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The Schematic Editor allows you to create and manage schematic scenario.


Note: You can select multiple components in one of two ways:

  • Click on a blank area in the Schematic Editor and then drag the mouse. This will create a blue rectangle. Any component entirely inside the rectangle will become selected when you release the mouse; and
  • Shift-click on individual components to add them to a selection.

Several commands are available when you right-click a component or a selection of components in the Schematic Editor (Figure above):

  • Edit opens the selected component's feature editor where you can edit its configuration
  • Rename the selected component
  • Add opens a sub-menu listing all nodes. Select a node from the list and it will be added at the place you clicked. This option is synonymous to dragging a node from the node palette on to the schematic. It is only visible in the contextual menu if you right click on a blank area in the Schematic Editor, rather than on a component. 
  • Copy the selected component(s)
  • Delete removes the selected component(s) from the scenario
  • Paste the selected component(s) you have previously copied
  • Line Type changes the representation of the selected link to either elbow (orthogonal) lines (Figure below, left pane) or a straight line (Figure below, right pane). Each line has one control point which you can adjust to route the line around obstacles. The control point for an orthogonal line can only be moved in the vertical dimension whereas the control point for a straight line has no restrictions on its movement

  • Rotate rotates the orientation of the selected node(s) to the orientation chosen from the sub-menu. The default direction is 0 degrees, which corresponds to North to South. 
  • Grid Settings... opens the grid settings dialog (Figure below). Here you can choose to:                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  
    • Toggle display of the grid using Display Grid. The default state is off but the setting is saved with your project. This is synonymous to the Display Grid button in the Schematic Editor toolbar. 
    • Change the frequency of grid lines using Set Grid Size. The default is 10 pixels but the setting is saved with your project. 

Schematic Editor toolbar (Figure below)

  • Straight Lines toggles the representation of links to straight lines from the default of orthogonal (elbow) line. The representation of any link can be controlled independently using the contextual menu in the Schematic Editor. Right-click the link and choose one of the options in the Link Type sub-menu. Each line has one control point which you can adjust to route the line around obstacles. The control point for an orthogonal line can only be moved in the vertical dimension whereas the control point for a straight line has no restrictions on its movement. The representation of any link can be controlled independently using the contextual menu in the Schematic Editor. Right-click the link and choose one of the options in the Link Type sub-menu.
    Note: At present, only the setting of the Straight Lines button is saved with your project. Any changes you make to individual links or control points are lost when you close your project.

  • Note/Error icons toggles the view of any notes and/or errors that are present in the Schematic Editor.
  • Node Labels toggles the view of node names the Schematic Editor. MUSIC X defaults to displaying node names.
  • Link Labels toggles the view of link names in the Schematic Editor. MUSIC X defaults to displaying link names.
  • Track when enabled, the Schematic Editor window will scroll to bring into view any node or link that you select in the Project Hierarchy. You can use this feature to locate components in large models. The default state of this button is off. In this mode, MUSIC X leaves the Schematic Editor window unchanged, regardless of any selections you may make in the Project Hierarchy. 
  • Overview Panel toggles the display of the Overview Panel in the Schematic Editor. The default state of this control is off. You can use the Overview Panel to obtain a thumbnail view of your entire schematic. You can drag the Overview Panel to any point within the Schematic Editor, but you cannot pan the Schematic Editor by dragging within the Overview Panel.
  • Pan when enabled, clicking and holding on any part of the drawing surface in the Schematic Editor moves the entire drawing surface. This is an alternative to using the scroll bars.
  • Tool tips controls the view of tool tips containing information about a component's name, elevation and type.  A storage node contains additional information including its capacity, height and surface area:

    • Tool tips on – when selected, clicking on any node in the Schematic Editor causes a small floating window to appear that contains additional information about that component;

    • Tool tips off – when selected, the floating windows do not appear; and

    • Tool tips locked – when selected, clicking any component in the Schematic Editor causes a small floating window to appear next to every component.

  • Show/Hide Node/Link Display - controls the view of nodes and links:
    • Show link labels -  when selected, show link labels
    • Show node labels - when selected, show node labels
    • Custom display - when selected, show customized display of nodes and link labels
    • Configure custom display - by clicking this, a custom display configuration window will pop out,as shown in Figure below. Ticking the little box to allow show Icon or show label for nodes and links


  • Display Grid toggles display of the grid. This is synonymous with the Grid Setting dialog option.
  • Snap to Grid toggles whether nodes will snap to the grid when moved within Schematic Editor. This is synonymous with Grid Settings... option.
  • Set Grid Size changes the frequency of grid lines. The default is 10 pixels but the setting is saved with your project. This is synonymous with Grid Settings... option.
  • Print opens the Print preview dialog allowing you to save the schematic in the Schematic Editor as a pdf. The entire schematic is scaled to fit within a single A4 page in portrait mode. An example is shown in Figure below:

  • Save as Image saves the entire schematic in the Schematic Editor as a *.jpg. The entire schematic is scaled to fit within a single A4 page in portrait mode.
  • You can view the zoom and undertake various zoom actions using the zoom icons on the right side of the toolbar:
      • Current zoom displays the value of the zoom that is currently used in the Schematic Editor. This value has a range of of 10 – 200%;
      • Zoom in allows you to zoom into a particular part of the mode (or Ctrl and + on your keyboard's number pad or Ctrl and scroll up with your mouse scroll wheel). Similarly, Zoom out allows you to zoom out (or Ctrl and - on your keyboard's number pad or Ctrl and scroll down with your mouse scroll wheel). Both actions are performed in increments of approximately 10%; and
      • The last two icons ensure that the entire model fits into the Schematic Editor screen. As its name suggests, Fit to width ensures that entire model is visible horizontally in the window. Clicking Fit to window will display the entire model in the window.
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