They are working on it now. Hopefully it would be fixed by next version --------- The autoplace behaviour of the A/B pipes is a known issue and we have an existing bug for this to be fixed. For reference this is bug #6755 in our database. I've added the thread to the bug and bumped it for discussion. ---------
On Thursday, May 24, 2012, The Foundry Support wrote: > Hello Jason, > > Thanks for forwarding these comments to us. > > The autoplace behaviour of the A/B pipes is a known issue and we have an > existing bug for this to be fixed. For reference this is bug #6755 in our > database. I've added the thread to the bug and bumped it for discussion. > > We also have a feature request (#25519) to allow pythonic access to the > autoplace function so that users can write their own. I've added a note > about > the email thread to that request as well. > > I'll let you know if I receive any further feedback on this. Please let me > know if you have any further questions or comments. > > Kind Regards, > Jake > > > > > Jason P Nguyen <[email protected] <javascript:;>> wrote: > > > 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]<javascript:;>> > 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]<javascript:;>> > 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] <javascript:;>>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] <javascript:;> > >; > > >>> * To: * Nuke user discussion > > >>> <[email protected]<javascript:;> > >; > > >>> * 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 > -- > The Foundry Customer Support > 6th Floor, The Communications Building, 48 Leicester Square, London WC2H > 7LT, > UK +44 (0)20 7968 6828 > 618 Hampton Drive, Venice, CA, 90291, USA +1 310 399 4555 > Web: www.thefoundry.co.uk > Customer Support: 09:30-18:00 GMT / 08:30 - 17:00 PST > > The Foundry Visionmongers Ltd • Registered in England and Wales No: 4642027 > > -- Jason P Nguyen (310) 893-3455 www.jasonpnguyen.com <http://jasonpnguyen.com/> *Everything else is secondary!*
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