Router
Pass-through node for organising connections.
What it does
Router is a compact junction node that passes whatever is wired into it straight through, unchanged. It does not inspect, convert or modify the value: an image stays an image, a number stays a number, a shape stays a shape. It exists to give a wire somewhere to bend.
Any value type is accepted, so one can sit anywhere a connection needs a resting point.
When to use it
Bending a long wire around other nodes instead of letting it cut diagonally across the graph
One output feeding several destinations: wire it into a Router and fan the Router's output out to each
A waypoint to label or bookmark a spot in a complex graph
| Parameter | Type | Default |
|---|---|---|
input | Any | — |
Gotchas
Router has no visual output of its own and never appears as a layer in the viewport. It is a wiring aid, not a compositing step.
Router is a pure pass-through, so it is free to insert or delete. Adding one never changes what downstream nodes receive.
Worked example
Add a Router between two nodes whose wire crosses awkwardly over the rest of the graph.
Drag the Router to a clear spot. The wire now bends cleanly through it.
Wire the Router's output to additional nodes to feed the same value to several places from one point.
See also
Null · Hold · Flatten · Automatic conversion