Exreplace

kunemann in Rendering


Setup

Install EXReplace from Edit > Preferences > Add-ons and enable it. It adds an 'EXReplace' tab to the Compositor's N-panel and a keyboard shortcut in the Node Editor — Shift+E by default. Open the extension preferences to change the key or the Ctrl/Shift/Alt modifiers.

Swapping connections
01
Open the Compositor and make sure Use Nodes is on.
02
Select exactly two nodes: one Render Layer node and one multilayer EXR Image node.
03
The node that currently holds the outgoing links is the source. If both nodes have links, click the node you want to receive the connections last so it becomes active.
04
Press Shift+E, or open the N-panel 'EXReplace' tab and click Swap Connections.
05
Read the header report for how many links transferred and whether any were skipped.
Passes and naming

EXReplace matches each connection to the target's output by socket identifier first, then by name, then by a built-in alias table — so passes the two node types spell differently still line up (Z to Depth, Emit to Emission, DiffDir to Diffuse Direct and more). If the EXR Image node sits on the Composite layer, it is switched to View Layer first so the per-pass outputs exist. Any pass with no match on the target is skipped and named in the report rather than guessed at.

Blender
4.5 or newer
License
MIT
$2

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Details
Blender Extension Compatible Yes
Published 2 months ago
Blender Version 4.5 - 5.1
Extension Type Add-on
License Mit
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