Basic Canvas Navigation

Before we dive into the UI menus and begin building your first hydraulic model, it is crucial to understand how to physically interact with the drawing space. The interactive Canvas Editor is the heart of R-THYM, where all your network topology and components live.

Mastering these basic mouse and keyboard controls will make the modeling process much smoother.

Camera Controls

• Pan the Camera: Left-Click + Drag
  Hold down the left mouse button and drag your mouse to move around the canvas. Alternatively, if you are on a laptop trackpad, you can generally use a two-finger drag to pan.

• Zoom In / Out: Scroll Wheel
  Roll the mouse wheel forward to zoom in for precise details, and backward to zoom out to see your entire network overview. (Pinch-to-zoom on a trackpad also works!)

Interacting with Components

• View Telemetry: Left-Click (Single Click)
  During an active simulation run, click once on any component (pump, valve, pipe, etc.) to immediately view its live telemetry outputs and charts in the side panel.

• Edit Properties: Double-Click
  Before running a simulation, double-click on a component to open its detailed Properties Dialog, where you can configure its physical parameters.

• Move an Item: Left-Click + Drag (on the item)
  Click and hold directly on a node or component to drag it to a new location. Connected pipes will automatically stretch and adjust to stay attached.

• Delete an Item: Right-Click
  Right-click on the component or pipe you wish to remove to open the canvas context menu, then select Delete.

Once you are comfortable flying around the canvas and selecting elements, you are fully prepared to start dropping in new components and drawing pipes!