Toolbar

The Toolbar is the horizontal bar at the top of the drawing interface. It provides quick access to all tools and common actions organized into logical groups.

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Full toolbar with all button groups visible

Screenshot of toolbar with all groups labeled

Toolbar Layout

The toolbar is divided into button groups separated by visual dividers:

• Navigation
• Edit
• Clipboard
• Selection
• Drawing
• Components
• Primitives
• Export
• Right Side

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Button Groups

Navigation Group

Button	Icon	Shortcut	Description
Home		Home	Return to Start Screen
Reload		F5	Reload current project
Import		Ctrl+O	Import project from file
Export		Ctrl+S	Export project to file

Edit Group

Button	Icon	Shortcut	Description
Undo		Ctrl+Z	Undo last action
Redo		Ctrl+Shift+Z	Redo undone action

Undo/Redo History Menu:

click Undo or Redo button to see recent actions:

• View up to 10 recent operations
• click any item to jump to that state
• Named revisions appear in bold — these are checkpoints created manually via script or automatically before each script execution

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Expanded undo/redo history dropdown showing recent actions

Clipboard Group

Button	Icon	Shortcut	Description
Copy		Ctrl+C	Copy selected elements
Paste		Ctrl+V	Paste copied elements

Copy behavior:

• Copies selected elements to clipboard
• Maintains relative positions
• Works across sheets

Paste behavior:

• Activates paste mode
• click to place at cursor position
• Press Escape to cancel

Selection Tools Group

Button	Icon	Shortcut	Description
Hand		Escape	Select, inspect, and move elements
Eraser		Delete	Delete elements

Inspection tool :

• Default selection tool
• click to select single element
• Drag for box selection (left-to-right selects elements fully inside, right-to-left selects overlapping elements)
• Ctrl + click for multi-select
• Drag selected elements to move
• Arrow keys to move selected elements (hold Shift for 10px, Ctrl for grid step)
• Selected element opens in Inspector
• Selecting a single resizable element (Rectangle, Circle, Image, Sideview) shows blue resize handles — drag to resize, hold Shift to lock aspect ratio (see Resizing Elements)
• Selecting an Image or Sideview also shows a circular rotation handle above the element — drag it to rotate freely on the canvas (see Rotating Elements)

Eraser tool :

• click element to delete
• Drag for box selection deletion
• Alt + click for immediate delete (no selection)

Drawing Tools Group

Button	Icon	Shortcut	Description
Dimension		Alt+D	Draw dimension annotations
Bundle		Alt+B	Draw wire bundles
Bundle Splice		-	Create bundle splice
Wire		Alt+W	Add wire to bundle

Dimension tool :

1. click first point
2. click second point
3. Dimension line appears with measurement

Bundle tool :

1. click start point
2. click intermediate points (optional)
3. double-click or Enter to finish
4. A properties dialog opens — set name, sleeving type, and other manufacturing properties. Use the DigiKey or Octopart button to import specifications from a part number.

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Bundle properties dialog after drawing, showing DigiKey and Octopart fetch buttons

bundlesplice tool :

1. click on a bundle anchor point
2. Fill in the splice properties dialog (name, part number, appearance). The dialog includes DigiKey and Octopart buttons to import splice specifications.
3. Submit to place the splice

Wire tool :

1. click on component wire table or pinout
2. click on bundle
3. click on destination component/pin
4. A properties dialog opens — set name, color, gauge, and other wire properties. Use the DigiKey or Octopart button to import wire specifications.

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Wire creation dialog showing name, color, gauge fields and DigiKey/Octopart fetch buttons

Components Group

Button	Icon	Shortcut	Description
Library		Insert	Place component from library
Custom		Ctrl+Insert	Create custom component
Terminal		-	Create terminal component

Library Component:

• Opens component library browser
• Select component from available libraries
• click canvas to place
• click while the ghost is following the cursor flips itsorientation; the Flip component checkbox in the sidebar Library tab reflects the current state

Custom Component:

• Opens component creation wizard
• Define pins, properties, appearance
• The wizard includes DigiKey and Octopart buttons to populate component and pin properties from a part number
• click while the ghost is following the cursor flips itsorientation; the Flip component checkbox in the creation dialog opens pre-set to match
• click canvas to open the wizard
• Chain placement: after you submit one component, the next placement opens the dialog pre-filled with the same values - manufacturer, partnumber, manufacturing fields, pin configuration, and sideview image all carry over; only the component name is regenerated. Press Submit again to chain identical placements, or tweak any field first. Switching to another tool clears this carry-over.

