Canvas Navigation
Pan
Click and drag to pan around the canvas.
Zoom
Scroll the center scroll-wheel of the mouse, or use two fingers on touchpad.
Select and Move Nodes
Click and drag a node to move it.
Hold shift and click to add more nodes to your current selection.
Hold shift and drag to marquee select multiple nodes.
Use ctrl + a to select all nodes.
Copy/Cut/Paste/Delete Nodes
Use ctrl + c to copy
Use ctrl + x to cut
Use ctrl + v to paste
Use del or backspace to remove a node
Use alt + drag to quick copy. This retains any wired connections.
Find a Node
Use ctrl + f to open Find and search for a node in the flow.
Right-Click Menu
Right click anywhere on the flow canvas to see the right-click menu.
Cut/Copy/Del
Another way to cut, copy, and delete from the menu.
Enable/Disable
Disable nodes to prevent their changes from being applied in the flow.
Bake Geometry
Turn the output of a node into separate geometries on the map. Giraffe creates a new geometry for each feature the selected nodes output. The new geometries have no flow attached.
Select a node.
Right click and select "Bake geometry"
Embed Data
Add the JSON for a geometry directly into a flow.
Select a feature node. Right click and select "Embed data"
Publish Empty Inputs
Select a node and choose "Publish empty inputs". Giraffe adds an Input Parameter node for each empty input on the node and connects it.
Upgrade
Shows when a selected node is outdated. Choose "Upgrade" to replace it with the current version of the node.
Expose Inputs
Shows when a selected node runs in Transform mode. Choose "Expose inputs" to replace it with the version that has a connector for each setting.
Align Top
Organize the flow canvas by aligning nodes.
Select multiple nodes and choose "align top."
Zoom to bounds
Right click and select "fit to view"
You can also use shortcut shift + f to fit the view to the selected nodes.
Help
Select a node and choose "Help" to open its Help Center article.
Add Node
Hover "Add Node" to browse nodes by category, then click a node to add it to the canvas.








