@floless/app 0.80.0 → 0.81.0

package/dist/floless-server.cjs

@@ -53093,7 +53093,7 @@ function appVersion() {
   return resolveVersion({
     isSea: isSea2(),
     sqVersionXml: readSqVersionXml(),
-    define: true ? "0.80.0" : void 0,
+    define: true ? "0.81.0" : void 0,
     pkgVersion: readPkgVersion()
   });
 }
@@ -53103,7 +53103,7 @@ function resolveChannel(s) {
   return "dev";
 }
 function appChannel() {
-  return resolveChannel({ isSea: isSea2(), define: true ? "0.80.0" : void 0 });
+  return resolveChannel({ isSea: isSea2(), define: true ? "0.81.0" : void 0 });
 }
 
 // workflow-update.ts

package/dist/schemas/steel.takeoff.v1.schema.json

@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@
     "joints": { "type": "array", "items": { "$ref": "#/$defs/joint" }, "description": "Placed connections (base plates, …) the connection engine expands into real 3D parts (plate/bolt/weld/cut) bound to their members. A joint may cite a `connections[]` row via `conn` for its type/detail identity; `params` carries the geometry settings (engine defaults when absent)." },
     "dims3d": { "type": "array", "items": { "$ref": "#/$defs/dim3" }, "description": "Draft-only 3D dimensions (editor annotations, model-global). World-scene mm. NOT baked into the lock / 3D scene / IFC / BOM." },
     "detail_placements": { "type": "array", "items": { "$ref": "#/$defs/detailPlacement" }, "description": "Draft-only placed 2D detail images (Slice 4 — insert a vectored detail into the model). Flat image planes the editor renders client-side against the model; metadata only — the image bytes live in custom_details. Model-global. NOT baked into the lock / 3D scene / IFC / BOM." },
+    "views": { "type": "array", "description": "Draft-only saved views (Views Organizer — up to 10 per model): each a named snapshot of the 3D viewpoint (camera + projection + display mode + clip boxes/planes + work area + the objects-list pane's persistent visibility/isolate state). Editor state, model-global. NOT baked into the lock / 3D scene / IFC / BOM.", "items": { "type": "object", "additionalProperties": true, "required": ["id", "name"], "properties": { "id": { "type": "string" }, "name": { "type": "string" }, "order": { "type": "number" }, "camera": { "type": "object", "additionalProperties": true }, "projection": { "enum": ["persp", "ortho"] }, "mode": { "enum": ["solid", "wire", "xray"] }, "clips": { "type": "object", "additionalProperties": true }, "objects": { "type": "object", "additionalProperties": true } } } },
     "prop_labels": {
       "type": "object",
       "additionalProperties": true,

package/dist/web/steel-3d-view.js

@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ let boxSel = null, rubber = null;          // LEFT-drag-on-empty rubber-band mul
 let hoverId = null, hoverChip = null, hoverRAF = 0, lastHoverXY = null; // hover readout + cursor
 let epGroup = null;                         // yellow/magenta endpoint markers (start/end direction dots)
 let epGeom = null, epMatStart = null, epMatEnd = null; // shared across all endpoint dots (no per-rebuild churn)
-let epRing = null, epPreview = null;        // white ring on the active end node + a rubber line while dragging it
+let epRing = null, epPreview = null, epMovedLine = null;        // white ring on the active end node + member rubber (epPreview) + the "moved" leader (epMovedLine) while dragging an end
 let hoverEp = null, dragEp = null;          // {id,end} of the hovered / dragged end node
 let refGroup = null; let refLineOn = false; // optional reference (work) lines between each member's end points
 let insertMode = false;            // armed "place a vectored detail" pick (mirrors clipMode)
@@ -41,6 +41,9 @@ const memberLabelPool = [];        // reused <div> labels, one per member, posit
