diff --git a/pype/nuke/__init__.py b/pype/nuke/__init__.py
index 42ca633e40..b7dbf69510 100644
--- a/pype/nuke/__init__.py
+++ b/pype/nuke/__init__.py
@@ -80,17 +80,21 @@ def reload_config():
     for module in (
         "{}.api".format(AVALON_CONFIG),
         "{}.nuke.actions".format(AVALON_CONFIG),
-        "{}.nuke.templates".format(AVALON_CONFIG),
+        "{}.nuke.presets".format(AVALON_CONFIG),
         "{}.nuke.menu".format(AVALON_CONFIG),
+        "{}.nuke.plugin".format(AVALON_CONFIG),
         "{}.nuke.lib".format(AVALON_CONFIG),
     ):
         log.info("Reloading module: {}...".format(module))
+
+        module = importlib.import_module(module)
+
         try:
-            module = importlib.import_module(module)
-            reload(module)
-        except Exception as e:
-            log.warning("Cannot reload module: {}".format(e))
             importlib.reload(module)
+        except AttributeError as e:
+            log.warning("Cannot reload module: {}".format(e))
+            reload(module)
+
 
 
 def install():
diff --git a/pype/nuke/lib.py b/pype/nuke/lib.py
index 28e813c449..9030ea43fb 100644
--- a/pype/nuke/lib.py
+++ b/pype/nuke/lib.py
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ from .presets import (
     get_node_colorspace_preset
 )
 
-from .templates import (
+from .presets import (
     get_anatomy
 )
 # TODO: remove get_anatomy and import directly Anatomy() here
@@ -174,8 +174,13 @@ def format_anatomy(data):
     anatomy = get_anatomy()
     log.debug("__ anatomy.templates: {}".format(anatomy.templates))
 
-    # TODO: perhaps should be in try!
-    padding = int(anatomy.templates['render']['padding'])
+    try:
+        padding = int(anatomy.templates['render']['padding'])
+    except KeyError as e:
+        log.error("`padding` key is not in `render` "
+                  "Anatomy template. Please, add it there and restart "
+                  "the pipeline (padding: \"4\"): `{}`".format(e))
+
     version = data.get("version", None)
     if not version:
         file = script_name()
@@ -212,12 +217,13 @@ def add_button_write_to_read(node):
     node.addKnob(k)
 
 
-def create_write_node(name, data, prenodes=None):
+def create_write_node(name, data, input=None, prenodes=None):
     ''' Creating write node which is group node
 
     Arguments:
         name (str): name of node
         data (dict): data to be imprinted
+        input (node): selected node to connect to
         prenodes (list, optional): list of lists, definitions for nodes
                                 to be created before write
 
@@ -229,9 +235,9 @@ def create_write_node(name, data, prenodes=None):
                 ("knobName", "knobValue"),
                 ("knobName", "knobValue")
             ),
-            (   # list inputs
-                "firstPrevNodeName",
-                "secondPrevNodeName"
+            (   # list outputs
+                "firstPostNodeName",
+                "secondPostNodeName"
             )
         )
         ]
@@ -273,28 +279,44 @@ def create_write_node(name, data, prenodes=None):
     })
 
     # adding dataflow template
+    log.debug("nuke_dataflow_writes: `{}`".format(nuke_dataflow_writes))
     {_data.update({k: v})
      for k, v in nuke_dataflow_writes.items()
      if k not in ["_id", "_previous"]}
 
-    # adding dataflow template
+    # adding colorspace template
+    log.debug("nuke_colorspace_writes: `{}`".format(nuke_colorspace_writes))
     {_data.update({k: v})
      for k, v in nuke_colorspace_writes.items()}
 
     _data = avalon.nuke.lib.fix_data_for_node_create(_data)
 
-    log.debug(_data)
+    log.debug("_data: `{}`".format(_data))
 
