> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.melonly.xyz/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Interface

> Find your way around any CAD panel: the top bar, CAD menu, windows, live map and desktop app.

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## The CAD Interface

Every panel has a [top bar](/CAD/Intro/interface/top-bar), a [CAD menu](/CAD/Intro/interface/top-bar#cad-menu) behind the logo, a workspace you can rearrange, and floating windows for tools like Records, Run and Radio. To change your workspace, see [Layouts](/CAD/Intro/layouts).

The top bar stays greyed out until you select a unit. See [Creating Your Unit](/CAD/Intro/joining#creating-your-unit).

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## 🧭 Quick Navigation

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  <Card title="Top Bar & CAD Menu" icon="bars" href="/CAD/Intro/interface/top-bar">
    Every top bar button and CAD menu item.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Layouts" icon="table-columns" href="/CAD/Intro/layouts">
    Split panes, custom views, presets and favourites.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Preferences" icon="sliders" href="/CAD/Intro/preferences">
    Audio, keybinds, radio settings and notification sounds.
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  <Card title="Command Bar" icon="terminal" href="/CAD/Intro/interface/command-bar">
    Dispatch units and manage calls by typing.
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## Bodycam

Your bodycam streams your ER:LC window so supervisors can watch it, and lets you record clips.

1. Open **Bodycam** in the top bar and click **Start Bodycam**.
2. When your browser asks what to share, choose Window, then ROBLOX. Don't share your entire screen.
3. To save a clip, click **Start Recording** or press `Alt` + `R`. Your clips are under **View recordings**.

Supervisors can view your bodycam from your unit. If your server requires a bodycam, you must start it before becoming a unit.

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## Floating Windows

Most tools open in windows that float over your workspace.

* Drag the title bar to move a window, and the bottom-right corner to resize it.
* Drag a window to a screen edge or corner to snap it, or to the top-middle to maximise it.
* Double-click the title bar to minimise or restore.
* Use the title bar buttons to pin it to your favourites, dock it into your layout, lock it in place, or pop it out (desktop app).
* Press `Ctrl` + `Esc` (`⌘` + `Esc` on Mac) to close the focused window.

If a window ends up off-screen, click **Restore window** on the notice that appears.

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## Run Search

Click **Run Search** to check a vehicle by plate, a person by name and date of birth, or a licence by number. Results show any alerts and warnings, and you can link them to your assigned call. See [Lookups & Runs](/CAD/User/lookups#run). To search records instead, press `Alt` + `L` for Quick Lookup.

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## Command Bar

The Command Bar lets you control units and calls by typing short commands, like `D 1A-12 #1234` to dispatch a unit. See [Command Bar](/CAD/Intro/interface/command-bar) for every command.

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## Live Map

The live map shows units and calls on the ER:LC map. On service panels, click the **Map** tab. On Dispatch, click **Live Map**. You can also add it to your layout as a pane.

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* Toggle units, calls and jurisdiction layers, and street labels.
* Search for a street, postal or building to jump to it.
* Switch between 2D and 3D, or pop the map into its own window.
* Right-click the map to see the closest units. `Shift` + drag selects several units.

You only appear on the map if your Roblox account is linked. See [Roblox authorization](/CAD/Intro/joining#roblox-authorization).

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## Desktop App

Download the Melonly desktop app for Windows, macOS or Linux from the CAD menu. In the app you also get:

* Global keybinds that work even when the CAD isn't focused.
* Pop-out windows that move CAD windows into their own system windows.
* The Scan License and Open keybinds, and an overlay button on the call card.

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## Mobile

On phones and tablets, windows stay inside the screen and some desktop controls, such as adding layout panes and pop-outs, are hidden. Phones need to be held in landscape, and touch screens get an on-screen PTT button. Installing Melonly to your home screen gives you more space. See [Install Melonly](/Guides/pwa).

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