 let propLabelHost = null;          // fixed-position container for the right-click property labels (positioned each frame)
 const propLabelPool = [];          // reused multi-line <div> label chips, one per labelled member
 let propLabelSpec = null;          // { labels:[{id, lines:[...]}], placement } pushed from the editor (owns the text); this view owns projection/placement
+let selLenLabelHost = null;        // fixed-position container for the on-select member-length labels (positioned each frame)
+const selLenLabelPool = [];        // reused <div> length chips, one per selected member
+let selLenLabelSpec = null;        // [{id, text}] pushed from the editor when "Show member length" is on (⋯ Display)
 const EP_PX = 4;                            // end-dot radius in screen px (screen-constant via pxToWorld)
 let sceneBox = new THREE.Box3();            // current model bounds (Fit / ViewCube)
 let displayMode = 'solid';                  // solid | wire | xray
@@ -137,6 +140,9 @@ function init(canvas, theApi) {
   // rubber preview line from the fixed end to the dragged end node
   epPreview = new THREE.Line(new THREE.BufferGeometry().setFromPoints([new THREE.Vector3(), new THREE.Vector3()]), new THREE.LineBasicMaterial({ color: 0x3b82f6 }));
   epPreview.material.depthTest = false; epPreview.renderOrder = 997; epPreview.visible = false; scene.add(epPreview);
+  // the "moved" leader while dragging an end: a cyan dashed line from where the end started to the cursor (the 3D echo of the 2D Move rubber). World-space dashes → computeLineDistances() after each setFromPoints.
+  epMovedLine = new THREE.Line(new THREE.BufferGeometry().setFromPoints([new THREE.Vector3(), new THREE.Vector3()]), new THREE.LineDashedMaterial({ color: 0x22d3ee, dashSize: 55, gapSize: 35 }));
+  epMovedLine.material.depthTest = false; epMovedLine.renderOrder = 998; epMovedLine.visible = false; scene.add(epMovedLine);
   raycaster = new THREE.Raycaster();
   // Snap marker: a camera-facing cyan RETICLE (crosshair ring + per-type inner glyph), not a bare dot —
   // a solid sphere vanished against the dark bg + coloured steel. Cyan #22d3ee matches the 2D snap marker;
@@ -165,6 +171,9 @@ function init(canvas, theApi) {
   document.body.appendChild(memberLabelHost);
   propLabelHost = document.createElement('div');   // right-click property labels — own host so they never clobber the mark/id pool
   propLabelHost.style.cssText = 'position:fixed;left:0;top:0;pointer-events:none;z-index:56;display:none';
+  selLenLabelHost = document.createElement('div');   // ⋯ Display → Show member length: on-select length chips (cyan dimension read)
+  selLenLabelHost.style.cssText = 'position:fixed;left:0;top:0;pointer-events:none;z-index:56;display:none';
+  document.body.appendChild(selLenLabelHost);
   document.body.appendChild(propLabelHost);
   // persistent hover/selection status chip, bottom-centre of the canvas (mirrors the viewer's readout)
   hoverChip = document.createElement('div');
@@ -211,6 +220,7 @@ function loop() {
   positionOverlayLabels();
   positionMemberLabels();
   positionPropLabels();
+  positionSelLenLabels();
   renderer.render(scene, camera);
   if (overlayScene && overlayScene.children.length) {   // 2nd pass with clipping OFF → the clip/work-area gizmos are never sectioned by any clip
     const saved = renderer.clippingPlanes;
@@ -790,6 +800,51 @@ function positionPropLabels() {
   }
 }
 
+// ---- On-select member-length labels (⋯ Display → Show member length): the editor owns the TEXT (true 3D
+// length, formatted) and pushes [{id, text}]; this view owns the anchor (member midpoint) + projection. Cyan
+// chips = a live geometric read, distinct from the brand-blue property chips. Mirrors the property-label pool. ----
+function setSelLenLabels(labels) {
