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Node Align earns its place in the Blender Extensions library for collapsing a long list of alignment operations into one pie menu, with the straighten-links option singled out by reviewers.
Node Align is a Blender add-on from W_Cloud that gathers node alignment into a single pie menu, opened with Shift+Q or Ctrl+Q. It offers a broad set of alignment methods rather than a single command.
You can align nodes to the left, right, top, or bottom, match their height or width, and distribute them vertically, horizontally, or evenly by height and width. Grid options include relative and absolute grid distribution, along with changing the number of rows or columns and setting custom spacing. A straighten-links option cleans up the connections between nodes. Node Align can align nodes together with a frame, though it can't align a frame on its own.
The add-on works with Blender 4.2 LTS and newer, is released under the GNU General Public License v3.0 or later, and requires no special permissions. Version 3.2.6 fixes a socket-location error seen in Blender 5.2 on macOS.
Node Align(节点对齐) is best for blender users who want to align, distribute, and grid-arrange nodes and straighten links.
Node Align(节点对齐) is completely free to download and use.
Node Align is compatible with Blender 4.2 LTS and newer, so current stable releases and later versions can run it. The most recent update, version 3.2.6, fixes a socket-location error affecting Blender 5.2 on macOS. If you're on a Blender release older than 4.2, the add-on won't be supported, so update Blender first. For the full compatibility details and version history, the developer's page and the project's GitHub repository are the best places to check.
Node Align works through a pie menu you open with Shift+Q or Ctrl+Q. From there you can pick from its alignment options, including aligning nodes to the left, right, top, or bottom, matching their height or width, distributing them vertically or horizontally, snapping to a grid, changing rows or columns, setting custom spacing, or straightening links. The pie menu gathers these alignment methods into one place rather than spreading them across separate commands.
Node Align is listed as free here in the catalog, and it's distributed under the GNU General Public License v3.0 or later, an open-source license. The extension requires no special permissions to run. Licensing terms can change over time, so for the current details and the full version history, check the developer's page. The project's GitHub repository also hosts the source code under the same license.
Node Align can be added by dragging and dropping it into Blender, or by downloading the add-on and installing it from disk through Blender's preferences. It's a small download at 23.1 KB and requires no special permissions to run. Once installed, open the pie menu with Shift+Q or Ctrl+Q to start aligning nodes. For step-by-step guidance, the developer's page and Blender's own extension documentation both cover the install process.
Node Align can align nodes that sit inside a frame, moving them together with the frame, but it can't align a frame on its own. Beyond that, it handles aligning nodes to edges, matching their height or width, distributing them evenly or across relative and absolute grids, changing the number of rows or columns, setting custom spacing, and straightening links. If frame-only alignment is what you need, that specific behaviour isn't part of the current feature set.
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