ERD Basic Usage

Learn the basic usage of the NeoSQL ERD editor.

ERD Screen Layout

The ERD editor consists of a canvas, toolbar, and property panel.

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Canvas

The workspace where you place table nodes and set up relations. Use the mouse wheel to zoom in/out and drag to pan.

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Toolbar

Provides tools for adding tables, drawing relation lines, zooming, and more.

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Property Panel

A panel for editing properties of the selected table or column.

Create ERD

How to create a new ERD within a project.

1

Click "New ERD" in the ERD List

Click the "+" button or "New ERD" button in the ERD list on the left panel.

2

Enter ERD Name

Enter a name for the ERD. You can create multiple ERDs within a single project.

3

Enter the ERD Editor

An ERD editor with a blank canvas opens. You can now start adding tables.

Basic Controls

Basic controls available on the ERD canvas.

Action	Method
Pan canvas	Mouse wheel scroll or minimap
Zoom in/out	Cmd + mouse wheel scroll, or +/- buttons in the toolbar
Move table	Drag the table header
Select table	Click table (Ctrl/Cmd + click for multi-select)
Fit all	Click the "Fit / Auto Layout" button in the toolbar