+  selLenLabelSpec = (labels && Array.isArray(labels) && labels.length) ? labels : null;
+  syncSelLenLabels();
+}
+function syncSelLenLabels() {
+  if (!selLenLabelHost || !api) return;
+  const labels = selLenLabelSpec || [];
+  while (selLenLabelPool.length < labels.length) {
+    const el = document.createElement('div');
+    el.style.cssText = 'position:absolute;transform:translate(-50%,-50%);pointer-events:none;background:var(--panel,#0f172a);color:#e2e8f0;border:1px solid #22d3ee;border-radius:4px;padding:1px 6px;font:11px system-ui;white-space:nowrap;box-shadow:0 1px 4px rgba(0,0,0,.4)';   // cyan border = dimension read (matches the 2D .mlenchip)
+    selLenLabelHost.appendChild(el); selLenLabelPool.push(el);
+  }
+  const byId = new Map(members().map((m) => [m.id, m]));
+  const ppf = api.ptPerFt(), dtos = api.defaultTosMm();
+  for (let i = 0; i < selLenLabelPool.length; i++) {
+    const el = selLenLabelPool[i], L = labels[i], m = L ? byId.get(L.id) : null;
+    if (!m || !Array.isArray(m.wp) || m.wp.length < 2 || !L.text) { el.style.display = 'none'; el._mid = null; el._memberId = null; continue; }
+    const g = memberGeometry(m, ppf, dtos), a = g.line[0], b = g.line[1];
+    el._mid = [(a[0] + b[0]) / 2, (a[1] + b[1]) / 2, (a[2] + b[2]) / 2];
+    el._memberId = m.id;
+    el.textContent = L.text;
+    el.style.display = 'block';
+  }
+}
+function positionSelLenLabels() {
+  if (!selLenLabelHost) return;
+  if (!selLenLabelSpec || (canvasEl && canvasEl.style.display === 'none')) { selLenLabelHost.style.display = 'none'; return; }
+  selLenLabelHost.style.display = 'block';
+  const rect = canvasEl.getBoundingClientRect();
+  for (const el of selLenLabelPool) {
+    if (el.style.display === 'none' || !el._mid) continue;
+    const mesh = meshById.get(el._memberId);
+    if (mesh && mesh.visible === false) { el.style.visibility = 'hidden'; continue; }   // member legend-hidden / isolated away → hide its length too
+    if (isPointClipped(el._mid)) { el.style.visibility = 'hidden'; continue; }           // sectioned away by a clip
+    const v = new THREE.Vector3(el._mid[0], el._mid[1], el._mid[2]).project(camera);
+    if (v.z > 1 || v.x < -1 || v.x > 1 || v.y < -1 || v.y > 1) { el.style.visibility = 'hidden'; continue; }
+    el.style.left = (rect.left + (v.x * 0.5 + 0.5) * rect.width) + 'px';
+    el.style.top = (rect.top + (-v.y * 0.5 + 0.5) * rect.height) + 'px';
+    el.style.visibility = 'visible';
+  }
+}
+
 // ---- structural grid (Tekla-style): dashed lines per Z level live in the SCENE (so clips section
 // them, like Tekla); the label bubbles + level tags are sprites in the UNCLIPPED overlay pass, so the
 // wayfinding survives sectioning/work-area (the UX review's clip-regression guard). Data comes from
@@ -1023,6 +1078,23 @@ function setSoloGroups(keys) { soloGroups = new Set((keys || []).filter((k) => k
 function soloToggle(k) { setSoloGroups(soloGroups.size === 1 && soloGroups.has(k) ? [] : [k]); }   // plain dbl-click: isolate just this group (or clear if it's already the only one)
 function showAllGroups() { groupHidden.clear(); soloGroups.clear(); isolatedIds = null; connHidden.clear(); applyGroupVisibility(); rebuildEndpoints(); refreshOverlayDims(); refreshDims(); if (api && api.onIsolateChange) api.onIsolateChange(false); }
 function groupState() { return { hidden: [...groupHidden], solo: [...soloGroups] }; }
+// One serialisable snapshot of the objects-list pane's PERSISTENT visibility state — group hide/solo +
+// isolate-selected + per-part legend hides. This is what a saved view (Views Organizer) captures; it
+// deliberately excludes the transient legend search (`legendQuery`, editor-side, never persisted) and the
+// live selection. Versioned + read/applied wholesale so it stays robust as the pane's filtering grows.
