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Navigation & Controls

Master the controls to move through your application's 3D environment efficiently. Desktop (keyboard and mouse) is the actively maintained navigation mode; VR controls are documented below for existing headset users but are not actively maintained.

Icon Meaning
Coming soon
Not yet configurable

Desktop Controls

Movement

Action Keys Description Status
Move Forward W or hold both mouse buttons Move toward where you're looking or move and turn if holding both buttons
Move Backward S Move away from where you're looking
Strafe Left A Slide left while maintaining view direction
Strafe Right D Slide right while maintaining view direction
Jump Space Jump for a momentary higher look. Inside a cube, jumping starts you swimming (free vertical movement)
Descend Ctrl Move down while swimming inside a cube
Sprint Shift + movement Move faster in any direction

Camera & View

Action Control Description
Look Around Right mouse button + drag Rotate your view in any direction
Zoom In Scroll wheel up Get closer to objects
Zoom Out Scroll wheel down See more of the environment
Reset View Home Return to default camera position

Selection & Interaction

Action Control Description Status
Select Left-click Interact with world object
Context Menu Right-click Show available actions
Deselect Escape Clear current selection
Follow Trace - Animate along the request path

UI & Panels

Action Keys Description Status
Toggle AI Assistant C Open/close the AI assistant panel
Toggle Metrics - Show/hide metrics overlay
Toggle Logs L Show/hide log panel
Toggle Traces T Show/hide trace details
Traces & Logs Camera View M Switch to the grid
Services & Dependencies Camera View N Switch to the service graph

General

Action Keys Description Status
Console F12 Open the developer console
Preferences F10 Open preferences and settings

VR Controls

VR is not actively maintained right now. If you already run a headset, the controls below still apply.

HTC Vive

See HTC Vive Integration for detailed setup.

Action Control Description
Teleport Trackpad press + aim + release Move to pointed location
Select Trigger Select service or UI element
Grab Grip buttons Grab and manipulate objects
Menu Menu button Open radial menu

Meta Quest

See Meta Quest Integration for detailed setup.

Action Control Description
Teleport Thumbstick + release Move to pointed location
Select Trigger Select service or UI element
Grab Grip Grab and manipulate objects
Menu Menu button Open radial menu

Understanding Visual Indicators

Indicator Meaning
Green glow Healthy service
Red glow Failure - errors (a service on fire also shows a burning texture)
Black node Absence - a phantom service that should be there but never reported
Grey node Idle - present but not currently active
Photons flying along a line Active request flow (a request emits a photon to the target, a response sends one back)
Translucent red line An error on that connection
Thick lines High throughput

The Grid

A structured, organized layout where services are arranged in a grid pattern.

The Service Graph

A dynamic, force-directed layout showing actual service relationships and dependencies.

Switching Views

Action Control
Traces & Logs Camera View M
Services & Dependencies Camera View N