Tumble Splatter

Stragegies for spreading layers of occluded content and objects

Problem: 2D drawings contain overlapping objects which may occlude each other; selection and movement of objects in x-y position or layer order may require much manual labor.

Tumbler: Spread layers of occluded content into 3D stack

• Occlusion group gets expanded into a Tumbler by right-click-dragging
• Layer below the cursor shakes to reinforce what is selected
• Easy to select object, change object x-y position, or change layer order

Splatter: Spread occluded objects out to make selection easier

• Occlusion group gets splattered by Ctrl-right-click

• Hovering over an object’s proxy reveals the object’s true attributes

• Easy to select object or change layer order