Bank
Tools - A container for logic elements (animations, parameters, links, …)
In order to bring more than just statically composited material in a Compo , Smode introduces the concept of bank . In Smode, a bank stores a specific type of object that has no effect on the output image (it is not drawn on screen, it is not an image, a mesh or a modifier). There are four types of banks: for Material Bank , Animation Bank , Parameter Bank and Link Bank :
A Bank has two modes - edit on and edit off:
When in edition mode, it lists its content as its children in the Element Tree . You can then add content to the bank, re-order it, remove it and edit its parameters. When not in edition mode, your bank acts as a non-editable object whose parameters offer restricted control over its content: