Dock, undock and overlay

Undock#

Undock, on the board's bar, opens the board in a window of its own, right where it was. Drag the window's title bar to move it anywhere, even onto another monitor. Drag its edges or corners to resize it; an outline follows and the window takes the size when you let go.

On Windows, Undock opens a real window. On other systems it floats the board over the viewport instead, moved by its title bar and resized from its corner.

Dock again#

1. Carry the window over a 3D View. That view shows a small Dock here pad in the middle of its sidebar, or by its right edge when the sidebar is closed.
2. Let go on the pad. The board docks into that view's sidebar with the same view and selection.

Let go anywhere else and it stays a window. Esc or a right-click while carrying it sends it back to where the drag began. Dock on the window, or Dock It Here in the sidebar it came from, puts it back too.

The undocked window stays above Blender's main window. Saving docks it first, so a saved file never holds an undocked board, and Ctrl+S inside the window docks it and saves.

Blender draws small arrows for its hidden regions at the undocked window's edges. They do nothing there.

One place at a time#

The board shows in one place at a time. Any other 3D View with the Pinvas tab open says where the board is, "in another view" or "in a window of its own", and offers Dock It Here. That button moves the board there with its view and selection.

Overlay#

Switch on Overlay (the half-disc button on a floating board, or right-click > View > Overlay). The board's background goes, the pictures show at the overlay opacity, and every click and key away from the bar goes to the viewport. You can trace or model through the board. Right-click to change the overlay opacity.

Focus#

Double-click a picture, or press F, to show that picture alone, fitted. The arrow keys step through the board's pictures and videos in reading order. Esc, F or a double-click goes back to the board as it was.

Move around the board#

Keys act only while the mouse is over the board. The keys Pinvas uses stay with the board even when nothing is selected, so they never reach the viewport under a floating board.