Machinery TwinThe interface tour
The toolbar, the editor panel, the 3D viewport, and where everything lives.
Layout
┌───────────────────────── Toolbar ──────────────────────────────┐
│ [Home][Objects][Variables][Motion][Connections][State Machines]│
│ New · Save · Load · Export · Import Mode switch · Account│
└────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
┌────────── Editor panel (left) ──┬────────── 3D scene ──────────┐
│ Sidebar list + properties for │ Canvas · orbit camera │
│ the active tab │ Scene toolbar · gizmo │
└─────────────────────────────────┴──────────────────────────────┘The toolbar tabs
| Tab | What it edits |
|---|---|
| Home | Project templates and recent projects |
| Objects | The 3D object tree and each object's model, pose, kinematics and bindings |
| Variables | The variables that drive everything, with live values |
| Motion | Motion cam profiles (master/slave curves) |
| Connections | PLC connections (Siemens, Beckhoff, OPC UA) |
| State Machines | States, actions and transitions for sequence logic |
Each tab opens a sidebar (the list of items of that kind) and a properties panel for the selected item.
Project controls
New, Save, Load manage projects in your browser's local storage; Export and Import move a project as a single archive file. See Projects.
The mode switch
The Idle / Simulation / Online switch controls whether variables are computed and where their values come from. It is important enough to have its own page.
The 3D scene
- Orbit / pan / zoom with the mouse.
- The scene toolbar offers camera presets, an orthographic/perspective projection toggle, and grid/axes toggles.
- Selecting an object shows its outline and the transform gizmo for dragging position, rotation, or scale. Switch gizmo modes with T (translate), R (rotate), S (scale); hold Shift to toggle snapping.
- The settings (gear) button opens scene settings: lighting, background color, material mode, performance monitor. See Scene settings.
Presentation mode
F11 hides all UI chrome, leaving only the live scene, ideal for demos or a shop-floor dashboard screen. Escape exits. See Presentation mode.