Methods and systems for context passing between nodes in three-dimensional modeling

A system comprising:

• at least one processor;
• at least one storage device storing instructions which, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the at least one processor to perform operations for generating an optimized shading graph in a modeling application, the operations comprising:
• receiving a plurality of nodes in a shading graph, the plurality of nodes being connected via a plurality of explicit connections and one or more of the plurality of nodes comprising one or more internal connections;
• determining one or more implicit context connections between the plurality of nodes;
• determining one or more actual implicit context connections based on the one or more implicit context connections and the one or more internal connections;
• determining one or more shortcuts based on one or more of i) the plurality of explicit connections, ii) the one or more implicit context connections, and iii) the one or more actual implicit context connections;
• and
• removing one or more inactive nodes and/or one or more inactive connections in the shading graph.

At least one non-transitory computer readable medium storing instructions which, when executed by at least one processor, cause the at least one processor to perform operations for generating an optimized shading graph in a modeling application, the operations comprising:

• receiving a plurality of nodes in a shading graph, the plurality of nodes being connected via a plurality of explicit connections and one or more of the plurality of nodes comprising one or more internal connections;
• determining one or more implicit context connections between the plurality of nodes;
• determining one or more actual implicit context connections based on the one or more implicit context connections and the one or more internal connections;
• determining one or more shortcuts based on one or more of i) the plurality of explicit connections, ii) the one or more implicit context connections, and iii) the one or more actual implicit context connections;
• and
• removing one or more inactive nodes and/or one or more inactive connections in the shading graph.