Menus and Keyboard Shortcuts
Menu bar
File
| Command | Shortcut | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| New Project | Ctrl+N | Creates a new .rbsproj file. |
| Open Project... | Ctrl+O | Opens .rbsproj, .sqlite or .db. |
| Open Recent Project | — | Full paths of recent projects. Missing files are disabled. Shows No recent projects when empty. |
| Save Project | Ctrl+S | Enabled when a project is open. |
| Save Project As... | Ctrl+Shift+S | Saves a copy and continues in it. |
Settings
Appearance… opens DEP Settings. See Settings Reference.
Workspace
Opens a workspace directly: System Engineering, Model Engineering, Physical Modeling, State Logic, Network Engineering, Runtime / HIL, Scenarios / Test, Operator HMI, Measurement / Calibration, Runs / Results.
The submenu Network and integration activities opens network tool views:
| Activity | Shortcut |
|---|---|
| Project | Ctrl+1 |
| Aerospace / ARINC | — |
| CAN Topology | Ctrl+2 |
| Streaming | Ctrl+3 |
| Network Scenarios | Ctrl+4 |
| Test & Automation | Ctrl+5 |
| Runtime Models | Ctrl+6 |
| Calibration | Ctrl+7 |
| SSP Composition | Ctrl+8 |
| Network Runs | — |
View
Reset Layout, Zoom In, Zoom Out, Reset Zoom, Reload, Toggle Fullscreen. Toggle DevTools is for DEVlink support only.
Use View → Reload only when DEVlink support asks you to. Stop running sessions first.
Help
About DEVlink Engineering Platform shows the product name. The version number is in Settings → About & support.
Keyboard shortcuts
Everywhere
| Keys | Action |
|---|---|
| Ctrl+K | Find a workspace |
| Esc | Close the search, a dialog or a sheet; leave Focus mode |
| Ctrl+N / O / S | New, open and save project |
| Ctrl+Shift+S | Save project as |
| Ctrl+1 … 9 | Network and integration activities |
Editors and canvases
| Keys | Where | Action |
|---|---|---|
| Ctrl+Z | Model, Physical, State Logic and HMI designers, CAN topology | Undo |
| Ctrl+Y or Ctrl+Shift+Z | Same | Redo |
| Ctrl+D | Model Designer, System canvas, State Logic, HMI | Duplicate the selected block, component, state or widget |
| Delete | Model Designer canvas | Delete the selected block |
| Arrow keys | Model Designer canvas | Move the selected block |
| Ctrl or Shift + click | System canvas | Select several components |
| Shift + click | HMI canvas | Add a widget to or remove it from the selection |
| Alt + drag | HMI canvas | Move an individual widget and ignore the snap grid |
| Arrow keys / Shift+arrows | HMI canvas | Nudge the selection 1 px or 10 px |
This documentation
Press / to search, use ↑ and ↓ to choose a result, and press Enter to open it. In an enlarged screenshot, Esc closes it.