-    _data["frame_range"] = data.get("frame_range", None)
+    if "frame_range" in data.keys():
+        _data["frame_range"] = data.get("frame_range", None)
+        log.debug("_data[frame_range]: `{}`".format(_data["frame_range"]))
 
-    # todo: hange this to new way
     GN = nuke.createNode("Group", "name {}".format(name))
 
     prev_node = None
     with GN:
+        connections = list()
+        if input:
+            # if connected input node was defined
+            connections.append({
+                "node":  input,
+                "inputName": input.name()})
+            prev_node = nuke.createNode(
+                "Input", "name {}".format(input.name()))
+        else:
+            # generic input node connected to nothing
+            prev_node = nuke.createNode(
+                "Input", "name {}".format("rgba"))
+
         # creating pre-write nodes `prenodes`
         if prenodes:
-            for name, klass, properties, set_input_to in prenodes:
+            for name, klass, properties, set_output_to in prenodes:
                 # create node
                 now_node = nuke.createNode(klass, "name {}".format(name))
 
@@ -304,34 +326,41 @@ def create_write_node(name, data, prenodes=None):
                         now_node[k].serValue(str(v))
 
                 # connect to previous node
-                if set_input_to:
-                    if isinstance(set_input_to, (tuple or list)):
-                        for i, node_name in enumerate(set_input_to):
-                            input_node = nuke.toNode(node_name)
+                if set_output_to:
+                    if isinstance(set_output_to, (tuple or list)):
+                        for i, node_name in enumerate(set_output_to):
+                            input_node = nuke.createNode(
+                                "Input", "name {}".format(node_name))
+                            connections.append({
+                                "node":  nuke.toNode(node_name),
+                                "inputName": node_name})
                             now_node.setInput(1, input_node)
-                    elif isinstance(set_input_to, str):
-                        input_node = nuke.toNode(set_input_to)
+                    elif isinstance(set_output_to, str):
+                        input_node = nuke.createNode(
+                            "Input", "name {}".format(node_name))
+                        connections.append({
+                            "node":  nuke.toNode(set_output_to),
+                            "inputName": set_output_to})
                         now_node.setInput(0, input_node)
                 else:
                     now_node.setInput(0, prev_node)
 
                 # swith actual node to previous
                 prev_node = now_node
-        else:
-            prev_node = nuke.createNode("Input", "name rgba")
 
         # creating write node
-        now_node = avalon.nuke.lib.add_write_node("inside_{}".format(name),
-                                                  **_data
-                                                  )
-        write_node = now_node
+        write_node = now_node = avalon.nuke.lib.add_write_node(
+            "inside_{}".format(name),
+            **_data
+            )
+
         # connect to previous node
         now_node.setInput(0, prev_node)
 
         # swith actual node to previous
         prev_node = now_node
 
-        now_node = nuke.createNode("Output", "name write")
+        now_node = nuke.createNode("Output", "name Output1")
 
         # connect to previous node
         now_node.setInput(0, prev_node)
diff --git a/pype/nuke/plugin.py b/pype/nuke/plugin.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d4b5110d6e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pype/nuke/plugin.py
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+import re
+import avalon.api
+import avalon.nuke
+from pype import api as pype
+from pypeapp import config
+
+class PypeCreator(avalon.nuke.pipeline.Creator):
+    """Pype Nuke Creator class wrapper
+    """
+    def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
+        super(PypeCreator, self).__init__(*args, **kwargs)
+        self.presets = config.get_presets()['plugins']["nuke"]["create"].get(
+            self.__class__.__name__, {}
+        )
diff --git a/pype/nuke/presets.py b/pype/nuke/presets.py
index a3f62764c8..e0c12e2671 100644
--- a/pype/nuke/presets.py
+++ b/pype/nuke/presets.py
@@ -39,8 +39,9 @@ def get_node_dataflow_preset(**kwarg):
         nuke_dataflow_node = nuke_dataflow_node.get(str(preset), None)
         # omit < 2.0.0v
 
