SuperTools

A SuperTool is Group node with the ability to automatically update its internal node graph based on parameter values, application callbacks or Python calls, and a custom parameter user interface defined using PyQt (Katana < 8.0) or PySide (Katana >= 8.0). This makes SuperTools ideal for artist-facing tools composed of arbitrary Node Graph, details of which may not be relevant to the user.

Many of Katana’s user-level nodes, such as the Importomatic, GafferThree, and LookFileManager, are SuperTools. You can see this for yourself by inspecting a SuperTool’s internal node graph as you would with a Group node: via a Ctrl + middle-click on the node. This can help you to understand how existing SuperTools work, or help you to debug your own SuperTools.

• How To Write a SuperTool
• SuperTool API
• How To Write a Package SuperTool
• PackageSuperToolAPI