Nuke plugin for generating, editing, rasterizing, and visualizing Signed Distance Fields (SDFs) from alpha masks. Uses GPU-accelerated BlinkScript kernels for real-time performance.
SDF Nodes
First submitted: 20 June 2026
Updated: 11 October 2026
Author: dshot92
Compatible Nuke versions: 14.0 or later
Compatibility: Linux, Source
SDF Nodes
A Nuke plugin for generating, editing, rasterizing, and visualizing Signed Distance Fields (SDFs) from alpha masks. Uses GPU-accelerated BlinkScript kernels for real-time performance.

Nodes
SDF From Alpha | Converts image alpha into an SDF using a fast CUDA Eikonal solver |
SDF Shape | Generates circles, boxes, stars, rings, capsules, eggs, and many more |
SDF Operation | Dilate/erode, onion, modulo contours, negate, abs, sine |
SDF Combine | Sharp or smooth union, intersection, difference, plus interpolate, round, chamfer |
SDF Transform | Translate, rotate, scale |
SDF Colorize | Maps distance to color bands, with optional distance-driven opacity |
SDF Rasterize | Converts an SDF back to antialiased pixels or masks |
SDF Rebuild | Restores a degraded SDF around any iso contour and re-vectorizes it |
License
SDF Nodes is licensed under the **GNU General Public License v3.0 (GPLv3)**.

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