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Custom component creation wizard showing properties tab with DigiKey and Octopart fetch buttons

Terminal:

• Opens a terminal creation dialog
• Set pin properties (name, part number, gauge)
• Use the DigiKey or Octopart button to import pin specifications
• click while the ghost is following the cursor flips itsorientation; the Flip terminal checkbox in the creation dialog opens pre-set to match
• Chain placement behaves the same as Custom Component: the dialog pre-fills with the previously submitted values (pin name regenerated) until you switch to another tool.
• Used for external connections

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Terminal creation dialog with the new "Flip terminal" checkbox visible at the bottom of the Terminal tab.

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Terminal creation dialog showing pin fields and DigiKey/Octopart fetch buttons

Right-click to flip during placement

For all three component-placement modes (Library, Custom, Terminal), pressing

click while the ghost preview is following the cursor mirrors the

ghost in place. click then drops the element (or opens the creation dialog) in the chosen orientation. The status line at the bottom of the canvas reminds you of this shortcut while the tool is active.

Chain placement: dialog inherits previous values

While the Custom-Component or Terminal tool is active, the creation dialog pre-fills every placement after the first with the values you submitted previously - manufacturer, partnumber, manufacturing fields, pin configuration, and sideview image all carry over. Only the unique name is regenerated. Just press Enter / Submit to chain identical placements, or tweak any field before submitting. Switching to another tool clears the cache, so re-entering the tool starts fresh.

Bundle placement uses a stronger version of the same pattern: after the first bundle's dialog, subsequent bundles are placed instantly without opening the dialog (only the name is regenerated). Switching pens resets it.

Wires are placed one at a time - the Add Wire tool returns to the Hand tool after each successful wire - so there is no in-tool chain.

Primitives Group

Button	Icon	Shortcut	Description
Line		Alt+L	Draw straight line
Circle		Alt+C	Draw circle
Rectangle		Alt+R	Draw rectangle
Text		Alt+T	Add text annotation
Image		Alt+I	Import image or SVG

Line tool :

1. click start point
2. click end point

Circle tool :

1. Press center point
2. Drag to set radius
3. Release to create

Rectangle tool :

1. Press first corner
2. Drag to opposite corner
3. Release to create

Text tool :

1. click placement position
2. Enter text in dialog
3. Confirm to place

Image tool :

1. Select image file from disk
2. click canvas to place
3. Supports: SVG, PNG, JPG, BMP, GIF, WebP, ICO, AVIF

Export Group

Button	Icon	Shortcut	Description
Manufacturing		-	Open Manufacturing Data dialog

Opens dialog with four tabs:

• [Bill of Materials](manufacturing-data.md#bill-of-materials) — complete parts list
• [Wire List](manufacturing-data.md#wire-list) — individual wire routing
• [Wire Cut List](manufacturing-data.md#wire-cut-list) — grouped wire specifications
• [Connectors](manufacturing-data.md#connectors) — connector and terminal summary

Export options include PDF, CSV, SVG, and Excel.

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Right Side Buttons

Located on the right side of the toolbar:

Button	Shortcut	Description
Help	F1	Open help documentation
Menu	Space	Open Command Palette
Profile	-	Open Profile Menu

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Help, Menu, and Profile buttons on right side

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Keyboard Shortcuts Summary

Navigation

Shortcut	Action
Home	Project list
Ctrl+O	Import project
Ctrl+S	Export project

Edit

Shortcut	Action
Ctrl+Z	Undo
Ctrl+Shift+Z	Redo
Ctrl+C	Copy
Ctrl+V	Paste

Tools

Shortcut	Action
Escape	Inspection tool
Delete	Eraser tool
Insert	Library component
Ctrl+Insert	Custom component

Drawing

Shortcut	Action
Alt+D	Dimension
Alt+B	Bundle
Alt+W	Wire
Alt+L	Line
Alt+C	Circle
Alt+R	Rectangle
Alt+T	Text
Alt+I	Image

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Tool States

Selected vs Unselected

Active tool is visually highlighted in the toolbar with a blue background.

Enabled vs Disabled

Some tools require specific conditions and appear grayed out when unavailable:

• Wire tool requires bundle to exist
• Paste requires clipboard content

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Related Topics

• Canvas - Drawing area where tools operate
• Command Palette - Alternative access to all commands
• Inspector - Edit properties of created elements