+function objectsPaneState() { return { v: 1, hidden: [...groupHidden], solo: [...soloGroups], isolated: isolatedIds ? [...isolatedIds] : null, connHidden: [...connHidden] }; }
+// Restore an objectsPaneState() blob — sanitised to arrays (a partial/stale draft can't desync the scene
+// from the legend, same discipline as the editor's dim_overlays restore), then re-apply visibility with the
+// exact refresh tail showAllGroups uses.
+function applyObjectsPaneState(s) {
+  if (!s || typeof s !== 'object') return;
+  groupHidden.clear(); if (Array.isArray(s.hidden)) for (const k of s.hidden) groupHidden.add(k);
+  soloGroups = new Set(Array.isArray(s.solo) ? s.solo : []);
+  isolatedIds = (Array.isArray(s.isolated) && s.isolated.length) ? new Set(s.isolated) : null;
+  connHidden = new Set(Array.isArray(s.connHidden) ? s.connHidden : []);
+  applyGroupVisibility(); rebuildEndpoints(); refreshOverlayDims(); refreshDims();
+  if (api && api.onIsolateChange) api.onIsolateChange(isolatedIds !== null);
+}
 // Tekla "isolate selected": show ONLY the currently-selected parts (a snapshot taken now — distinct from
 // soloToggle, which isolates a whole PROFILE group from the legend). clearIsolation / showAllGroups restore all.
 function isolateSelected() { if (!selIds.size) return false; isolatedIds = new Set(selIds); applyGroupVisibility(); rebuildEndpoints(); refreshOverlayDims(); refreshDims(); updateStatusChip(); if (api && api.onIsolateChange) api.onIsolateChange(true); return true; }
@@ -1361,6 +1433,26 @@ function workAreaSetWhole(on) {
 }
 function clearWorkArea() { if (api && api.beginClipEdit && workArea) api.beginClipEdit(); workArea = null; applyClips(); renderWorkArea(); refreshWorkAreaVis(); if (api && api.onWorkAreaChange) api.onWorkAreaChange(null); }
 function workAreaState() { return workArea ? { on: workArea.enabled, whole: !!workArea.whole } : null; }
+// The camera viewpoint as plain data — position + orbit target + projection + the ortho frustum half-height
+// and zoom. A saved view restores it via setCameraState. (perspCam/orthoCam share position; orthoBaseH+zoom
+// size the ortho frustum.)
+function cameraState() { return { v: 1, pos: camera.position.toArray(), target: controls.target.toArray(), proj: projection(), orthoH: orthoBaseH, zoom: orthoCam.zoom }; }
+function setCameraState(s) {
+  if (!s || !Array.isArray(s.pos) || !Array.isArray(s.target)) return;
+  setProjection(s.proj === 'ortho' ? 'ortho' : 'persp');   // switch the active camera first (no-op if unchanged)
+  controls.target.fromArray(s.target);
+  camera.position.fromArray(s.pos);
+  if (camera === orthoCam) { if (s.orthoH > 0) orthoBaseH = s.orthoH; orthoCam.zoom = s.zoom > 0 ? s.zoom : 1; reframeOrtho(); }
+  // keep near/far clearing the whole scene from the restored spot (mirror fitCamera's sizing so a far-out
+  // saved view doesn't clip the model behind the far plane).
