Best Practices
Quick, crystal-clear diagrams
Do:
Keep Nodes & Connections spaced out
Align & Distribute Nodes (select multiple Nodes > Arrange menu on the right)
Keep View > Grid & Guides on
Try to keep a Vertical or Horizontal hierarchy of your systems
Use colour schemes to format your Nodes
Use Colour Coded Resources to keep Resource flows separate
Group subsystems (select multiple Nodes > Right Click > Group)
Do not clutter your diagrams with unnecessary elements and text
Do not use Comic Sans. Because you can't :)
1. Select a diagram Node, then DoubleClick / Alt+DoubleClick on a New Node in the left Machinations Panel to instantiate it on the diagram and automatically connect it via a Resource / State Connection.
2. Zoom in/out ALT+Scroll
3. Drop Nodes on loose Resource Connections to auto-link
4. Use the Waypoints Presets to organise your diagrams
5. Add systems to My Library and use them later by drag&dropping them into any other diagram
6. Use Groups to declutter your diagram
7. Export Multiple Run data sets: https://docs.machinations.io/charts#exports
8. Use Layers (View>Layers / Ctrl[Cmd]+Shift+L) for selecting & locking content
9. Use Outline (Ctrl[Cmd]+Shift+O) like a mini-map to navigate through larger diagrams
10. Duplicate/Delete with Connections
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