5.6 Tiled Display

The default behavior of the 3D display is to display everything that is Visible (see Section 3.1.2) in the same coordinate space; however, there are often occasions when it is desirable to view everything in their own space. This behavior can be obtained in ``Tiled" mode, also called ``Matrix" mode or ``Multi-Pane" mode. ``Tiled" mode can be toggled on or off from the main application toolbar.

When the 3D display is in ``Tiled" mode every Visible and Focused object is displayed centered in its own individual pane. However, if desired each object can be shown relative to the same center if the ``Auto-Center Panes" option in the 3D Display section of the application preferences is unchecked. It is important to note that when ``Auto-Center Panes" is enabled it is not possible to recenter or translate using mouse interactions in any of the panes.

To indicate which object is Focused (see Section 3.1.1), the corresponding pane will contain a blue border just inside the regular pane border. If there are any Locked objects (see Section 3.1.3), each of them will be displayed in every pane in addition to the individual Visible and Focused objects.