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Interface

The application consists of nine menus, two toolbars and dockable panels. This chapter gives you the map of the screen.

Overall layout

┌──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ Toolbar: Project | Format                                        │
├───────────────┬──────────────────────────────┬───────────────────┤
│               │                              │                   │
│  Map          │      Workspace              │   AI Assistant    │
│  Selection    │      (tabs / splits /        │   (hidden by      │
│  (left)       │       floating windows)      │    default)       │
│               │                              │                   │
├───────────────┴──────────────────────────────┴───────────────────┤
│ Status bar: project, map, save state                             │
└──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
  • Map Selection (left): all maps of the project, folder groups, a search box and starring.
  • Workspace (centre): every project opens as a document tab. Tabs can be split, floated and re-docked.
  • AI Assistant (right): chat, tool traces and the plan view.
  • Differences, Tuning Branches and Module are additional floating or dockable windows.

Tabs inside a project window

Tab Shows
Text Raw byte table: offset, bytes, ASCII/bar column
2d Waveform view with colour-coded map blocks
3d Surface plot and simulation

All three views are bound to the same data; a change in one appears instantly in the others. View selects which view opens by default.

Project

Project manager, new / open / save / save-as, A2L, OLS, KP, XDF and FRF/ODX import, ROM and OLS export, version snapshots, link ROM to project, ROM and version comparison, hex comparison, map pack and CSV list import, patch editor, DTC Manager, Cloud Tools, checksum verify/correct, CSV/JSON map list export, XDF export, tuning report, close project and exit.

Edit

Undo / redo, value +1 / −1, absolute change, relative change, slider and round limits, restore original, interpolate, smooth, flatten and repeat last operation.

View

Hex editor / waveform / 3D map, data width, byte order, sign, number format, show differences, height colours, AI Assistant, Differences, Tuning Branches, differences versus original, and zoom.

Selection

Synchronise cursors, previous map, next map.

Find

Address, value, map, similar files, catalogue suggestions, comments, markers and previous/next marker navigation.

Miscellaneous

Project info, save version snapshot, auto-detect maps, optional MTR_PRO_BUILD auto-detect ECU, auto-scan on import, command palette, settings, auto save, clear translation cache and language selection.

Datalog

Open log, compare logs, run Lua script and recent files.

Window

Restore / save / load workspace layout, compare projects, float and re-dock.

Help

About; update checking and account actions exist only in the proprietary build.

Toolbars

  • Project: new, open, save, save as, project manager.
  • Format: A2L, OLS, KP, XDF and CSV import buttons.

Keyboard

Shortcut Action
Ctrl+K Command palette — every command is searchable
Ctrl+S Save project
Ctrl+Z / Ctrl+Y Undo / redo
Ctrl+F Find
Ctrl+Tab Cycle open project tabs

See the Appendix — menus and shortcuts for the complete list.

Rearranging panels

Drag panels to move them, float them into their own window or close them. Save the arrangement with Window ▸ Save Workspace Layout.