Layout Nodes



  • Where to find it:


    • NodeGraph / Right Mouse Click / Layout /

    • Main Window / Extension Pack / Nodegraph / Layout /


  • Shortcut (Nodegraph Only): Shift + Q + Mouse Mouse Left




Layout Nodes is a modification of Mari's default 'Autoplace' Function (Hotkey L)

Layout Nodes is also available in the Mouse Movement based Align & Distribute feature






The Layout Nodes functionality allows you to layout upstream nodes into tidy, structured columns. 

If Multi-Channel Merge nodes exist in your complex Node Graph, they act as a visual backbone.


  • If nodes are selected, only those selected nodes will be moved. 


  • If only one node is selected all upstream nodes of the current selection will be laid out


  • If no nodes are selected, all nodes outside of backdrops in the current nodegraph are laid out


  • If one or multiple nodes inside a backdrop is selected, only nodes in the backdrop are laid out.
    Other than Mari's Autoplace, the Size of the Backdrop will remain unchanged