Place Filtered

Place Filtered

Press N to change the currently held item into a pseudo-blueprint with alternate settings, such as a null-filter or limiting a chest. Press N again to switch back.

What's a "pseudo-blueprint"? If you converted from a real stack, the blueprint will think that it's a real ~~boy~~ item!

Left-click will construct the building, provided you're in building range. Holding Shift + Left-click will place a ghost like normal.

Supports

• Inserters
• Splitters
• Pumps
• Loaders
• Asteroid collectors
• Chests and Cargo wagons, by limiting their inventory slots
• Logistic Storage chests will have their filter set to the null item too
• Turrets and Artillery turrets/wagons, by disabling enemy targeting
• Mining drills, with a mod like Filter Mining Drills

Other alternatives

Although not strictly filters, it also changes a few other items to their "alternate mode":

• Deconstruction planner - switches to Trees/Rocks only
• Lamps - sets Always On and white colour
• Arithmetic and Decider combinators - passes the signal through unchanged
• Constant combinators - turns off output
• Display panels - always shows the first line
• Power switches - enables the connection
• Programmable speakers - sets range to Global and turns on Show Alert
• Train stops - sets Train Limit to 1
• Locomotives - don't change to the stop's colour

I suggest sharing this keybind with "Debug > Toggle entity" (at the very bottom of Controls), since they have quite similar functions.

Recommended companion mods

• Filter Helper: Shows a panel in the entity's GUI with relevant items.
• Preconfigure Placement: Open the entity GUI before placing it, and place copies with those settings - a more general approach to the problem.