Nodes that should be cached will set the DO_AUTO_CACHE bit, nodes that should NOT be cached will set the DONT_AUTO_CACHE bit. By default, DO_AUTO_CACHE is false unless remote rendering is being done. DONT_AUTO_CACHE is false by default. Separators will auto cache if DO_AUTO_CACHE is true and DONT_AUTO_CACHE is false, otherwise they won't auto-cache.

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