-    for family in families:
-        nuke_dataflow_node = nuke_dataflow_node.get(str(family), None)
+    if families:
+        for family in families:
+            nuke_dataflow_node = nuke_dataflow_node.get(str(family), None)
 
     log.info("Dataflow: {}".format(nuke_dataflow_node))
     return nuke_dataflow_node
@@ -52,14 +53,22 @@ def get_node_colorspace_preset(**kwarg):
     log.info(kwarg)
     host = kwarg.get("host", "nuke")
     cls = kwarg.get("class", None)
-    preset = kwarg.get("preset", None)
+    families = kwarg.get("families", [])
+    preset = kwarg.get("preset", None)  # omit < 2.0.0v
+
     assert any([host, cls]), log.error(
             "`{}`: Missing mandatory kwargs `host`, `cls`".format(__file__))
 
     nuke_colorspace = get_colorspace_preset().get(str(host), None)
     nuke_colorspace_node = nuke_colorspace.get(str(cls), None)
-    if preset:
+
+    if preset:  # omit < 2.0.0v
         nuke_colorspace_node = nuke_colorspace_node.get(str(preset), None)
+        # omit < 2.0.0v
+
+    if families:
+        for family in families:
+            nuke_colorspace_node = nuke_colorspace_node.get(str(family), None)
 
     log.info("Colorspace: {}".format(nuke_colorspace_node))
     return nuke_colorspace_node
diff --git a/pype/plugins/nuke/create/create_write.py b/pype/plugins/nuke/create/create_write.py
index c3da555259..1634af22ab 100644
--- a/pype/plugins/nuke/create/create_write.py
+++ b/pype/plugins/nuke/create/create_write.py
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 from collections import OrderedDict
 import avalon.api
 import avalon.nuke
-from pype.nuke.lib import create_write_node
 from pype import api as pype
+from pype.nuke import plugin
 from pypeapp import config
 
 import nuke
@@ -11,135 +11,167 @@ import nuke
 log = pype.Logger().get_logger(__name__, "nuke")
 
 
-def subset_to_families(subset, family, families):
-    subset_sufx = str(subset).replace(family, "")
-    new_subset = families + subset_sufx
-    return "{}.{}".format(family, new_subset)
-
-class CreateWriteRender(avalon.nuke.Creator):
+class CreateWriteRender(plugin.PypeCreator):
     # change this to template preset
-    preset = "render"
-
     name = "WriteRender"
     label = "Create Write Render"
     hosts = ["nuke"]
-    family = "{}_write".format(preset)
-    families = preset
+    nClass = "write"
+    family = "render"
     icon = "sign-out"
     defaults = ["Main", "Mask"]
 
     def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
         super(CreateWriteRender, self).__init__(*args, **kwargs)
-        self.presets = config.get_presets()['plugins']["nuke"]["create"].get(
-            self.__class__.__name__, {}
-        )
 
         self.name = self.data["subset"]
 
         data = OrderedDict()
 
-        data["family"] = self.family.split("_")[-1]
-        data["families"] = self.families
+        data["family"] = self.nClass
+        data["families"] = self.family
+
+        for k, v in self.data.items():
+            if k not in data.keys():
+                data.update({k: v})
 
-        {data.update({k: v}) for k, v in self.data.items()
-         if k not in data.keys()}
         self.data = data
+        self.log.info("self.data: '{}'".format(self.data))
 
     def process(self):
+        from pype.nuke import lib as pnlib
+        reload(pnlib)
 
-        family = self.family
-        node = 'write'
-
+        inputs = []
+        outputs = []
         instance = nuke.toNode(self.data["subset"])
+        selected_node = None
 
-        if not instance:
-            write_data = {
-                "class": node,
-                "preset": self.preset,
-                "avalon": self.data
-            }
+        # use selection
+        if (self.options or {}).get("useSelection"):
+            nodes = nuke.selectedNodes()
 