+  const sph = sceneBox.getBoundingSphere(new THREE.Sphere());
+  const dist = camera.position.distanceTo(controls.target) || 1;
+  const near = Math.max(dist / 2000, 0.5);
+  const far = Math.max(dist + (sph.radius || dist) * 4, camera.position.distanceTo(sph.center) + (sph.radius || dist)) * 1.02;
+  perspCam.near = near; perspCam.far = far; perspCam.updateProjectionMatrix();
+  orthoCam.near = near; orthoCam.far = far; orthoCam.updateProjectionMatrix();
+  controls.update();
+}
 
 function frameAll() { fitCamera(sceneBox); }
 const VIEWS = { top: [0, 0, 1], bottom: [0, 0, -1], front: [0, -1, 0], back: [0, 1, 0], right: [1, 0, 0], left: [-1, 0, 0], iso: [0.55, -0.8, 0.5] };
@@ -2467,6 +2559,7 @@ function startEndpointGrab(ep, e) {
       epDrag: true, id: ep.id, end: ep.end, ppf,
       planeZ: g.line[ep.end][2], fixed: g.line[1 - ep.end],
       candidates: allCandidates(ep.id).filter((c) => candAllowed3d(c.type)),  // member + grid snap targets, filtered by the running-snaps (⋯ menu → Snapping)
+      orig: g.line[ep.end].slice(),   // where this end started — the "moved" distance reference (the dragged end stays on planeZ, so orig[2] === planeZ)
       newPt: [g.line[ep.end][0], g.line[ep.end][1]],
     };
     dragEp = { id: ep.id, end: ep.end };
@@ -2475,18 +2568,24 @@ function startEndpointGrab(ep, e) {
 function onMoveEndpoint(e) {
   if (!dragging && Math.hypot(e.clientX - downXY[0], e.clientY - downXY[1]) <= DRAG_TOL_PX) return;
   dragging = pending;
-  const hit = rayToPlane(e.clientX, e.clientY, pending.planeZ); if (!hit) return;
+  const hit = rayToPlane(e.clientX, e.clientY, pending.planeZ);
+  if (!hit) { epMovedLine.visible = false; epPreview.visible = false; marker.visible = false; readout.style.display = 'none'; return; }   // ray parallel to the work-plane (edge-on) or canvas collapsed — park the overlay + readout, don't freeze them at a stale point
   const r = snapPoint([hit[0], hit[1], pending.planeZ], pending.candidates, toScreen, SNAP_TOL_PX);
   const np = r.candidate ? r.snapped : [hit[0], hit[1], pending.planeZ];
   pending.newPt = [np[0], np[1]];
   const dot = epGroup.children.find((c) => c.userData.epId === pending.id && c.userData.epEnd === pending.end);
   if (dot) dot.position.set(np[0], np[1], pending.planeZ);
-  const f = pending.fixed;
+  const f = pending.fixed, o = pending.orig;
   epPreview.geometry.setFromPoints([new THREE.Vector3(f[0], f[1], f[2]), new THREE.Vector3(np[0], np[1], pending.planeZ)]);
   epPreview.visible = true;
+  // "moved" leader: cyan dashed line from where the end started (o) to the new point — the 3D echo of the 2D Move rubber
+  epMovedLine.geometry.setFromPoints([new THREE.Vector3(o[0], o[1], o[2]), new THREE.Vector3(np[0], np[1], pending.planeZ)]);
+  epMovedLine.computeLineDistances(); epMovedLine.visible = true;
   if (r.candidate) showMarker(np, r.candidate.type); else marker.visible = false;
-  const len = Math.hypot(np[0] - f[0], np[1] - f[1]) / FT_MM;
-  readout._dist.textContent = len.toFixed(2) + ' ft'; readout._type.textContent = r.candidate ? ' · ' + r.candidate.type : '';
+  const len = Math.hypot(np[0] - f[0], np[1] - f[1], pending.planeZ - f[2]) / FT_MM;   // true 3D member length (matches the inspector's Length)
+  const moved = Math.hypot(np[0] - o[0], np[1] - o[1]) / FT_MM;                          // in-plane distance the end has travelled ("same as Move")
+  readout._dist.textContent = len.toFixed(2) + ' ft';                                    // primary: the member's live length
+  readout._type.textContent = ' · moved ' + moved.toFixed(2) + ' ft' + (r.candidate ? ' · ' + r.candidate.type : '');  // secondary: how far the end moved (+ snap)
