Nuke Grab Tool — Nukepedia

Blender-style node movement for Nuke’s Node Graph

First submitted: 27 October 2024

Author: Martin Tomek

Compatible Nuke versions: 12.1 or later

Compatibility: Linux, Mac, Windows

Description Download

Features

This script implemenst the whole Blender Grab Tool within Nuke, bringing its full node movement capabilities to your compositing workflow.

Select Nodes:
- In Nuke's Node Graph, select the node(s) you wish to move.
Activate Grab Mode:
- Standard Grab:
  - Press E to move only the selected node(s).
- Input Tree Grab:
  - Mac: Press Cmd+Option+E
  - Windows:
    - Press Ctrl+Alt+E
  - Linux:
    - Press Ctrl+Alt+E
  - Moves the selected node(s) and all upstream nodes.
- Full Tree Grab:
  - Mac: Press Cmd+E
  - Windows:
    - Press Ctrl+E
  - Linux:
    - Press Ctrl+E
  - Moves the entire connected node tree.
Move Nodes:
- Move your mouse to reposition the nodes. Movement speed is consistent, regardless of zoom level.
Freeze Movement:
- Hold the middle mouse button or Alt + Left-click to temporarily freeze movement.
Confirm Position:
- Left-click, press Enter, or press E again to confirm the new position.
Lock Movement to Axis:
- Press Z to lock movement to the X-axis.
- Press Y to lock movement to the Y-axis.
Cancel Operation:
- Press Esc to cancel the operation and revert to the original positions.

Download the Script:
- You can download the script directly from Nukepedia.
Save the Script:
- Place the NukeGrabTool.py script into your Nuke scripts directory.
  - Windows:
    - C:\Users\YourUserName\.nuke\
  - macOS:
    - /Users/YourUserName/.nuke/
  - Linux:
    - /home/YourUserName/.nuke/
Modify menu.py:
- If you don't already have a menu.py file in your .nuke directory, create one.
- Add the following line to your menu.py file to include the Advanced Grab Tool:
  
  import NukeGrabTool
Restart Nuke:
- Close and reopen Nuke to load the script.

Nuke Version: Requires Nuke 12 or newer (for PySide2 compatibility).
PySide2: Utilizes PySide2 for Qt functionalities, which is included in Nuke 12 and above.

GitHub Repository: NukeScripts by Themolx
- This is a direct link to GitHub for this tool. If you make it better, let me know!

Enjoy enhanced node manipulation in Nuke with the Advanced Grab Tool!

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