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Moving around the network ¶
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Pan and zoom the network view |
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Automatically Pan and zoom to show all nodes |
Right click the network background and choose Viewing controls ▸ Home all, or press H. |
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Automatically Pan and zoom to show the selected nodes |
Right click the network background and choose Viewing controls ▸ Home selected, or press G. |
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Go inside a network node to see its contents |
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Go up a level to the network above the current one |
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Select the previous (input) or next (output) node in the current chain |
Press PgUp or PgDn. |
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Find a specific node |
See finding nodes. |
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Zoom to the start or end of a wire |
If you see a wire, and want to zoom to the input or output, right-click the wire and choose Frame input or Frame output. |
Framing ¶
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Zoom out to show all nodes |
In the network editor, choose View ▸ Zoom to show all, or press H. |
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Zoom to show all selected nodes |
In the network editor, choose View ▸ Zoom to show selected, or press G. |
Panning while dragging ¶
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When dragging a node to move it in the network editor, you can automatically pan by holding the mouse near the edge of the network view without
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Hold Space while dragging to lock the cursor inside the network view. This lets you drag large distances with autoscroll, without worrying about the mouse pointer going outside the view.
Network overview ¶
The overview shows a small schematic view of the overall network in the bottom left corner of the network view. It lets you see where the current view is in relation to the overall network, and lets you quickly move the view by clicking in the overview.
You can control when the overview appears using the Tools ▸ Show overview menu items:
When needed
The overview only appears when the entire network doesn’t fit in the view.
Always
Always show the overview.
Never
Don’t show the overview.
By default, the overview is set to show “when needed”.
Quickmarks ¶
“Quick marks” let you quickly set and return to lightweight, disposable network location “bookmarks”. Unlike regular bookmarks (see below), you can use them as-needed and then override them or forget about them. They are not saved with the scene file.
Each mark records the network path, view location, and zoom level. So you can use marks to switch back and forth between two different networks, or two different areas or nodes in the same network.
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Set a quick mark |
Press ⌃ Ctrl and 1, 2, 3, 4, or 5. On Mac, press ⌘ and 1, 2, 3, 4, or 5. |
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Return to a quick mark |
Press 1, 2, 3, 4, or 5. |
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Go back to the previous view |
Press ` (backtick). This lets you quickly switch back and forth between two views, possibly in different networks. |
Location history and bookmarks ¶
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Go the previous or next network location viewed (like a browser) |
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Use bookmarks |
Click the history dropdown menu at the end of the path gadget at the top of the editor pane, and choose Bookmarks. You can use this menu to add new ones or edit existing ones. Once you add a bookmark it will appear in the history dropdown menu. These bookmarks are saved with the scene file, so you can use them to make a list commonly useful locations always available. |