diff --git a/src/graph-manager.h b/src/graph-manager.h
index aac1e15..06e548f 100644
--- a/src/graph-manager.h
+++ b/src/graph-manager.h
@@ -142,6 +142,12 @@ namespace VISEQ::GRAPH {
 				return possible_connections.at(return_path)->getNextNode(current);
 			}
 
+			SPTR_Node getClosestNode(Vec2Df position){
+				auto neighbors = nodes | RANGE_FILTER([](SPTR_Node n){ return !n->dragging;}) | std::ranges::to<VEC_SPTR_Node>();
+				std::sort(neighbors.begin(), neighbors.end(), [position](SPTR_Node na, SPTR_Node nb){ return na->position.dist(position) < nb->position.dist(position);});
+				return neighbors.front();
+			}
+
 			void addConnection(SPTR_Node from, SPTR_Node to){
 				if(from != to) {
 					edges.emplace_back(std::make_shared<Edge>());
diff --git a/src/main.cpp b/src/main.cpp
index dcec8a3..0ede488 100644
--- a/src/main.cpp
+++ b/src/main.cpp
@@ -86,9 +86,15 @@ int main(){
 		app.settings = graph.at("settings");
 
 //		app.gm = graph["graphmanager"].get<VISEQ::GRAPH::GraphManager>();
+		int highest_id = 0;
+		std::shared_ptr<Node> hid;
 		for(auto n : graph.at("graphmanager").at("nodes")){
 			std::shared_ptr<MidiNode> mn = n;
 			app.gm.nodes.push_back(mn);
+			if(mn->id > highest_id) {
+				highest_id = mn->id;
+				hid = mn;
+			}
 			std::cout << std::format("adding node {}", mn->id) << std::endl;
 		}
 
@@ -312,9 +318,25 @@ int main(){
 			case InteractionState::CONNECT_NODE:
 			{
 				Vec2Df connector_position = connecting_nodes.front()->position - ((connecting_nodes.front()->position - mouse_pos)).norm() * (connecting_nodes.front()->radius + 14.0f);
+				Vec2Df target_position = mouse_pos;
 
+				if(IsKeyDown(KEY_LEFT_CONTROL)) {
+					target_position.x = round((mouse_pos.x) / app.settings.grid) * app.settings.grid;
+					target_position.y = round((mouse_pos.y) / app.settings.grid) * app.settings.grid;
+				} else if(IsKeyDown(KEY_LEFT_SHIFT)){
+					std::shared_ptr<Node> closest = app.gm.getClosestNode(mouse_pos);
+					float steps = round((closest->position.dist(mouse_pos)) / app.settings.grid) * app.settings.grid;
+					float pol_r = steps;
+					float pol_theta = Vector2Angle(Vec2Df{1,0},(mouse_pos - closest->position));
+
+					Vec2Df polar = VISEQ::VMATH::polarToCartesian(pol_r, pol_theta); 
+					target_position = closest->position + polar;
+				} else {
+					target_position = mouse_pos;
+				}
+			
 				if(connecting_nodes.front()->connecting && mouse_down){
-					DrawLine(connector_position.x, connector_position.y, mouse_pos.x, mouse_pos.y, (Color){229, 181, 103, 255});
+					DrawLine(connector_position.x, connector_position.y, target_position.x, target_position.y, (Color){229, 181, 103, 255});
 					connecting_nodes.front()->hovering = true;
 					connecting_nodes.front()->hover_connect = true;
 				}
@@ -332,8 +354,7 @@ int main(){
 						} else if(!hovering_connectors.empty()){
 							app.gm.addConnection(connecting_nodes.front(), hovering_connectors.front());
 						} else {
-							//SPTR_Node new_node = app.gm.addMidiNode(mouse_pos);
-							SPTR_Node new_node = app.gm.copyNode(std::dynamic_pointer_cast<MidiNode>(connecting_nodes.front()), mouse_pos);
+							SPTR_Node new_node = app.gm.copyNode(std::dynamic_pointer_cast<MidiNode>(connecting_nodes.front()), target_position);
 							new_node->connecting = false;
 							app.gm.addConnection(connecting_nodes.front(), new_node);
 						}
@@ -422,7 +443,7 @@ int main(){
 					}
 				}
 			}
-			if(hovering_nodes.empty()){
+			if(!IsKeyDown(KEY_LEFT_SHIFT) && !IsKeyDown(KEY_LEFT_CONTROL) && !IsKeyDown(KEY_LEFT_ALT)){
 				Vector2 mouseWorldPos = GetScreenToWorld2D(GetMousePosition(), camera);
 				camera.offset = GetMousePosition();
 				camera.target = mouseWorldPos;