-            if self.presets.get('fpath_template'):
-                self.log.info("Adding template path from preset")
-                write_data.update(
-                    {"fpath_template": self.presets["fpath_template"]}
-                )
-            else:
-                self.log.info("Adding template path from plugin")
-                write_data.update({
-                    "fpath_template": "{work}/renders/nuke/{subset}/{subset}.{frame}.{ext}"})
+            assert len(nodes) == 1, self.log.error("Select only one node. The node you want to connect to, or tick off `Use selection`")
 
-        return create_write_node(self.data["subset"], write_data)
+            selected_node = nodes[0]
+            inputs = [selected_node]
+            outputs = selected_node.dependent()
 
+            if instance:
+                if (instance.name() in selected_node.name()):
+                    selected_node = instance.dependencies()[0]
 
-class CreateWritePrerender(avalon.nuke.Creator):
-    # change this to template preset
-    preset = "prerender"
+        # if node already exist
+        if instance:
+            # collect input / outputs
+            inputs = instance.dependencies()
+            outputs = instance.dependent()
+            selected_node = inputs[0]
+            # remove old one
+            nuke.delete(instance)
 
-    name = "WritePrerender"
-    label = "Create Write Prerender"
-    hosts = ["nuke"]
-    family = "{}_write".format(preset)
-    families = preset
-    icon = "sign-out"
-    defaults = ["Main", "Mask"]
+        # recreate new
+        write_data = {
+            "class": self.nClass,
+            "families": [self.family],
+            "avalon": self.data
+        }
 
-    def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
-        super(CreateWritePrerender, self).__init__(*args, **kwargs)
-        self.presets = config.get_presets()['plugins']["nuke"]["create"].get(
-            self.__class__.__name__, {}
-        )
+        if self.presets.get('fpath_template'):
+            self.log.info("Adding template path from preset")
+            write_data.update(
+                {"fpath_template": self.presets["fpath_template"]}
+            )
+        else:
+            self.log.info("Adding template path from plugin")
+            write_data.update({
+                "fpath_template": "{work}/renders/nuke/{subset}/{subset}.{frame}.{ext}"})
 
-        data = OrderedDict()
+        write_node = pnlib.create_write_node(
+            self.data["subset"],
+            write_data,
+            input=selected_node)
 
-        data["family"] = self.family.split("_")[1]
-        data["families"] = self.families
+        # relinking to collected connections
+        for i, input in enumerate(inputs):
+            write_node.setInput(i, input)
 
-        {data.update({k: v}) for k, v in self.data.items()
-         if k not in data.keys()}
-        self.data = data
+        write_node.autoplace()
 
-    def process(self):
-        self.name = self.data["subset"]
+        for output in outputs:
+            output.setInput(0, write_node)
 
-        instance = nuke.toNode(self.data["subset"])
-        node = 'write'
+        return True
 
