The LDPK Menu Creator is a tool designed to add menus for the LDPK nodes in Nuke. It dynamically checks which version of Nuke is being launched and loads the plugins from the corresponding folder. For example, if Nuke15.1v4 is being used, the tool will automatically create a menu for the plugins stored in the Nuke15.1 folder.

Possible file structure in result:

Menu in result:

Installation Instructions

For Windows:

If you're using Windows, installation is straightforward—simply run the windows_install.cmd file.

Manual Installation:

If you prefer manual setup, follow these steps:

1. Copy the 3DE4 Folder

   • Move the 3DE4 folder into your user’s .nuke directory.

2. Update init.py

   • Copy the init.py file into the .nuke directory.
   • If an init.py file already exists in the .nuke directory, append the contents of the new init.py file to the end of the existing one.

Download and Add Plugins

This step is required regardless of whether you used manual installation or the windows_install.cmd file:

1. Visit the 3DEqualizer website to download the LDPK plugins.
2. In the downloaded package, navigate to the compiled\nuke\windows directory.
3. Locate the folder for your required Nuke version (e.g., Nuke15.1) and copy it into the 3DE4 folder in your .nuke directory.
4. The resulting path should look like this:
   C:\Users\%USERNAME%\.nuke\3DE4\Nuke15.1

You can add multiple plugin versions for different Nuke versions into the 3DE4 folder.

Once the plugins are in place, the tool ensures that the appropriate plugins and menus are loaded automatically for your current Nuke version.