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I've had trouble straightening certain UV-shapes with the regular UV-Editor in Maya 2017 and this tool really came in handy for that. It has a better interface than the standard UV-Editor, some functions are way easier to reach and set up (i.e. planar mapping) and the Unfold- and Straighten-Algorithms are better and less buggy. The installation instructions are super easy to follow, even for people who never had to use any scripts. Way better than the standard editor!
I kept using it till Maya 2017, Maya 2017 & 2018 now have all the funtionalities of nightshade Uv editor, the only thing that makes NSUV better is its UI (almost all its functions available as icon-buttons on the side bar, while Maya 2017 & 2018 have a big side bar with lots of drop-down menus you get lost inside them till you reach the same functions).
Love this so much. I really didn't experiment with it yet but the straighten uvs alone got me in love.... the whole alignment section is great and i'm sure there is more great things about this.
