums.apparance.uk/t/infer-a-default-name-from-selected-asset-if-not-already-set/107)
**Author:** [@OLawson](https://forums.apparance.uk/u/OLawson)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [28 March 2022 08:29 UTC](https://forums.apparance.uk/t/infer-a-default-name-from-selected-asset-if-not-already-set/107 "2022-03-28T08:29:52Z")
When bringing in a new asset to the Resource List, the name is set to “unnamed” although the same window can see the asset path & name elsewhere. It might be useful to have it keep the imported asset’s name as a useful … --- ## [Copy and paste node limits - Frames, Notes not copied](https://forums.apparance.uk/t/copy-and-paste-node-limits-frames-notes-not-copied/109)
**Author:** [@OLawson](https://forums.apparance.uk/u/OLawson)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [28 March 2022 08:26 UTC](https://forums.apparance.uk/t/copy-and-paste-node-limits-frames-notes-not-copied/109 "2022-03-28T08:26:46Z")
Copying and pasting whole graphs is very useful, but hindered by the lack of copying frames & notes. Currently selecting all and copy/pasting will ignore all the frames & notes. --- ## [LookAt function](https://forums.apparance.uk/t/lookat-function/66)
**Author:** [@EduardoHulshof](https://forums.apparance.uk/u/EduardoHulshof)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [6 December 2021 14:49 UTC](https://forums.apparance.uk/t/lookat-function/66 "2021-12-06T14:49:38Z")
Both Unity and Unreal have LookAt functions that given a (position, target, up) returns a LookAt Rotation. This would be a useful Operator in Apparance. (I guess that wouldn’t work out of the box with the current Fram… --- ## [Inputs as nodes](https://forums.apparance.uk/t/inputs-as-nodes/36)
**Author:** [@EduardoHulshof](https://forums.apparance.uk/u/EduardoHulshof)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [16 November 2021 09:54 UTC](https://forums.apparance.uk/t/inputs-as-nodes/36 "2021-11-16T09:54:22Z")
I wonder if there is a solution to the spaghettification of the graph In Unreal, Function Inputs are converted automatically into local variables that you can just use Get and plug into whatever you need it for. ver… --- ## [Open the Procedures/Operators Menu at the end of a line drag](https://forums.apparance.uk/t/open-the-procedures-operators-menu-at-the-end-of-a-line-drag/26)
**Author:** [@EduardoHulshof](https://forums.apparance.uk/u/EduardoHulshof)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [14 November 2021 21:56 UTC](https://forums.apparance.uk/t/open-the-procedures-operators-menu-at-the-end-of-a-line-drag/26 "2021-11-14T21:56:52Z")
2 Related Requests Really. When dragging a line from a node, into an empty space in the graph, automatically open the Operators / Procedures selection menu. Add the filter search box to the top of the context menu,…