Choose a workspace mode: Create, Graph or Immersive

Nodespell has three workspace modes that show the same Project in different ways. Create is a guided screen for generating with Creative Tools, Graph is the full node editor with panels you arrange yourself, and Immersive gives the graph the whole window with floating tool rails. Switching modes never changes your graph or results.

How do you switch workspace mode?

1. Open a Project.
2. Select the Workspace mode selector at the left end of the top bar. It shows the current mode’s name.
3. Choose Create, Graph or Immersive from the Workspace menu.

In Immersive the top bar is collapsed. Select the Main menu button in the top-left corner to expand it, then use the same selector.

Your mode is saved as a personal preference, so the next Project you open uses the same mode. New accounts start in Create. If Nodespell cannot save the change, it shows Workspace mode could not be saved and keeps the previous mode.

Compare the three modes

	Create	Graph	Immersive
Best for	Generating with a guided tool, one model at a time	Building, connecting and finishing graphs	Working on the graph with the most canvas space
Main layout	Tools rail, composer, and the graph on the right	Panes, tabs and edge docks you arrange	One full-window graph with left and right tool rails
Add nodes	Choose a tool, or use the graph on the right	Tab menu, right-click menu, Node Browser	Add node, Creative tools, Models, Library on the left rail, plus Tab
Edit settings	Composer controls for the selected tool or node	Parameters panel	Parameters quick panel on the right rail when a node is selected
Save and restore layouts	No	Yes, from the View menu	No
Edge docks	No	Yes	No
Floating panel windows	No	Yes	Yes, but they cannot be docked
Status bar	Shown	Shown	Transparent overlay without the console
Minimum window width	1080 pixels	None stated	None stated

When should you use Create?

Choose Create when you know the task, such as “make an image” or “animate this still”, and want the controls for it in one place. The Create screen has:

• A Create tools rail on the left with All tools, the pinned tools Image Generator, Image to Video, Audio Generator and Image Upscaler, and the helpers Assistant (the Agent) and Assets.
• A composer with the tool’s model card, its controls grouped into sections such as Prompt, References, Output, Motion, Audio and Settings, a More settings group, the Generations stepper and the action button, such as Generate, Upscale or Extend.
• The Project’s real graph on the right, where every run adds or updates a node.

When you select a compatible model node in the graph, the composer edits that node. When you select several nodes, the composer shows Choose one node, because Create edits one model node at a time. A node whose model is not presented in Create shows This node uses Graph controls with an Open in Graph button.

Create is not available for every Project. The Create item in the menu is disabled with Unavailable for this project when you are viewing a read-only Project or a saved snapshot, among other cases. Choose Graph to work in those Projects.

Start with Make your first image.

When should you use Graph?

Choose Graph for direct node work: adding any node, wiring several models together, compositing, keyframing and organizing large graphs. Graph is the only mode with the full panel system:

• Panes you can split, resize and maximize, each holding tabs.
• Edge docks on the four sides of the window, toggled with Cmd/Ctrl+1 to Cmd/Ctrl+4.
• Saved layouts and Built-in Layouts in the View menu.
• The Version Bar, shown or hidden from the View menu.

See Build your first graph and the interface tour.

When should you use Immersive?

Choose Immersive when you want the graph to fill the window. Immersive shows one graph editor behind a collapsed top bar and a transparent status bar, with two floating rails:

Rail	Items
Left	Creative tools, Add node (the full Tab menu), Prompt, Add asset, Group, Library, and Models with image, video, audio and realtime effect views
Right	Parameters and Design while a node is selected, then Assets, Assistant and Console

Hover a rail to see labels. Right-rail items open as quick panels beside the rail; each panel has buttons to detach it into a floating window, maximize it or close it, and Esc closes it. The Console item shows a badge when there are errors or warnings you have not looked at.

Immersive keeps your Graph layout untouched. When you switch back to Graph, your panes and docks are where you left them.

Frequently asked questions

Does switching workspace mode change my Project?

No. All three modes show the same graph, nodes and takes. Only the layout around the graph changes, and your Graph layout is preserved while you use Create or Immersive.

Why is Create greyed out in the Workspace menu?

Create is disabled with Unavailable for this project when the open Project cannot be edited from Create, for example a read-only Project or a saved snapshot. Use Graph instead.

Why does Create say it needs a wider workspace?

Create needs a window at least 1080 pixels wide. In a narrower window it shows Create needs a wider workspace and an Open Graph button. Widen the window or continue in Graph.

Is the workspace mode saved per Project?

No. The mode is saved as your personal preference and applies to every Project you open.

Related

• Make your first image — a first run in Create.
• Build your first graph — a first graph in Graph mode.
• Tour the interface — panes, docks, layouts and menus.
• Creative Tools on the canvas — the same tools as graph nodes.
• Panels reference — every panel and its purpose.