node_wrangler/operators.py

@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ from .utils.draw import draw_callback_nodeoutline
 from .utils.paths import match_files_to_socket_names, split_into_components
 from .utils.nodes import (node_mid_pt, autolink, node_at_pos, get_active_tree, get_nodes_links, is_viewer_socket,
                           is_viewer_link, get_group_output_node, get_output_location, force_update, get_internal_socket,
-                          nw_check, NWBase, get_first_enabled_output, is_visible_socket, viewer_socket_name)
+                          nw_check, NWBase, get_first_enabled_output, is_visible_socket, temporary_unframe, viewer_socket_name)
 
 
 class NWLazyMix(Operator, NWBase):
@@ -2352,6 +2352,7 @@ class NWAlignNodes(Operator, NWBase):
         active_node = context.active_node
         margin = self.margin
 
+        with temporary_unframe(nodes=selection):
             active_loc = None
             if active_node in selection:
                 active_loc = copy(active_node.location)  # make a copy, not a reference

node_wrangler/utils/nodes.py

@@ -250,6 +250,22 @@ def is_visible_socket(socket):
     return not socket.hide and socket.enabled and socket.type != 'CUSTOM'
 
 
+class temporary_unframe():  # Context manager for temporarily unparenting nodes from their frames
+    def __init__(self, nodes):
+        self.parent_dict = {}
+        for node in nodes:
+            if node.parent is not None:
+                self.parent_dict[node] = node.parent
+            node.parent = None
+
+    def __enter__(self):
+        return self
+
+    def __exit__(self, type, value, traceback):
+        for node, parent in self.parent_dict.items():
+            node.parent = parent
+
+
 class NWBase:
     @classmethod
     def poll(cls, context):