   readout.style.left = (e.clientX + 14) + 'px'; readout.style.top = (e.clientY + 14) + 'px'; readout.style.display = 'block';
 }
 
@@ -2599,7 +2698,7 @@ function connsInRect(x0, y0, x1, y1, windowMode) {
 
 function onUp(e) {
   if (e.button === 2) rightDownXY = null; // end the click-vs-drag test (rightMoved keeps the verdict for the contextmenu that follows)
-  if (marker) marker.visible = false; if (readout) readout.style.display = 'none'; if (rubber) rubber.style.display = 'none'; if (epPreview) epPreview.visible = false; clearCopyGhost(); dragEp = null; // always clear overlays
+  if (marker) marker.visible = false; if (readout) readout.style.display = 'none'; if (rubber) rubber.style.display = 'none'; if (epPreview) epPreview.visible = false; if (epMovedLine) epMovedLine.visible = false; clearCopyGhost(); dragEp = null; // always clear overlays
   if (!renderer || !canvasEl || canvasEl.style.display === 'none') { downXY = null; boxSel = pending = dragging = null; if (controls) controls.enabled = true; return; } // 3D hidden mid-gesture → drop stale gesture state (no resume on re-show)
   const bs = boxSel; boxSel = null;
   if (bs) { // empty-space gesture: drag = box-select, click = clear selection
@@ -2792,6 +2891,8 @@ function dispose() {
   memberLabelHost = null; memberLabelPool.length = 0; labelsOnFlag = false; insertMode = false; insertPending = null;
   if (propLabelHost && propLabelHost.parentNode) propLabelHost.parentNode.removeChild(propLabelHost);
   propLabelHost = null; propLabelPool.length = 0; propLabelSpec = null;
+  if (selLenLabelHost && selLenLabelHost.parentNode) selLenLabelHost.parentNode.removeChild(selLenLabelHost);
+  selLenLabelHost = null; selLenLabelPool.length = 0; selLenLabelSpec = null;
   for (const w of [cube, triad]) {   // both mini-widgets own a WebGL context — leak one and re-init eventually hits the browser's context cap
     if (!w) continue;
     w.scene.traverse((o) => { if (o.geometry) o.geometry.dispose(); const mm = Array.isArray(o.material) ? o.material : (o.material ? [o.material] : []); for (const m of mm) { if (m.map) m.map.dispose(); m.dispose(); } });
@@ -2803,8 +2904,8 @@ function dispose() {
   if (overlayDimsGroup) { if (scene) scene.remove(overlayDimsGroup); for (const c of overlayDimsGroup.children) { c.geometry.dispose(); c.material.dispose(); } } // derived dim-overlay lines
   overlayLabelPool.length = 0; dimParts = [];
   if (dimPreviewLine && scene) scene.remove(dimPreviewLine);
-  for (const o of [epRing, epPreview, refGroup, dimPreviewLine]) if (o) { if (o.geometry) o.geometry.dispose(); if (o.material) o.material.dispose(); }
-  epGeom = epMatStart = epMatEnd = epRing = epPreview = refGroup = null;
+  for (const o of [epRing, epPreview, epMovedLine, refGroup, dimPreviewLine]) if (o) { if (o.geometry) o.geometry.dispose(); if (o.material) o.material.dispose(); }
+  epGeom = epMatStart = epMatEnd = epRing = epPreview = epMovedLine = refGroup = null;
   dims3dGroup = dimPreviewLine = overlayDimsGroup = null;
   clearStructGrid();
   for (const tex of gridTexCache.values()) tex.dispose();
@@ -2878,12 +2979,16 @@ window.Steel3DView = {
   setLabelsOn, labelsOn: () => labelsOnFlag,          // member mark/id label overlay toggle
   syncMemberLabels,                                  // editor calls after a mark/id edit to refresh labels
   setPropLabels,                                     // right-click property labels: editor pushes { labels:[{id,lines}], placement }
