The Animation nodes are unique in that they allow you to create changing parameters of your materials.

When you add an Animation node to your material, it will automatically be added to the animation timeline as well.

You can select the node, and change the settings in the Animation properties window.

For more details about Animations, see the Working with Animations page.

Animation node types:

• Color Fade – this node type enables you to animate the color values of your material.
• Curve Fade – this node type enables you to animate a single value of one of parameters of your material.