Electron

A C++ visualizer for electronic schemes.

Overview

Electron is a desktop application built in C++ that provides visualization and interaction capabilities for electronic circuit diagrams and schematics. The project uses modern C++ development practices and includes build automation tools for cross-platform compilation.

Features

• Electronic Scheme Visualization - View and interact with circuit diagrams
• Cross-Platform Support - Built with Windows (batch scripts) and Unix-like systems (Makefile) in mind
• Project Management - Save and load your circuit designs
• Component Editing - Modify component values and properties
• Automatic Wire Routing - Intelligent wire routing that avoids components
• Zooming & Panning - Navigate and zoom in/out of your circuits

Controls

Keyboard Commands

Key	Action
Ctrl+W	Close the application
Escape	Cancel current action (stop wiring, deselect, stop editing)
R	Rotate selected component (90° increments)
Delete	Delete selected component
E	Enter edit mode for selected component's value
0-9, ., Backspace	Modify component value (digits, decimal point, delete char)
Ctrl+S	Save circuit to file (prompts for filename in console)
Ctrl+O	Load circuit from file (prompts for filename in console)

Mouse Commands

Action	Function
Left Click	Select component / Spawn from menu / Start or complete wiring (when clicking component pins)
Right Click + Drag	Pan the viewport
Mouse Wheel Scroll	Zoom in/out canvas (no selection) or zoom component (if any selected)
Mouse Drag (selected)	Move selected component around canvas

Project Structure

electron/
├── src/                    # Source code (C++ implementation)
├── assets/                 # Static assets and resources
├── saves/                  # Saved circuit/project files
├── Makefile               # Unix/Linux build configuration
├── run.bat                # Windows batch script for running the application
├── .vscode/               # VS Code editor configuration
├── .gitignore             # Git ignore rules
└── README.md              # This file

Getting Started

Prerequisites

• C++ compiler (C++11 or later)
• Make (for Unix/Linux builds)
• Windows batch support (for Windows builds)

Building the Project

On Unix/Linux:

make

On Windows:

run.bat

Running the Application

The run.bat script is provided for Windows users to compile and run the application.

For Unix/Linux users, the Makefile handles both compilation and can be extended to run the compiled executable.

Authors

amcbn06 tibinyte

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Last updated: 2026-03-02