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Nuke Plugin Usage

Nuke Plugin Usage

StaX graph

Opening StaX in Nuke

Keyboard Shortcut: - Press Ctrl+Alt+S (Windows/Linux) or Cmd+Alt+S (macOS)

Menu: - Navigate to StaX → Open StaX Panel

Script Editor:

import nuke_launcher
nuke_launcher.show_stax_panel()

Inserting Assets into Nuke

StaX graph Method 1: Drag and Drop 1. Select element(s) in the StaX panel 2. Drag them into the Node Graph 3. StaX automatically creates: - Read nodes for 2D images/sequences with correct frame ranges - ReadGeo nodes for 3D assets (.abc, .obj, .fbx) - Node graphs for toolsets (.nk files)

Method 2: Double-Click - Double-click any element to insert it into the DAG at the current position

Method 3: Insert Button - Hover over an element while holding Alt to show the Media Info Popup - Click the "Insert into Nuke" button

Registering Toolsets

Save your Nuke node setups as reusable assets:

  1. Select nodes in the Node Graph
  2. Press Ctrl+Shift+T or go to StaX → Register Toolset
  3. Enter toolset name, select target list, add comment
  4. Optional: Generate preview image of node graph
  5. StaX saves the .nk file and catalogs it as an element

Toolsets can then be dragged back into any Nuke session.

StaX graph

Quick Actions

Available in the StaX menu:

  • Quick Ingest (Ctrl+Shift+I): Ingest files immediately without opening full dialog
  • Register Toolset (Ctrl+Shift+T): Save selected nodes as toolset
  • Advanced Search (Ctrl+F): Open advanced search dialog