Basic controls
Edit, Run, Reset
Section titled “Edit, Run, Reset”| Mode | What you do |
|---|---|
| Edit | place, move and set up parts; nothing moves |
| Run (Space) | the plant runs; your PLC, a sample’s demo program or you (by forcing signals) control it |
| Pause | freezes the simulation clock |
| Reset | back to Edit; loads disappear and every part returns to where it was |
A run never changes what you built.
Camera
Section titled “Camera”| Input | Action |
|---|---|
| Right-drag | orbit around the point under the cursor |
| Middle-drag, or Shift + right-drag | pan |
| Mouse wheel | zoom towards the cursor |
| Right button + W A S D | fly |
| Trackpad: two fingers / pinch / ⌥ + two fingers | pan / zoom / orbit |
| F | frame the selection, or everything |
| 1 3 7 | front, right, top view |
| Home | start view |
| G | walk at eye height |
The view cube in the top-right corner turns to a face on click. Walls between the camera and the plant are cut away.
Selecting and moving
Section titled “Selecting and moving”| Input | Action |
|---|---|
| Click | select a part |
| Shift + click | add to the selection |
| Drag | move the selection |
| R / Shift+R | rotate by 90° / 15° |
| Drag the orange handle | make a conveyor, wall or fence longer or shorter |
| Delete / Backspace | delete |
| Esc | stop placing |
Conveyors snap to the free end of another conveyor and to a 10 cm grid. A part dropped on another part (a sensor on a conveyor, a button on a stand) is attached to it and moves with it; drag it to slide it along, hold ⌥ / Alt to move it freely.
Shortcuts
Section titled “Shortcuts”| Keys | Action |
|---|---|
| ⌘Z / Ctrl+Z | undo |
| ⇧⌘Z / Ctrl+Y | redo |
| ⌘S / Ctrl+S | save the project |
| ⌘J / Ctrl+J | open or close the AI assistant |
| \ | hide the Parts panel |
| Space | Run |
Next: Build a line.