*frames = frank's http://www.nukepedia.com/gizmos/python-scripts/nodegraph/scalenodes/
On Wed, May 23, 2012 at 10:35 PM, J Bills <[email protected]> wrote: > Howard - there is no tool out there that does what we are asking, afaik. > Do you know of one? > > The ones deke mentioned just stack vertically or horizontally. That's a > start but the autoplace function is way more complicated than what those > are doing. > > really a shame this doesn't work, because it makes it hard on the people > who inherit rats nest scripts all day and have to sort through them. I > love frames "scale nodes" function and you can snap to grids and things > like that, but having a working layout tool that could build vertically > with b-pipe dominance would really make a lead's life a lot easier... > > shake could do it! (oh snap!) :) > > I > > > > > On Wed, May 23, 2012 at 4:33 PM, Howard Jones <[email protected]>wrote: > >> Maybe as I for one vary between left hand side and right hand side for my >> A pipe depending on how the script is constructed. So in your example I >> would vote '-1' as it limits the way I work, ie neither their solution or >> yours works for me. >> >> Or maybe no-one asked. >> >> However there are other versions available. >> >> The beauty of the way nuke has been developed is the users can create new >> interface tools that are not available and share them. It's then down to >> other uses to download them. >> >> I have never been satisfied with the way nuke handles selecting above or >> below the selected node so I rolled my own and published it in nukepedia >> recently. Simple bit of code. I find it very useful, others won't care less >> but it's there to share. >> >> I've asked for a load folder option. Never got it. Wrote my own, and it >> nearly works all the time. (at least my windoze savvy version I just fixed >> and need to publish) >> >> Once written these tools and out there, does nuke need to rewrite them? >> Only really if they can do it better I guess. >> >> But thanks to the efforts of frank and nukepedia, these resources are >> there to explore, and use. There are some brilliant tools out there (mine >> border on basic). >> >> That's a ramble but the point being (not to you but noobies and others) >> if the tool has been written and published, then explore nukepedia/ >> creative crash, and grab these tools. Some even work! Don't expect the >> foundry to rewrite them when they work. (my / diogo's bookmark tool demoed >> I believe at a foundry masterclass is afaik not included in nuke but alive >> and well on nukepedia. ) >> H >> >> p.s. I know plenty of people who comp left to right. Can't stand it >> myself but it suits some. So you can't win really. Oh well. >> >> ------------------------------ >> * From: * Jason P Nguyen <[email protected]>; >> * To: * Nuke user discussion <[email protected]>; >> * Subject: * Re: [Nuke-users] Alignment Layout A over B in Nuke >> * Sent: * Wed, May 23, 2012 9:05:42 PM >> >> Hey Deke, >> >> I did have those scripts. They are great. I'm just curious as why the >> foundry hasn't recognize this when everyone is obviously comping vertically >> in the 'down the tree' fashion with B as a backbone. >> >> Cheers, >> >> J >> >> >> On Wed, May 23, 2012 at 9:29 AM, Deke Kincaid <[email protected]>wrote: >> >>> There are a few autolayout scripts on nukepedia which I use that are a >>> little more robust: >>> >>> http://www.nukepedia.com/python-scripts/nodegraph/alignnodes/ >>> >>> http://www.nukepedia.com/gizmos/python-scripts/nodegraph/ym_alignnodes-node-align-tool/ >>> >>> Also check out Frank's nice mirror and scale nodes and someone elses I >>> forget, called "dots". >>> >>> -deke >>> >>> On Wed, May 23, 2012 at 1:55 AM, J Bills <[email protected]> wrote: >>> > yes, a long standing request. would be nice to make L actually usable, >>> > right? >>> > >>> > too bad the autoplace code isn't "open sourced" - someone somewhere >>> would >>> > fix it, or maybe even a group effort would get 'er done. >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > On Tue, May 22, 2012 at 6:43 PM, Adam Hazard <[email protected]> >>> wrote: >>> >> >>> >> Exactly, Same feelings. >>> >> >>> >> I tend not to use layout shortcut for anythign that is connected, as >>> it >>> >> never gives desired results in my experience. >>> >> >>> >> -Adam >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> On 05/22/2012 06:35 PM, Richard Bobo wrote: >>> >> >>> >> +1 >>> >> >>> >> I'm still new to Nuke, but I also find myself using B as a backbone. >>> It >>> >> makes more sense to be adding the A channel on top of B… >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> Rich >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> Rich Bobo >>> >> Senior VFX Compositor >>> >> >>> >> Mobile: (248) 840-2665 >>> >> Web: http://richbobo.com/ >>> >> >>> >> "The world stands aside to let anyone pass who knows where he is >>> going." >>> >> - David Starr Jordan >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> On May 22, 2012, at 8:56 PM, Jason P Nguyen wrote: >>> >> >>> >> It has always puzzled me when using the alignment's shortcut "L" >>> would put >>> >> your A nodes to the top & B nodes to the left like, >>> >> A A >>> >> B__| __ B__| >>> >> >>> >> The new 'breakout layers' option for psd also align the nodes that >>> way, >>> >> but must of the artists, including me working the other way around to >>> keep >>> >> the B pipe as a backbone like, >>> >> >>> >> B >>> >> A__| >>> >> B >>> >> A__| >>> >> >>> >> So, the question is, isn't the foundry suppose to fix this so that >>> when we >>> >> hit "L" (lower case) it would align B on top & A on the left? >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> Just curious. >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> J >>> >> _______________________________________________ >>> >> Nuke-users mailing list >>> >> [email protected], http://forums.thefoundry.co.uk/ >>> >> http://support.thefoundry.co.uk/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/nuke-users >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> _______________________________________________ >>> >> Nuke-users mailing list >>> >> [email protected], http://forums.thefoundry.co.uk/ >>> >> http://support.thefoundry.co.uk/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/nuke-users >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> _______________________________________________ >>> >> Nuke-users mailing list >>> >> [email protected], http://forums.thefoundry.co.uk/ >>> >> http://support.thefoundry.co.uk/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/nuke-users >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > _______________________________________________ >>> > Nuke-users mailing list >>> > [email protected], http://forums.thefoundry.co.uk/ >>> > http://support.thefoundry.co.uk/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/nuke-users >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Nuke-users mailing list >>> [email protected], http://forums.thefoundry.co.uk/ >>> http://support.thefoundry.co.uk/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/nuke-users >>> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Nuke-users mailing list >> [email protected], http://forums.thefoundry.co.uk/ >> http://support.thefoundry.co.uk/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/nuke-users >> > >
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