Navigating the simulation canvas

The canvas is the main area of the editor, where you see all scenes of your simulation and the choices that link them. You can move around it, zoom in and out, and color scenes to keep a large simulation organized.

Simulation canvas with a colored scene and the zoom buttons highlighted

The canvas of the simulation "ID Control: Person Assessment". Each numbered box is a scene, and the blue arrows are choices leading from one scene to another. Scene 13 is highlighted to show a scene color (orange). The zoom buttons (+ and −) on the right edge are highlighted.

Move around the canvas

  • Arrange scenes: drag a scene to move it. Place scenes so the layout matches the logic of your simulation.

  • Link scenes: drag from a choice to a scene to connect them.

  • Zoom: scroll, or click + and − on the right edge, to see the whole simulation or a close-up.

  • See connections: hover over a scene or a choice to highlight everything it is linked to.

  • Jump to a scene: type the scene number to center the canvas on it.

Keyboard shortcuts

  • Arrow keys — move the canvas.

  • − and = — zoom out and in.

  • Hover over a scene and press O to change its color, C to add a choice, or D to delete the scene.

Color-code your scenes

Colors help you find your way in a large simulation. For example, mark correct and incorrect paths, scenes about one topic, or endings.

  • Open a scene's content window and click a dot under Color, or hover over a scene on the canvas and press O.

  • There are 11 colors, plus no color.

  • The scene changes color on the canvas right away.

  • Colors are only for you: learners don't see them.

Scene content window with the Color palette highlighted

The content window of scene #1. On the right, below Character emotion and Scene score, the Color palette is highlighted: a dark grey dot for no color and 11 colored dots.

See also

Profile, account and Teams
Managing Your Team: Inviting Members, Roles, and Permissions