Click 2D at the top of the canvas, or press [2], to flatten your graph onto one plane, and 3D or [3] to lift it back into depth.
Where: Space Studio › top of the canvas › 2D / 3D · Keys: [2], [3]
Switching between 2D and 3D0:29 · plays from YouTubePlay video
What it is
The same structure, drawn two ways. 2D lays every node flat and turns the camera to face it straight on, like a diagram on a page. 3D gives the structure its depth back. Switching changes the view, never the project: your notes, connections and classifications are untouched either way.
How to use it
Click 2D, or press [2]. The graph flattens and the camera swings round to face it.
Click 3D, or press [3], to go back. Each node returns to the depth it had before you flattened it, and anything you added while in 2D spreads out into the space.
Dark Energy, Layers and Group all work in 2D as well as 3D, so you can combine them freely: the two views and the two arrangements sit on [1] to [4], and Group on [5].
Tips
In 2D the camera doesn't orbit. Right-drag to move about and scroll to zoom. See Getting Around.
A new node made with a double-click in 2D lands on the flat plane, where you clicked.
When you present, a 2D structure still turns, so it passes edge-on halfway round each revolution. Switch to 3D first if that isn't the look you want. See Present.
How this helps you
We tend to alternate: 2D for working, 3D for understanding.
Use 2D as a working surface, when you're building a chain of steps, laying out a process, or taking a clean picture for a report.
Use 3D when you want to consolidate and see the shape of your business or project. It's powerful for understanding a structure as a whole, and it's also the clearest picture of how an AI reads your knowledge.
