Demo Workspace¶
The Demo workspace provides a ready-made set of sample nodes to help new users explore GraphCore's features without starting from scratch.
What it contains¶
The Demo workspace includes:
- Learn GraphCore - A tutorial project with tasks covering navigation, keyboard shortcuts, and key features
- Team & Contacts - Sample organizations, departments, and people demonstrating group hierarchies
- GraphCore Features - Documentation nodes explaining views, linking, and node types
- Product Launch Q2 - A realistic project with milestones, tasks, and team assignments
- Website Redesign - Another project showing different organizational patterns
The demo data is 68 nodes covering every node type (task, project, milestone, group, organization, person, note, topic, component, event) plus a handful of cross-links between related nodes.
Creating the Demo workspace¶
From the onboarding modal¶
When you first open GraphCore, the onboarding modal includes a "Create Demo Workspace" button. Click it to generate the demo data.
From Settings¶
If you dismissed the onboarding modal:
- Open Settings (gear icon in the toolbar)
- Go to the About tab
- Click Create Demo Workspace
Creating the workspace switches you into it. If it already exists, you are switched to it instead of getting a second copy.
Resetting the Demo workspace¶
Once the Demo workspace exists, the same button becomes Reset Demo Workspace:
- Open Settings > About
- Click Reset Demo Workspace
- Confirm
This deletes everything in the Demo workspace and recreates it from scratch.
Recommended settings for exploration¶
The defaults work well, but these help when exploring a larger demo hierarchy (Settings > General > Graph):
| Setting | Try | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Max depth | 0 (All) | See the whole hierarchy at root level |
| Detail threshold | 50 | Show node details while the graph is small |
Tips for exploring¶
- Start in Graph view - See the overall structure and relationships visually
- Drill down - Press
Enteror double-click to navigate into projects - View details - Press
Spaceto see full node content - Follow links - Click linked nodes in the detail panel to explore connections
- Try all views - Switch between Tree, Graph, and Cards to see different perspectives