-        if not instance:
-            write_data = {
-                "class": node,
-                "preset": self.preset,
-                "avalon": self.data
-            }
-
-            if self.presets.get('fpath_template'):
-                self.log.info("Adding template path from preset")
-                write_data.update(
-                    {"fpath_template": self.presets["fpath_template"]}
-                )
-            else:
-                self.log.info("Adding template path from plugin")
-                write_data.update({
-                    "fpath_template": "{work}/prerenders/{subset}/{subset}.{frame}.{ext}"})
-
-            # get group node
-            group_node = create_write_node(self.data["subset"], write_data)
-
-            # open group node
-            group_node.begin()
-            for n in nuke.allNodes():
-                # get write node
-                if n.Class() in "Write":
-                    write_node = n
-            group_node.end()
-
-            # linking knobs to group property panel
-            linking_knobs = ["first", "last", "use_limit"]
-            for k in linking_knobs:
-                lnk = nuke.Link_Knob(k)
-                lnk.makeLink(write_node.name(), k)
-                lnk.setName(k.replace('_', ' ').capitalize())
-                lnk.clearFlag(nuke.STARTLINE)
-                group_node.addKnob(lnk)
-
-        return
+#
+# class CreateWritePrerender(avalon.nuke.Creator):
+#     # change this to template preset
+#     preset = "prerender"
+#
+#     name = "WritePrerender"
+#     label = "Create Write Prerender"
+#     hosts = ["nuke"]
+#     family = "{}_write".format(preset)
+#     families = preset
+#     icon = "sign-out"
+#     defaults = ["Main", "Mask"]
+#
+#     def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
+#         super(CreateWritePrerender, self).__init__(*args, **kwargs)
+#         self.presets = config.get_presets()['plugins']["nuke"]["create"].get(
+#             self.__class__.__name__, {}
+#         )
+#
+#         data = OrderedDict()
+#
+#         data["family"] = self.family.split("_")[1]
+#         data["families"] = self.families
+#
+#         {data.update({k: v}) for k, v in self.data.items()
+#          if k not in data.keys()}
+#         self.data = data
+#
+#     def process(self):
+#         self.name = self.data["subset"]
+#
+#         instance = nuke.toNode(self.data["subset"])
+#         node = 'write'
+#
+#         if not instance:
+#             write_data = {
+#                 "class": node,
+#                 "preset": self.preset,
+#                 "avalon": self.data
+#             }
+#
+#             if self.presets.get('fpath_template'):
+#                 self.log.info("Adding template path from preset")
+#                 write_data.update(
+#                     {"fpath_template": self.presets["fpath_template"]}
+#                 )
+#             else:
+#                 self.log.info("Adding template path from plugin")
+#                 write_data.update({
+#                     "fpath_template": "{work}/prerenders/{subset}/{subset}.{frame}.{ext}"})
+#
+#             # get group node
+#             group_node = create_write_node(self.data["subset"], write_data)
+#
+#             # open group node
+#             group_node.begin()
+#             for n in nuke.allNodes():
+#                 # get write node
+#                 if n.Class() in "Write":
+#                     write_node = n
+#             group_node.end()
+#
+#             # linking knobs to group property panel
+#             linking_knobs = ["first", "last", "use_limit"]
+#             for k in linking_knobs:
+#                 lnk = nuke.Link_Knob(k)
+#                 lnk.makeLink(write_node.name(), k)
+#                 lnk.setName(k.replace('_', ' ').capitalize())
+#                 lnk.clearFlag(nuke.STARTLINE)
+#                 group_node.addKnob(lnk)
+#
+#         return
diff --git a/setup/nuke/nuke_path/write_to_read.py b/setup/nuke/nuke_path/write_to_read.py
index 9667dccab6..2cf6598b3b 100644
--- a/setup/nuke/nuke_path/write_to_read.py
+++ b/setup/nuke/nuke_path/write_to_read.py
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ def evaluate_filepath_new(k_value, k_eval, project_dir, first_frame):
         filepath = os.path.abspath(filepath)
     except Exception as E:
         log.error("Cannot create Read node. Perhaps it needs to be rendered first :) Error: `{}`".format(E))
-        return
+        return None
 
     filepath = filepath.replace('\\', '/')
     current_frame = re.findall(r'\d+', filepath)[-1]
@@ -114,12 +114,16 @@ def write_to_read(gn):
             n = group_writes[0]
 
             if n.knob('file') is not None:
-                myfiletranslated, firstFrame, lastFrame = evaluate_filepath_new(
+                file_path_new = evaluate_filepath_new(
                     n.knob('file').getValue(),
                     n.knob('file').evaluate(),
                     project_dir,
                     comp_start
                 )
+                if not file_path_new:
+                    return
+                    
+                myfiletranslated, firstFrame, lastFrame = file_path_new
                 # get node data
                 ndata = {
                     'filepath': myfiletranslated,