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TL;DR

Placing a different tier underground belt over another underground belt should not change the direction of the one in hand when replacing a whole pair.

What?

It is understandable that if you are building the underground belts you do them in pairs, entrance and exit. But when you click once to replace both ends there is no need to swap the rotation. You are replacing underground pairs.

Before: After: (Now there is an exit side in hand) I can't replace the 3rd pair now directly without rotating the handheld underground belt.

Why?

It would make it easier to manual replace belt weaving for example, smoothens the flow when working with belts in general. I do know there is upgrade planner but that is a completely different approach to similar subject. Modpacks and various conditions can make you unable to use construction bots for very long time even, i don't judge what people play with...