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The Canvas Interface is the central space where you create, manage, and fine-tune your workflows. It provides a visual layout of connected nodes so you can see exactly how your tasks relate to each other—and modify, run, or monitor them at any point.

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Building your first workflow

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Open Workflows

Go to imagine.art/flow and create a new workflow, or open an existing one from your dashboard.
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Add your first node

Click Nodes in the left sidebar to open the node library. You can also right-click or double-click anywhere on the canvas to open it in place.Browse by category or search for a node by name, then click it to place it on the canvas.
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Configure the node

Click the node to select it. The right sidebar displays the node’s settings and the available AI models for that node type. Set your model, parameters (resolution, aspect ratio, seed, etc.), and any required inputs.
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Add and connect more nodes

Add additional nodes as needed for your pipeline. To connect two nodes, click and drag from an output handle (right side of a node) to a compatible input handle (left side of another node), then release to form the connection.Connections are type-safe: image handles connect only to image handles, text to text, and video to video.
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Run the workflow

Click the Run button inside a node, or select nodes and click Run Selected in the right sidebar. You can also press Ctrl/Cmd + Enter to run the selected nodes. The workflow processes each node in sequence, so you can run just part of your pipeline.
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Iterate and refine

Review the output, adjust prompts or settings, and re-run. Workflows are designed for iteration—tweak any node and re-run without rebuilding from scratch.

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Canvas navigation

Panning
  • Hold Space and drag.
  • Scroll the mouse wheel, drag with the middle mouse button, or use a two-finger drag on a trackpad.
Zooming
  • Hold Ctrl/Cmd and scroll, or use a pinch gesture on a trackpad.
  • Click the zoom percentage in the bottom-left corner of the canvas for zoom options, including Zoom to fit.
  • You can zoom out as far as 1% and in as far as 200%. The dotted grid stays visible at every zoom level.
Minimap Click the map icon in the bottom-left corner to show the Minimap. It gives you an overview of your full canvas layout, useful for large workflows with many nodes. For more detail, see Canvas Navigation.

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Adding and managing nodes

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Connecting and removing handles

To connect a handle: Drag from an output slot on the right side of a node to a compatible input slot on the left side of another node. Release to form the connection. To remove a handle: Hover over the connection handle—an × button appears. Click it to disconnect, or select the connection and press Delete or Backspace.
If a connection snaps back when you release, the two handles are incompatible types. Check that you’re connecting an image output to an image input, text to text, or video to video.
The sidebar on the left side of the canvas gives you access to Content, Nodes, Search, Assets, and Presets. The toolbar at the bottom of the canvas holds your editing tools: When you select a node (or multiple nodes), the right sidebar shows settings specific to that selection:
  • Node properties and model settings — Configure parameters for the selected node.
  • Model selection — Choose from available AI models. Settings like aspect ratio, resolution, and other parameters update dynamically based on the model you select.
  • Number of runs — Specify how many times the selected node(s) should execute per run.
  • Run Selected — Execute only the selected nodes with their current settings.

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Version History

Workflows save your canvas automatically as you work. Version History lets you browse past states of your canvas and roll back to an earlier one, so you can experiment freely without worrying about losing work. The panel groups versions into two lists:
  • Auto Saved Versions: the most recent automatic saves.
  • Saved Versions: versions you saved yourself. Click the cloud icon (Save Workflow) next to the workflow name to save one.
To access Version History:
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Open the Version History panel

Click the menu icon in the top-left corner of the editor, then select Version History.
Editor menu open in the top-left corner, listing Back to home, New Project, Open Project, Duplicate Project, Rename Project, and Version History
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Preview a version

The Version History panel opens on the right. Each entry shows when it was saved and who saved it. Click an entry to preview that version on the canvas. A Currently viewing label at the bottom of the canvas shows which version you’re looking at, and the editing tools are disabled while you preview.To go back to your latest canvas, click current version at the top of the panel.
Version History panel with current version, Auto Saved Versions, and Saved Versions lists, and a Currently viewing label below the previewed canvas
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Restore or manage a version

Click ⋯ next to an entry to open its menu:
  • Rename: give the version a name.
  • Duplicate: make a copy of the version.
  • Restore this version: roll the canvas back to this version.
  • Delete version: remove the version from the history.
Version History panel with an entry's ⋯ menu open, showing Rename, Duplicate, Restore this version, and Delete version
To close the panel, click × next to the Version History heading.

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Draw on Canvas

You can sketch, annotate, and ideate directly on the workflow canvas without leaving the platform. Drawing is free-form — use it to mark up connections, diagram ideas, or leave visual notes for collaborators. To start drawing:
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Open the Draw tab

Click Sticky notes, shapes, and more in the bottom toolbar to open the Collab panel, then select the Draw tab. Choose the pen, set the stroke size with the slider, and pick a color.
Collab panel open on the Draw tab, showing the pen and eraser icons, a stroke size slider set to 7, and a row of color swatches
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Draw on the canvas

Click and drag anywhere on the canvas to draw freely.
Yellow freehand stroke drawn on the canvas above the workflow nodes, with the Draw tab still open
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Erase strokes

Select the eraser icon in the Draw tab and drag over the strokes you want to remove.

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Organizing your workspace

Use Section (from the bottom toolbar) to group related nodes into labeled containers. This keeps large workflows readable and makes it easy to identify different stages of a pipeline—for example, separating a “Generation” section from a “Post-processing” section. You can also use Sticky notes, shapes, and more (stickers, shapes, sticky notes, text, and drawings) to annotate your canvas with explanations or design decisions, which is useful when sharing workflows with teammates.

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Keyboard shortcuts

See Keyboard Shortcuts for the full list.