Vibe Coding a Nuke Assist Storage Optimizer
TLDR: This is about a storage clean-up tool and why your Gen-Z coordinators need to be using Nuke Assist.
Why Nuke Assist Actually Slaps
Nuke Assist is a limited version of Nuke that comes packaged twice with each NukeX or Studio license. This extra version of the software is extremely useful in a large studio pipeline because it lets you break up work and licenses in a way that is efficient and cost effective. The limitations (no write nodes, limited comp nodes, gizmos etc...) are a feature and not a bug. You can use nuke --assist for paint, roto and tracking work, while breaking out final comp and render work for regular nuke. Similarly, certain coordinator tasks like ingesting, as well as some supervisor tasks like node tree hygiene checks, can also be done using nuke --assist. This article is going to focus on the coordinator's use-case and how Nuke Assist can help act as a connection layer between Autodesk ShotGrid and a filesystem. First, a little history.