how about cc this to the support? :-) yeah if the intention is to working horizontally like fusion then the alignment that they have now is fine, but I believe that everyone here is going down the tree with B pipe, not across with it.
Jason P Nguyen (310) 893-3455 www.jasonpnguyen.com <http://jasonpnguyen.com/> *Everything else is secondary!* On Wed, May 23, 2012 at 10:37 PM, J Bills <[email protected]> wrote: > *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 >>> >> >> > > _______________________________________________ > 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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