Saving Your Work

Saving Projects

• Save: Main menu → File → Save or press Ctrl/Cmd+S

• Save As: Save a copy of your project to branch off new ideas without overwriting the original.

• Remixes: Saving an example or another user’s project creates a remix in your account.

• Rename: Click the project title in the Main Toolbar.

• Manage Projects: Click your account name → My Projects to view and manage them. Delete a project by hovering its thumbnail and clicking Delete.

• Export/Import: Save projects as .nod files for offline sharing and import the again later.

You need to create an account before you can save your projects. You can sign up with an email and password, or simply use your Google account.

Save Animation

• Video: Hover the Renderer View and click Record to start capturing, then Stop to finish.

• Still Image: Click the camera icon at the top-middle of the renderer view to capture a frame.

• Aspect Ratio: Click 9:16 next to the Record button to choose a different ratio from the drop-down.

Video format & quality

Nodalin records to WebM (or falls back to MP4 depending on your browser). Update: Nodalin now comes with its own MPEG encoder and records to MP4 despite your browser! Recording quality is fixed to a very high bitrate to prioritize visual fidelity; video encoding settings are not currently user-adjustable. Custom export resolutions and more video formats are planned for a future update.

Transparency

To enable transparency in the rendering, head to Main menu → File → Settings and toggle on Enable Transparent Background. When the toggle is on, the rendering appears with a checkerboard pattern to indicate transparency. Exports will preserve the alpha channel, which is useful when importing your visuals into video editing software for further compositing or use as an overlay.