Graph View

The Graph View is a visual editor used to build and test state machines.

View Navigation

• To look around the graph, middle mouse drag the canvas, or use the scroll bars.
• Use the mouse wheel to zoom in/out.
• Press F to quickly frame the selected State.

Minimap

• The Minimap shows an overview of the FSM.
• The blue rectangle shows the current view.
• Click/drag anywhere in the minimap to move the view.

Selecting States

• Left click on a state's title bar to select it.
• Drag a selection marquee around multiple states to select all of them.
• Hold Shift to add to the selection, or Alt to subtract from the selection.
• Click on the canvas to deselect all states.
• Tip: Drag select right to left for crossing selection (like 3ds Max):

• Alt Click a Transition to select the State it connects to:

• Use the keyboard to quickly select states and follow transitions:

Moving States

• Drag any selected state by its title bar to move all selected states around.
• The canvas pans automatically when you drag near edges.
• Hold Ctrl while dragging states to snap to grid:

• Hold Shift while dragging to constrain horizontally/vertically:

Adding States

There are a few ways to add States:

• Right click the canvas and select Add State
• Copy/Paste another State.
• Paste a Template as new States.
• Drag an action from the Action Browser into the Graph View.
• Ctrl Click the canvas to quickly make a new state.

Adding Transition Events

There are a few ways to add Transition Events to a State:

• Right click a State and select Add Transition
• Right click a State and select Add Global Transition
• Ctrl Click a State to add a new Transition

Creating Transitions Between States

There are a few ways to create Transitions between States:

• Drag a link from a Transition Event to another State.
• Ctrl Drag a link from a Transition Event to create a new target State.

• Drag a transition out and back to a state to loop to the same State.