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Split Screen Area

The tool behind the Split pie. It opens a new editor (UV Editor, Outliner, Timeline, ...) next to the current area on the side you choose, and closes it again when you call it a second time — one shortcut toggles a paired editor on and off. A companion Switch Screen Area action converts the current area in place instead of splitting.

Hotkey: Not bound directly — use the Split pie, Ctrl+Alt+Shift+S. Each pie slot remembers its own editor type, side and split ratio (set in Preferences › iOps › Split Pie Layout).

Options

  • Which area to create and which UI to enable — the editor the new area becomes.
  • Position — Left, Right, Top or Bottom of the current area.
  • Area split factor — how much of the current area the new editor takes.

Tips

  • If you are in a maximised (fullscreen) area, the first call just exits fullscreen.
  • Editor settings (hidden header, Outliner columns, ...) are restored when the area reopens — see Save/Load Space Data.