Context menu
The context menu provides quick access to common operations for components on the canvas. You can open it by right-clicking any component.
Opening the context menu
Right-click on any component to open the context menu. The menu appears at your cursor position and closes when you click elsewhere or press Escape.
Menu options
| Option | Shortcut | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Open / Close | - | Opens or closes a breaker, fuse or disconnect switch (shown for one switching device) |
| Throw A / Throw B / Open | - | Sets a transfer switch's position (shown for one transfer switch) |
| Copy | Cmd+C (Ctrl+C) | Copies the entire component to the clipboard |
| Cut | Cmd+X (Ctrl+X) | Cuts the component from the canvas |
| Paste | Cmd+V (Ctrl+V) | Pastes a previously copied or cut component |
| Copy Data | Cmd+Shift+C (Ctrl+Shift+C) | Copies only the component properties (not position or connections) |
| Paste Data | Cmd+Shift+V (Ctrl+Shift+V) | Applies copied properties to the selected component(s) |
| Duplicate | - | Creates an identical copy offset from the original |
| Make Project Default | - | Saves the component settings as project-level defaults |
| Select All [Type] | - | Selects all components of the same type on the canvas |
| Delete | Delete or Backspace | Removes the component and its connections |
Opening and closing from the menu
Right-click a breaker, fuse or switch and choose Open or Close; for a transfer switch choose Throw A, Throw B or Open. The current state is checked. Right-click a wire to open or close it the same way.
The change applies at once and Cmd+Z (Ctrl+Z) undoes it. In a scenario it changes only that scenario; in Base it changes the design itself. See Scenarios.
If you have view-only access, these choices appear disabled with the reason underneath.
Copy vs Copy Data
These two operations serve different purposes:
- Copy duplicates the entire component. When you paste, a new component appears on the canvas with the same properties, position offset, and type. You can paste into another project, also after a reload: copied parts arrive with the wires between them and each breaker's trip unit and settings, and take the code and frequency of the project you paste into.
- Copy Data captures only the component settings (voltage, ratings, sizing, and other properties). It does not copy position or connection information. You use Copy Data to transfer settings between existing components without creating new ones.
Using Copy Data and Paste Data
Copy Data and Paste Data let you quickly apply the same settings across multiple components.
- Right-click the component whose settings you want to copy.
- Select Copy Data (or press Cmd+Shift+C).
- Select one or more target components of the same type.
- Right-click and select Paste Data (or press Cmd+Shift+V).
The copied properties are applied to all selected compatible components.
> Important: Paste Data only works between compatible component types. You can paste bus data onto other buses, but not onto a transformer or cable. If the target type does not match, the Paste Data option appears disabled and a tooltip explains why.
Paste Data with multi-select
You can apply copied data to multiple components at once:
- Copy data from a source component.
- Select multiple components of the same type using Shift+Click or by Shift+dragging a selection rectangle.
- Right-click one of the selected components.
- Select Paste Data. The menu label shows how many components will be updated (for example, "Paste Data to 4 Buses").
Only compatible components in your selection receive the pasted data.
Duplicate
Selecting Duplicate creates an identical copy of the component, offset diagonally from the original. Calculation results are stripped from the duplicate so that stale data is not carried over.
Make Project Default
Selecting Make Project Default saves the current component settings as the default for that component type at the project level. Any new components of the same type you add to the project will use these settings.
Select All of a type
This option selects every component of the same type on the canvas. For example, right-clicking a bus and choosing Select All Buses selects all buses in the diagram. This is useful for batch operations like deletion or repositioning.
Related topics
- Keyboard shortcuts - All keyboard shortcuts
- Selection techniques - Advanced selection methods
- Component defaults - Managing default settings at user, organization, and project levels