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olivierth

April 29, 2025 13:07:15

Hi!

I just found out about the Layout -> Layout Nodes Left. Alternatively, you can press and hold "A" + left-click and drag in the direction you want them to stack.

Wonderfull, but!! It's not in alphabetical order. Any way to change the behavior?

-Olivier

ajz3d

April 29, 2025 13:54:53

I don't think so.
But for this particular case, where all nodes are disconnected, you can lay them out alphabetically with a tiny bit of Python:

import hou
selection = hou.selectedNodes()
node_paths = []
for node in selection:
    node_paths.append(node.path())
node_paths = sorted(node_paths)
for node_path in node_paths:
    # Either create your own layout rules here, using position(),
    # setPosition() and shiftPosition() methods of hou.Node class,
    # or use:
    hou.node(node_path).moveToGoodPosition()

olivierth

April 29, 2025 15:12:15

Thanks, ajz3d !