Eight ways to organize nodes in BLENDER!

This Blender tutorial will demonstrate EIGHT ways to organize shader and geometry nodes in Blender. We will cover collapsing nodes, hiding unused node sockets, node frames, node groups, node reroutes and more.
Nodes can get messy and this video will show you how to clean up your node tree in Blender. Stay to the end to see a great Blender add-on that helps preview nodes in the node editor.
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[@luizlopez2022]

0:19 Collapsing Nodes
0:33 Hide socket
1:01 Labels & Colors
1:46 Frames
2:53 Node Groups + Edit Groups
5:27 Nodes in Asset Browser
6:26 Reroutes
7:20 Noodle Curving
7:45 Node Preview

[@rikovladimir8655]

I'm still amazed at the sheer ergonomic of blender
everything is so tailored to the user and you have complete control over everything

[@SnowInHere]

Love this video. thanks for making it sir!

[@surajprakash3181]

Thankyou, was struggling with nodegroups

[@fullyleaded]

OMG ! THE NODE PREVIEW ADDON! Ive seen it on a few tutorial videos and asked every single one what it is and no one has ever replied! THANK YOU SO MUCH!

[@thefreshest2379]

Shift + Right click and drag over noodle to place a reroute node faster (might need node wrangler)

[@4manvfx27]

Man I can't tell you enough how much I wanted this video...Thanks a ton !

[@Brandon-3D]

Love it when that happens! Glad to help, and thank you so much!!

[@a.r.q.u.i_gaming]

Just awesome. wow

[@lokyloky3420]

I had to save groups of nodes to my startup file, had no idea we could make assets out of them! Thank you!

[@joe_fabricator]

I've been putting in lots of time learning Geometry Nodes and THIS video is Gold, thank you. Specifically, saving Node Groups in to your Asset Browser. Thanks very much Brandon 🤓

[@davebeckham9607]

I've seen quite a lot of Blender "help" videos, Premium and free over the years, but only a very small few (and here as well; Premium or free) are as to-the-point, clear, competent and BS-less as this excellent video. Thanks!!

[@Brandon-3D]

Dave, thank you so much! That means a lot to me and those frustrations with other tutorial videos were exactly why I started making these. Thank you!!

[@achmadrifkinahar8895]

Saya sangat bingung tentang geometry node untuk mulut clay, tapi saya sangat senang anda memberi tahu saya di video ini. Terimakasih atas ilmunya

[@vicsar]

Thanks

[@sidekick3rida]

Wish I could like this twice!

[@sergiipes]

So clear and usefull tutorial! Thank you so much!

[@Brandon-3D]

Thank you!!

[@lomaxdesigns1716]

A near perfect tutorial!
Blender is such a huge program and I often find myself in situations where I used to know how to do a thing, but have forgotten that pesky shortcut. In this case, just needed Ctrl+J. Clicked through this at 2x speed. Bish-bash-bosh, got it! Jobs a good'un!

[@dpet]

Thank you!.. really useful!

[@Brandon-3D]

Great to hear, thank you for watching and for the nice comment!!

[@todesdigga3891]

A very straightforward presented video, also knowing these methods it is perfect for revisiting my own options of node organization, thanks!

[@Brandon-3D]

Thank you!!!

[@sidekick3rida]

There's also the "Node Arrange" built-in addon which organizes nodes. It's a panel that shows up in node editors.

[@S4MUEL404]

As a beginner, your videos have been of tremendous help to me. Thank you very much!

[@Formertris]

Nice tutorial!

[@Brandon-3D]

Thank you!!

[@phungaiman]

Thank you, Brandon. Yout video so helpful for me

[@Brandon-3D]

You’re very welcome and thank you for the support!

[@mfrazeehvacc5012]

Excellent tutorial

[@Brandon-3D]

Thank you!!!

[@DrunkenUFOPilot]

Came here because I couldn't remember the trick to make a group. No not that kind of group, the other kind of group. Aha, it's called a "frame", ctrl-J.
*Now* I know everything about Blender!

[@Brandon-3D]

Haha! Awesome!!

[@daknifee9480]

Great content , thanks for sharing

[@Brandon-3D]

Thank you so much!!

[@rjwh67220]

I REALLY needed this! Thanks.

[@Brandon-3D]

Awesome, super glad to hear!! Thanks for the kind words too!

[@brianstorm76907]

Awesome. From this video I'd say you deserve a lot more viewers and subscriptions! Thank you

[@Brandon-3D]

That is very kind, I appreciate those who do watch :). Take care!

[@awakenwithoutcoffee]

great showcase thank you sir!

[@Brandon-3D]

Thank you!!

[@etherlon2766]

Awesome! Another fantastic tips video. Stuff like this is why I subscribed!!! Thanks man! 😃

[@Brandon-3D]

Thank you again! And Happy New Year!!

[@abdessamadhasnaoui6887]

thanks man
you re great

[@graphguy]

For me, a noob, this was most useful.

[@Brandon-3D]

Glad to hear, thank you!

[@jeffhowe2892]

Thanks Brandon. Now to save loads of screen space :0)

[@user-um9qv8qt5k]

すごく参考になりました！ありがとう！

[@kongbeats7078]

🔥

[@Brandon-3D]

Long time no fire emoji!!

[@IstyManame]

That was really helpful. BTW, is there any way to drag rerouts around?

[@Brandon-3D]

Yes. Select it and press “G” like you would with objects. Thank you!!

[@todesdigga3891]

The method posted by thefreshest with Shift + Right click while dragging over a noodle (or several noodles) is also something I use all the time and that speeds rerouting up significantly

[@MrPaulowillians]

I always wanted to know this, you are a great friend! Thanks.

[@anidanic]

Amazing! Very useful tips! Thank you very much @BrandonsDrawings !

[@CarlosEduardoLeitedeAndrade]

Great! Where is the best place to put "global" node groups in the blender file (not at assets)? Create an fake object?

[@todesdigga3891]

You could create a Geometry Nodes Setup with all your Nodegroups without connecting and click the little shield next to the name of the Node Tree, that way it would not be deleted even if you delete the object where you created it. But Assets are easier

[@henryvasquez1814]

The one in the thumbnail was not covered

[@Crushertalos]

Super helpful and some great ideas! Thank you very much!

[@Brandon-3D]

Glad it helped, thank you!!