Nuke Essentials is a suite of custom scripts and shortcuts to improve nuke's quality of life. Here is a list of the different commands :

 

- Read from Write : Select a write and create a read from it. The script will automatically create the read, set the correct path and frame range. Shortcut : Ctrl+R

 

- Open in file explorer : Select a read or a write and open it's path in the file explorer. Shortcut : Ctrl+Alt+O

 

- Open .nuke directory : Opens the .nuke directory.

 

- Restart nuke : Saves current sript and restarts nuke. If the script in untitled, it will create a temp script in windows temp folder and open it back.

 

- Force expression on knob : Will prompt the user with the desired knob and expression, and will force said expression onto knob. Very useful for nuke native nodes that don't support expressions like the zDefocus.

 

- Arnold splitout : Creates an AOV splitout with arnold light passes and shuffles the alpha back into the image.

 

- Generic splitout : Will prompt the user with the desired common prefix for the light passes and will Create an AOV splitout with said light passes and shuffles the alpha back into the image. Don't foreget to set said prefix in your render engine.

 

- Switch : Allows to switch between nuke and nukeX. Will restart nuke with the current script in the desired version.