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Adding entities to the flowgraph is currently a cumbersome process, especially when the map is large and the scene tree is chuck full of entities. Right now, you are required to scroll through the Scene Tree for the object, make sure the Flowgraph window is up, and then click and drag the object from the scene tree to the flowgraph window. This is okay if your scene is relatively small, but this process can be simplified and not having to waste time looking for the object in the scene tree. My suggestion is to have an "Add Selection To Flowgraph" in the Edit menu. Simply select an object (in either the scene tree or through the perspective view) and click on Edit->Add Selection To Flowgraph. A bonus would have a key combo like CTRL+ALT+E or any other shortcut that can be pressed with one hand on the left side of keyboard, so users are not required to take their hand off the mouse. My thought process behind CTRL+ALT+E is "E" for EDITOR as in Flowgraph editor. CTRL+ALT+Shift+E could mean remove from Flowgraph Editor. Why ALT too? Because just CTRL+E could mean OPEN UP Flowgraph editor, the addition of ALT means ADD TO flowgraph. Another possibility could be CTRL+ALT+L "For LOGIC", because that is what the Flowgraph is, a logic editor. I don't like this one as much because you would either need both hands or move one hand all the way from one side of the keyboard to the other. Another possibility is to have the option to right click on the object inside the Perspective view or grid view, and the "Add Selection To Flowgraph" would be a choice in the drop menu. ** Note: ** I figure if the user has multiple objects selected, and if the system does not support multiple objects being added to the flowgraph editor at one time, just grey out/disable the option in the menu until only ONE entity is selected.