+  setSelLenLabels,                                   // on-select member-length labels: editor pushes [{id,text}] (⋯ Display "Show member length")
   propLabelTexts: () => propLabelPool.filter((el) => el.style.display !== 'none' && el.style.visibility !== 'hidden').map((el) => el.textContent),   // visible property-label chips — for tests
+  selLenLabelTexts: () => selLenLabelPool.filter((el) => el.style.display !== 'none' && el.style.visibility !== 'hidden').map((el) => el.textContent),   // visible on-select length chips — for tests
+  epScreen: (id) => { const m = members().find((x) => x.id === id); if (!m || !canvasEl) return null; const g = memberGeometry(m, api.ptPerFt(), api.defaultTosMm()); const rect = canvasEl.getBoundingClientRect(); const proj = (p) => { const v = new THREE.Vector3(p[0], p[1], p[2]).project(camera); return { x: rect.left + (v.x * 0.5 + 0.5) * rect.width, y: rect.top + (-v.y * 0.5 + 0.5) * rect.height }; }; return { a: proj(g.line[0]), b: proj(g.line[1]) }; },   // project a member's endpoints to viewport px — test probe for endpoint-drag tests
   refreshGrid: buildStructGrid,          // grid edited in the panel → re-render without a full rebuild
   gridInfo: () => ({ lines: structGridGroup ? 1 : 0, labels: gridLabelGroup ? gridLabelGroup.children.length : 0 }),   // test helper
   toggleGroup, setGroupsHidden, setIdsHidden, connHiddenIds: () => [...connHidden], soloToggle, setSoloGroups, showAllGroups, groupState, getGroups,
   setClipMode, clipMode: clipModeOn, addClipBox, toggleClip, removeClip, clearClips, getClips, renameClip, selectClip, setSelectedClips, selectedClips, deleteSelectedClips, clipState, setClipState,
   isolateSelected, clearIsolation, isIsolated,
+  cameraState, setCameraState, objectsPaneState, applyObjectsPaneState,   // saved-view snapshot surface (Views Organizer)
   workAreaSetAll, workAreaFromSelection, workAreaToggle, workAreaSetWhole, clearWorkArea, workAreaState,
   armWorkPlanePick, setWorkPlanePrincipal, clearWorkPlane, toggleWorkPlaneVisible, workPlaneInfo,
   cmEscape, cmHasBase, cmClear3d, setCmAxis, cmLastClient, cmHudApply,

package/dist/web/steel-editor.html

@@ -206,6 +206,9 @@
 .cmarrow{fill:#22d3ee;pointer-events:none}
 .cmchip{fill:var(--panel);stroke:#22d3ee;opacity:.85;pointer-events:none}   /* .85: reads "in progress", full opacity stays reserved for committed dims */
 .cmtx{fill:var(--text);text-anchor:middle;dominant-baseline:central;opacity:.85;pointer-events:none;font-family:system-ui}
+.mlenlabels{pointer-events:none}
+rect.mlenchip{fill:var(--panel);stroke:#22d3ee;stroke-width:1;vector-effect:non-scaling-stroke;opacity:.9}   /* on-select member-length chips: a cyan dimension read (NOT the brand-blue property chips) */
+text.mlentx{fill:#e2e8f0;text-anchor:middle;dominant-baseline:central;font-family:system-ui;opacity:.9}
 #cmHud{position:fixed;z-index:70;display:none;align-items:center;gap:6px;background:var(--panel);border:1px solid var(--brand);border-radius:8px;padding:6px 8px;box-shadow:0 6px 20px rgba(0,0,0,.55);font:12px system-ui;color:var(--mut)}
 #cmHud.err{border-color:#fca5a5}
 #cmHud input{width:110px;height:24px;background:var(--bg);color:var(--text);border:1px solid var(--line);border-radius:5px;padding:0 7px;font:12px system-ui}
@@ -399,7 +402,24 @@
  #m3dLegend .lrow.clip .lx{margin-left:0}                                                   /* the label's flex:1 already pushes On/Off + × to the right */
  #m3dLegend .lrow.clip.sel{border-left:2px solid var(--brand);background:rgba(59,130,246,.16);padding-left:2px}
