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BillboardCreates a Billboard node. A Billboard node can align its children to the camera. Billboardalign axes can be set under: Info NodeEditor Editor.SwitchCreates a Switch node. Switch nodes set only one of their children visible. The child tobe set visible can be set under. Info NodeEditor Editor. Switches can also be set inthe Variants and the VariantSets Module.StereoSwitchCreates a StereoSwitch node. A StereoSwitch node can draw the first two childrenindependently of each other. While the first child is drawn on the left eye channel, thesecond child is drawn on the right eye channel. To activate the StereoSwitch, activateany stereo render mode.HostSwitchCreates a HostSwitch node. HostSwitch children can be rendered on any dedicatedhost computer. To enter the host computer’s name select:To enter the host computers name select: Info NodeEditor Editor Hostname.DistanceLODCreates a DistanceLOD node. With a DistanceLOD drawn children can be exchangeddepending on the object’s distance from the camera. Usually the DistanceLOD is usedto reduce the geometry’s detail level when the camera is far away from an object andraises the geometry details when the camera is close to it by switching between differentgeometries. This keeps the frame rate high.Directional LightCreates a Directional Light node, which casts parallel light beams.117