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    single: insertKnotSurface
    single: 0x4e494b53
    single: category; geometry

_default - insertKnotSurface (0x4e494b53)
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:classification:
    
    
    geometry
    
    

:plugin:
    (built-in)

:id:
    0x4e494b53


:link:
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                <th class="attr_name">Long name (short name)</th>
                <th class="attr_type">Type</th>
                <th class="attr_default">Value</th>
                <th class="attr_minmax">Min/Max</th>
                <th class="attr_flags">Flags</th>
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            <tr>
                <th colspan="5">channel box</th>
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            <tr class="indent0" data-attr-name="direction">
    

                <td class="attr_name" style="text-indent: 0ex;"><span class="attr_label">direction (d)</span></td>
                <td class="attr_type">enum</td>
                <td class="attr_value">
                    <div class="attr_current">1</div>
                    
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                        <li class="attr_enum_item">
                            V (0)
                            
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                        <li class="attr_enum_item default">
                            U (1)
                            
                            <span class="enum_default">(default)</span>
                            
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                <td class="attr_minmax">0/1</td>
                <td class="attr_flags">connectable, in, keyable, out, storable</td>
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                <td class="attr_name" style="text-indent: 0ex;"><span class="attr_label">parameter (p)</span></td>
                <td class="attr_type">double</td>
                <td class="attr_value">
                    <div class="attr_current">-</div>
                    
                    
                </td>
                <td class="attr_minmax">-</td>
                <td class="attr_flags">array, connectable, in, keyable, out, storable</td>
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            <tr>
                <th colspan="5">external visible attributes</th>
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            <tr class="indent0" data-attr-name="addKnots">
    

                <td class="attr_name" style="text-indent: 0ex;"><span class="attr_label">addKnots (add)</span></td>
                <td class="attr_type">bool</td>
                <td class="attr_value">
                    <div class="attr_current">1</div>
                    
                    
                </td>
                <td class="attr_minmax">0/1</td>
                <td class="attr_flags">connectable, in, out, storable</td>
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            <tr class="indent0" data-attr-name="frozen">
    

                <td class="attr_name" style="text-indent: 0ex;"><span class="attr_label">frozen (fzn)</span></td>
                <td class="attr_type">bool</td>
                <td class="attr_value">
                    <div class="attr_current">-</div>
                    
                    
                </td>
                <td class="attr_minmax">0/1</td>
                <td class="attr_flags">connectable, in, out, storable</td>
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            <tr class="indent0" data-attr-name="frozenAffected">
    

                <td class="attr_name" style="text-indent: 0ex;"><span class="attr_label">frozenAffected (fza)</span></td>
                <td class="attr_type">bool</td>
                <td class="attr_value">
                    <div class="attr_current">-</div>
                    
                    
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                <td class="attr_minmax">0/1</td>
                <td class="attr_flags">connectable, extension, out, storable</td>
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            <tr class="indent0" data-attr-name="inputSurface">
    

                <td class="attr_name" style="text-indent: 0ex;"><span class="attr_label">inputSurface (is)</span></td>
                <td class="attr_type">-</td>
                <td class="attr_value">
                    <div class="attr_current">-</div>
                    
                    
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                <td class="attr_minmax">-</td>
                <td class="attr_flags">connectable, in, out</td>
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            <tr class="indent0" data-attr-name="insertBetween">
    

                <td class="attr_name" style="text-indent: 0ex;"><span class="attr_label">insertBetween (ib)</span></td>
                <td class="attr_type">bool</td>
                <td class="attr_value">
                    <div class="attr_current">-</div>
                    
                    
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                <td class="attr_minmax">0/1</td>
                <td class="attr_flags">connectable, in, out, storable</td>
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            <tr class="indent0" data-attr-name="numberOfKnots">
    

                <td class="attr_name" style="text-indent: 0ex;"><span class="attr_label">numberOfKnots (nk)</span></td>
                <td class="attr_type">long</td>
                <td class="attr_value">
                    <div class="attr_current">1</div>
                    
                    
                </td>
                <td class="attr_minmax">0/-</td>
                <td class="attr_flags">array, connectable, in, out, storable</td>
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            <tr class="indent0" data-attr-name="outputSurface">
    

                <td class="attr_name" style="text-indent: 0ex;"><span class="attr_label">outputSurface (os)</span></td>
                <td class="attr_type">-</td>
                <td class="attr_value">
                    <div class="attr_current">-</div>
                    
                    
                </td>
                <td class="attr_minmax">-</td>
                <td class="attr_flags">connectable, out</td>
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            <tr>
                <th colspan="5">external hidden attributes</th>
            </tr>
            
                
    
            <tr class="indent0" data-attr-name="isHistoricallyInteresting">
    

                <td class="attr_name" style="text-indent: 0ex;"><span class="attr_label">isHistoricallyInteresting (ihi)</span></td>
                <td class="attr_type">byte</td>
                <td class="attr_value">
                    <div class="attr_current">2</div>
                    
                    
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                <td class="attr_minmax">0/255</td>
                <td class="attr_flags">connectable, hidden, in, out, storable</td>
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                <td class="attr_name" style="text-indent: 0ex;"><span class="attr_label">message (msg)</span></td>
                <td class="attr_type">message</td>
                <td class="attr_value">
                    <div class="attr_current">-</div>
                    
                    
                </td>
                <td class="attr_minmax">-</td>
                <td class="attr_flags">connectable, hidden, out</td>
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            <tr>
                <th colspan="5">internal attributes</th>
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            <tr class="indent0" data-attr-name="binMembership">
    

                <td class="attr_name" style="text-indent: 0ex;"><span class="attr_label">binMembership (bnm)</span></td>
                <td class="attr_type">-</td>
                <td class="attr_value">
                    <div class="attr_current">-</div>
                    
                    
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                <td class="attr_minmax">-</td>
                <td class="attr_flags">hidden, storable</td>
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                <td class="attr_name" style="text-indent: 0ex;"><span class="attr_label">caching (cch)</span></td>
                <td class="attr_type">bool</td>
                <td class="attr_value">
                    <div class="attr_current">-</div>
                    
                    
                </td>
                <td class="attr_minmax">0/1</td>
                <td class="attr_flags">connectable, in, out, storable</td>
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                <td class="attr_value">
                    <div class="attr_current">-</div>
                    
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                            Normal (0)
                            
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                        <li class="attr_enum_item">
                            HasNoEffect (1)
                            
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                        <li class="attr_enum_item">
                            Blocking (2)
                            
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                            Waiting-Normal (8)
                            
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                        <li class="attr_enum_item">
                            Waiting-HasNoEffect (9)
                            
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                        <li class="attr_enum_item">
                            Waiting-Blocking (10)
                            
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                <td class="attr_minmax">0/10</td>
                <td class="attr_flags">connectable, in, out, storable</td>
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