ID 231547 - Backdrop inside Group or LiveGroup node covers last connection to output

Problem summary
Within a Group or LiveGroup node, a Backdrop node will go in front of the last connection to the output and cover part of the connection line, making it difficult to see where the connection is going.

This doesn't happen when the group's contents are previewed in a new window by clicking on the "+" in the Group node. It also doesn't happen with connections between nodes inside the group, just the connection to the group output.

 

 

 

 

1) Create any node in Katana.

2) Select the node and press Ctrl+G to add it to a group.

3) Add an output port to the group.

 

4) Ctrl+middle-click on the Group in the node graph to go inside

 

5) Connect the node inside to the output port and create a Backdrop around the node.

 

6) The connection to the output will be partly covered up by the Backdrop.

 

Workaround
Add a dot node at the bottom of the Backdrop to keep the connections visible.

 

Reproduced by support
Reproduced in 2.0v1, 2.2v1, 2.5v2 on Linux

2.5v2 on Windows 7

 

Expected behaviour
The connection to the output port shouldn't be hidden by the backdrop, as this doesn't happen in other views of the Node Graph.

 

Actual behaviour
The Backdrop goes in front of the last connection only