# Blender 3.4 Mix node how to auto swap?

**URL:** <https://blenderartists.org/t/blender-3-4-mix-node-how-to-auto-swap/1421738>\
**Category:** Materials and Textures\
**Tags:** nodes, procedural, texturing, blender2-80\
**Created:** [December 12, 2022, 6:54pm UTC](https://blenderartists.org/t/blender-3-4-mix-node-how-to-auto-swap/1421738 "2022-12-12T18:54:41Z")\
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**Author:** ![AgentTuron](https://blenderartists.org/user_avatar/blenderartists.org/agentturon/32/823998_2.png) [@AgentTuron](https://blenderartists.org/u/AgentTuron)\
**Post date:** [December 12, 2022, 6:54pm UTC](https://blenderartists.org/t/blender-3-4-mix-node-how-to-auto-swap/1421738/1 "2022-12-12T18:54:42Z")

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Hey Community!

I just drop it in here 😁

In Blender 3.4 we have a new mix node, that is a combined node. Previously, it was basically the Mix RGB. When you had 2 nodes (A and B slots) plugged in, you could swap them.

Now, if I want to do that, the latter one simply disconnects. I work almost always with procedural textures, and looking for “the other one” is just a pain. Takes a lot of time, and harder to compare differences.

Is there a workaround for this?

Thank you!  
Happy blending  
Cheers! 😊

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**Author:** ![zeauro](https://blenderartists.org/user_avatar/blenderartists.org/zeauro/32/443778_2.png) [@zeauro](https://blenderartists.org/u/zeauro)\
**Post date:** [December 12, 2022, 7:31pm UTC](https://blenderartists.org/t/blender-3-4-mix-node-how-to-auto-swap/1421738/2 "2022-12-12T19:31:10Z")

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You should enable node wrangler addon. It has a lot of tools to facilitate nodes use.

With this addon enabled, you just have to press Alt S to swap links of a mix node.

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**Author:** ![AgentTuron](https://blenderartists.org/user_avatar/blenderartists.org/agentturon/32/823998_2.png) [@AgentTuron](https://blenderartists.org/u/AgentTuron)\
**Post date:** [December 13, 2022, 4:40am UTC](https://blenderartists.org/t/blender-3-4-mix-node-how-to-auto-swap/1421738/3 "2022-12-13T04:40:04Z")

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Hi, thanks! Sure, I always use node wrangler, but I wasn’t aware of that trick. I should read the full hotkey list in the settings 😁 I will check it out! 😊

PS: it works marvelously, so I consider it as a solution ofc 😁