# Is there a way to open up a perspective view in a new designer window instead of a designer tab?

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**Category:** Ignition\
**Tags:** perspective\
**Created:** [July 18, 2022, 6:46pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/is-there-a-way-to-open-up-a-perspective-view-in-a-new-designer-window-instead-of-a-designer-tab/62029 "2022-07-18T18:46:39Z")\
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**Author:** ![Ben\_Hunt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/0ea827/32.png) [@Ben\_Hunt](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Ben_Hunt)\
**Post date:** [July 18, 2022, 6:46pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/is-there-a-way-to-open-up-a-perspective-view-in-a-new-designer-window-instead-of-a-designer-tab/62029/1 "2022-07-18T18:46:39Z")

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The header says it all. In most other programs you can open a file in a new window. Sometimes I want to look at two views at once and right now I have to open the project twice in 2 separate designers just to have both views side by side for comparison and grabbing information from . Is there a way to do this without opening 2 designer sessions?

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**Author:** ![cmallonee](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/cmallonee/32/6416_2.png) [@cmallonee](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/cmallonee)\
**Post date:** [July 18, 2022, 8:56pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/is-there-a-way-to-open-up-a-perspective-view-in-a-new-designer-window-instead-of-a-designer-tab/62029/2 "2022-07-18T20:56:20Z")

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No, there is not.

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**Author:** ![Ben\_Hunt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/0ea827/32.png) [@Ben\_Hunt](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Ben_Hunt)\
**Post date:** [July 18, 2022, 9:17pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/is-there-a-way-to-open-up-a-perspective-view-in-a-new-designer-window-instead-of-a-designer-tab/62029/3 "2022-07-18T21:17:59Z")

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Ok thanks for the response. Probably low on the priority list but having that feature would be nice down the road.

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**Author:** ![cmallonee](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/cmallonee/32/6416_2.png) [@cmallonee](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/cmallonee)\
**Post date:** [July 18, 2022, 10:03pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/is-there-a-way-to-open-up-a-perspective-view-in-a-new-designer-window-instead-of-a-designer-tab/62029/4 "2022-07-18T22:03:08Z")

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The problem is that we’re limited to one session per designer. Trying to open a new design panel would require a new session. I don’t even know if it’s possible from a feasibility standpoint.

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**Author:** ![Ben\_Hunt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/0ea827/32.png) [@Ben\_Hunt](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Ben_Hunt)\
**Post date:** [July 18, 2022, 10:05pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/is-there-a-way-to-open-up-a-perspective-view-in-a-new-designer-window-instead-of-a-designer-tab/62029/5 "2022-07-18T22:05:30Z")

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Oh I see. Well good to know. Thanks for further explanation, much appreciated.