Combining a node-disabler with the "$gui" expression.

To be as efficient as possible i like to use node-disablers while working in nuke.

Some existing disablers are not as easy to use as i want it, so i tried to come up with my own one. My node-disabler is called "Gui_Disabler"

This Gizmo allows you to disable preselected nodes in the node graph. It also gives you the option to automatically re-enable the nodes when rendering in batch, so you don´t have to enable them manually again.

Gizmo properties:

Details:

- 'Add Selected' adds the selected nodes to the 'Connected Nodes' list

- 'Remove Selected' removes the selected nodes to the 'Connected Nodes' list

- enabling and disabling this gizmo enables / disables all connected nodes

- by default the notes disabled by this gizmo get enabled automatically when rendering in batch mode.

- If you don´t want to automatically re-enable the connected nodes press the button in the 'Info' tab.

Connected nodes get the text 'linked to disabler' written in their label.

Issues:

The only problem that occures when using this gizmo is, that copying it and the linked nodes breaks the gizmo, so it doesn´t work anymore.

Renaming also causes a disconnection between the gizmo and the linked nodes.

If anyone has an idea how I could not base it on node names then I will be happy to hear it!

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Get it on nukepedia:

http://www.nukepedia.com/gizmos/other/gui_disabler

Copy script from Pastebin:

https://pastebin.com/9D74RLQf

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Installation:

Place the 'Gui_Disabler.gizmo' in your .nuke folder or any other user-defined plugin path.

Reload your plugins inside of nuke.

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Tested with Nuke 10 and newer versions, but it could also work in older ones.

Feel free to comment for any questions and suggestions.

Cheers Marcel