Editing Nodes in the Node Graph panel

Standard shortcut keys (CTRL+C, CTRL+V, and CTRL+X) are used to perform editing operations on the nodes. To copy a node in the memory, select the node and then choose Edit > Copy from the menu bar. Next, click on the empty area of the workspace to deselect any selected node and then choose Edit > Paste from the menu bar; an exact copy of the selected node is created in the Node Graph panel.

Note: When you paste nodes, NukeX automatically connects them to the node that is selected before the paste command.

You can also copy nodes to the files. To do so, select the node that you need to copy in the Node Graph panel. Next, choose File > Export Nodes As Script from the menu bar; the Export Nodes As Script dialog box will be displayed. Next, navigate to the folder where you want to save the script and enter name of the script in the pathname field. Next, choose the Save button. NukeX will save the selected node as a script with the specified name. Start Notepad and open the saved script in it to view its content. Figure 1 shows the content of the ColorCorrect node script opened in Notepad application.

Figure 1 The ColorCorrect node script displayed in Notepad

You can import the saved script files in NukeX as a node. To do so, choose File > Import Script from the menu bar; the Import Script dialog box will be displayed. Next, navigate to the folder where you have saved the script and then select the script file. Next, choose the Open button from the dialog box; the selected script file will be imported in the Node Graph panel.

To cut the node from the Node Graph panel, select the node and then choose Edit > Cut from the menu bar; NukeX will remove the selected node from the script and write it to the memory. Next, select the node that you need to connect with the node in the memory. Choose Edit > Paste from the menu bar; NukeX will insert nodes to the Node Graph panel from the memory.

To create a duplicate node, select the node in the Node Graph panel and then choose Edit > Duplicate from the menu bar or press ALT+C. A duplicate of the selected node will be created in the Node Graph panel. To delete a node, select the node in the Node Graph panel and then choose Edit > Erase from the menu bar or press DELETE; the selected node will be removed from the Node Graph panel. To disable or enable a node, select the node that you want to disable or enable in the Node Graph panel and then choose Edit > Node > Disable/Enable from the menu bar.

Tip: To toggle between enable and disable modes of a node, press D.

This article is taken from the Nuke Book: The Foundry Nuke 7 for Compositors.