5.5 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 coordinate space. This behavior can be obtained in ``Tiled" mode.

When the 3D display is in ``Tiled" mode every Visible and Focused object is displayed centered in its own independent pane. However, if it is desired to view each object in the same coordinate space, uncheck the ``Auto-Center Panes" option in the ``3D Display" section of the Preferences (see chapter 12).

To indicate which object is Focused (see section 3.1.1), the corresponding pane will contain a blue border just inside the pane edges. 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. It is important to note that, by default, each individual pane is auto-centered, and therefore it is not possible to recenter or translate the center in any of these panes. Recentering and translation can be enabled by unchecking the "Auto-Center Panes" option described above.

``Tiled" mode can be enabled or disabled using the Visualization Toolbar (see section 5.6).