3.1 World view

The main display area shows the world, the simulated entities (objects and devices), and optionally, representations of the data generated by devices.

3.1.1 Mouse

The user can pan and zoom the world view and manipulate entities with the mouse:

Clicks on the background

Mouse action Result

Left-click and drag pan the window

Right-click and drag TOWARDS the center of the window zoom in

Right-click and drag AWAY FROM the center of the window zoom out

Clicks on entities

Mouse action Result

Left-click and drag move the entity

Right-click and drag rotate the entity

3.1.2 Keyboard

The world view can also be panned and zoomed with the keyboard. The keybindings are:

Clicks on entities

Key Action

<arrowkeys> scroll the window

<ctrl><arrowkeys> scroll the window in large increments

<shift><uparrow> zoom in

<shift><downarrow> zoom out