RV

Das Element action hook that sends selected elements to a running RV / OpenRV session or opens them in a new instance.

First submitted: 9 October 2026

Author: Jonas Kluger

Website: https://das-element.com/

Compatible Nuke versions: All

Compatibility: Source

RV Action

Das Element action hook that sends the selected elements to RV / OpenRV.

If an RV with -network is already listening, the elements are merged into that session via rvpush. Otherwise a new RV instance is opened.

Requirements

  • das element 2.2 or newer

  • RV or OpenRV, including rvpush

Install

Copy the folder from the download into the Das Element hooks folder.

Das Element loads hooks from these folders, in order of priority:

  1. $DASELEMENT_HOOKS

  2. $DASELEMENT_RESOURCES/scripts/hooks

  3. ~/.das-element/scripts/hooks (the default when no environment variables are set, or $DASELEMENT_USER_CONFIG_PATH/scripts/hooks if that is set)

Configure

Open action_rv.py and edit the line containing {CHANGE HERE} in the USER CONFIGURATION block, so APP points to the RV executable, e.g. /Applications/RV.app/Contents/MacOS/RV on macOS.

Restart Das Element afterwards so the button appears.

Test outside Das Element

python action_rv.py /path/to/plate.####.exr

MIT License

Copyright (c) 2026 Das Element / Jonas Kluger

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