Default Document

When a new document is started, a set of nodes are already present:

Name	Type	Description
Axes	Axes	This object is actually the helping grid that appears in the viewports. Try creating more Axes objects and experiment with their rotation and configuration properties.
Camera	Camera	Sets the position and angle of view through which you see the document.
Light	RenderManLight	Nothing would be visible without at least one light! The behavior of the default light is controlled by the "Light Shader" node, below.
Light Shader	RenderManLightShader	The initial light shader uses "k3d_pointlight.sl", which sends out light in all directions.
Material	RenderManMaterial	Just to get you started, K-3D has been so nice as to provide you with a basic material which controls the appearance of nodes when they are rendered. The behavior of the default material is controlled by the "Surface Shader" node, below.
OpenGL Engine	OpenGLEngine	Controls the realtime preview rendering in the viewport.
RenderMan Engine	RenderManEngine	Controls final rendering of the document. Note that the natural render-engine of the initial document is the RenderManEngine, because K-3D encourages the use of the RenderMan subsystem.
Surface Shader	RenderManSurfaceShader	This initial surface shader uses "k3d_plastic.sl", imparting a plastic-like appearance to geometry.
TimeSource	TimeSource	Forms the basic of animation. By clever use of the pipeline system, you can animate various properties of the document by connecting them to the TimeSource node.