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

undo-redo-menu.png

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

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

bundlesplice tool :

1. click on a bundle anchor point
2. Fill in the splice properties dialog (name, part number, appearance)
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

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

Custom Component:

• Opens component creation wizard
• Define pins, properties, appearance
• click canvas to place

Terminal:

• Creates a simple terminal point
• Used for external connections

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
SVG		-	Import SVG graphic
Image		Alt+I	Import raster image

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

SVG tool :

1. Select SVG file from disk
2. click canvas to place
3. Adjust size/position as needed

Image tool :

1. Select image file (PNG, JPG, etc.)
2. click canvas to place
3. Supports: 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

right-side-buttons.png

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