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Look through the menus to discover network editor functionality and keyboard equivalents.
View keys ¶
Key |
Alternate |
Description |
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Space + |
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Pan |
Space + |
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Zoom |
H |
Pan and zoom to show all nodes |
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G |
Pan and zoom to show the selected nodes |
Adding to the network ¶
Key |
Description |
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⇥ Tab |
Add a node to the current network from a menu. |
= |
Add a File node (if available in the current network). |
⇧ Shift + O |
Add a network box to the current network. If any nodes are selected, they are added to the box. |
⇧ Shift + P |
Add a sticky note to the current network. |
Wiring ¶
Key |
Description |
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on connector |
Drag between two connectors, or click one connector and then the other, to wire nodes together. |
on connector |
Insert a new node before any currently connected nodes. |
on connector |
Branch a new node off the connector. |
Alt + on node |
Show a menu of connectors to start wiring from. This can be useful when you're too zoomed out to hit the connectors. |
Y |
Hold Y and drag across wires to cut (disconnect) them. |
Shake node |
Disconnect from any wires. |
Alt + on wire |
Add dot. You can also Alt-click while drawing a wire to insert a dot “on the fly”. |
Alt + on dot |
Pin/unpin the dot. You can also ⌃ Ctrl + Alt-click while drawing a wire to insert a pinned dot “on the fly”. |
8 while dropping node |
Holding 8 temporarily disables wiring the node in if you drop the node on a wire. This lets you drop a node without worrying about accidentally rewiring it if there is an existing wire in the same area. If you've turned off Tools ▸ Allow dropping nodes on wires, then holding 8 temporarily enables dropping a node onto a wire to wire it in. |
Tools ¶
Key |
Description |
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P |
Toggle a floating parameter editor pane in the top right corner of the network. |
⇧ Shift + W |
Toggle a tree view of the complete network hierarchy on the left of the network. |
O |
Toggle the network overview in the bottom left corner of the network. |
C |
Toggle the color palette in the bottom right corner of the network. |
Z |
Toggle the shape palette in the bottom right corner of the network. |
Navigation ¶
Working with nodes ¶
Key |
Description |
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|
Press on a node to show the node info window while you hold the button down. This is a quick way to glance at the information in the info window. |
⇧ Shift + |
Press ⇧ Shift + on a node to show the node info window without cooking the node. This may be useful for nodes that take a long time to cook. |
Alt + drag node |
Create a copy of the node. |
S + drag box selection |
Holding S locks the drag to be a selection. This can be useful if there’s not enough “empty” space to start a box selection without hitting something else. |
Laying out nodes ¶
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Key |
Description |
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Drag node + Space |
When dragging a node, hold Space to lock the mouse pointer inside the network view. This lets you autoscroll long distances without worrying about the mouse pointer going outside the pane. |
A |
Hold A and drag up/left on a node to automatically lay out the upstream nodes. Drag down/right to lay out the downstream nodes. If some nodes are selected, only those nodes are moved. |
⇧ Shift + A |
Select the nodes to align, then hold ⇧ Shift + A and drag on the node to align to. Drag left/right to align horizontally, or up/down to align vertically. |
Alt + A |
Select the nodes to move, then hold Alt + A and drag left/right on a node. Drag left/right to distribute horizontally, or up/down to distribute vertically. |
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Clicks and drags ¶
Action |
Description |
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Select. |
⇧ Shift + |
Add to selection. |
⌃ Ctrl + |
Remove from selection. |
Alt + |
Start wiring from a node. |
Alt + ⇧ Shift + |
Select node and all its inputs. |
Alt + ⌃ Ctrl + |
Select node and all its outputs. |
Alt + ⇧ Shift + ⌃ Ctrl + |
Select node and all inputs and outputs. |
Drag |
Move. |
Drag ⇧ Shift + |
Move node and all its inputs. |
Drag ⌃ Ctrl + |
Move node and all its outputs. |
Drag Alt + |
Drag out a copy of selected node(s). |
Drag Alt + ⇧ Shift + |
Drag out a copy of the selected node(s) and all inputs. |
Drag Alt + ⌃ Ctrl + |
Drag out a copy of the selected node(s) and all outputs. |
Drag Alt + ⌃ Ctrl + ⇧ Shift + |
Drag out a reference copy of the selected node(s). |
Notes and network boxes ¶
Key |
Description |
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⇧ Shift + P |
Add a sticky note. |
⇧ Shift + O |
Put selected items in a network box. |
⇧ Shift + J |
Minimize any selected notes and/or boxes. |
⇧ Shift + K |
De-minimize any selected notes and/or boxes. |
⇧ Shift + M |
Shrink the selected network box to fit its contents. |
Finding nodes ¶
Key |
Alternate |
Description |
---|---|---|
⌃ Ctrl + F |
/ |
Open the find dialog. |
⌃ Ctrl + G |
> |
Select next match in the last search results. |
⇧ Shift + ⌃ Ctrl + G |
< |
Select previous match in the last search results. |