  #m3dLegend .lrow.clip.sel .clab{color:var(--text)}   /* selection is shown by the row-level .sel styling above (brand left-border + tint); the box is the enable toggle now */
- #m3dLegend{position:absolute;left:12px;bottom:64px;display:none;flex-direction:column;gap:1px;max-height:40%;overflow:auto;background:var(--panel);border:1px solid var(--line);border-radius:8px;padding:8px 10px;z-index:6;box-shadow:0 4px 14px rgba(0,0,0,.45);font-size:12px}
+ /* Panel shell (Objects | Views | Favourites tabs). The OUTER panel no longer scrolls — it caps the height and
+    lays out [tab strip][active body]; each tab body is its own scroll container (themed by the global * rule). */
+ #m3dLegend{position:absolute;left:12px;bottom:64px;display:none;flex-direction:column;max-height:52vh;min-width:210px;max-width:min(340px,92vw);background:var(--panel);border:1px solid var(--line);border-radius:8px;padding:0;z-index:6;box-shadow:0 4px 14px rgba(0,0,0,.45);font-size:12px}
+ /* Tab strip — the .seg-group segmented look, full-width across the panel top; sticky so it never scrolls away. */
+ #m3dTabs{display:flex;flex:none;border-bottom:1px solid var(--line);padding:7px 8px 6px;gap:0}
+ #m3dTabs .m3dtab{flex:1;background:transparent;border:1px solid #475569;border-right-width:0;border-radius:0;color:var(--mut);font-size:11px;padding:5px 4px;cursor:pointer;box-shadow:none;white-space:nowrap;overflow:hidden;text-overflow:ellipsis}
+ #m3dTabs .m3dtab:first-child{border-top-left-radius:6px;border-bottom-left-radius:6px}
+ #m3dTabs .m3dtab:last-child{border-right-width:1px;border-top-right-radius:6px;border-bottom-right-radius:6px}
+ #m3dTabs .m3dtab:hover{color:var(--text);background:#334155}
+ #m3dTabs .m3dtab.on{background:var(--brand);border-color:var(--brand);color:#fff}
+ /* Tab bodies — only the active one shows; each scrolls independently. The Objects body carries the legend's own padding
+    (its children own their spacing), Views/Favourites get uniform padding. gap:1px keeps the old dense legend rhythm. */
+ #m3dLegend .m3dbody{display:none;flex-direction:column;gap:1px;overflow:auto;min-height:0}
+ #m3dLegend .m3dbody.on{display:flex;flex:1 1 auto}   /* the active body fills the capped panel and scrolls (min-height:0 lets it shrink below content) */
+ #m3dLegendBody{padding:8px 10px}
+ #m3dViewsBody,#m3dFavBody{padding:8px 10px}
+ /* Favourites placeholder (a later slice wires its content). */
+ #m3dFavBody .favsoon{color:var(--mut);font-size:11px;line-height:1.5;padding:12px 4px;text-align:center}
  #m3dLegend .lhint{color:var(--mut);font-size:10px;margin-bottom:4px;max-width:230px;white-space:normal}  /* wrap-guard: the hint never drives the panel wider than the rows, so it can't clip on any font */
  #m3dLegend .lrow{display:flex;align-items:center;gap:7px;cursor:default;user-select:none;padding:2px 4px;border-radius:5px;white-space:nowrap}   /* only the left-hand box toggles now (it sets cursor:pointer); the row still isolates on dbl-click + right-clicks for the menu */
  #m3dLegend .lrow:hover{background:#33415580}
@@ -453,6 +473,58 @@
  #m3dLegend .lreset{display:none;align-items:center;justify-content:center;gap:6px;height:26px;margin-bottom:6px;background:var(--bg);border:1px solid var(--line);border-radius:6px;color:var(--text);font:12px system-ui;cursor:pointer;flex:none;user-select:none}
  #m3dLegend .lreset.show{display:flex}
  #m3dLegend .lreset:hover{border-color:var(--brand);background:#1a2740}
+ /* ── Views tab (Views Organizer) ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── */
+ /* Header row: primary "Save current view" split button + a 🔍 search toggle, all on one line. */
+ #vwHeadRow{display:flex;align-items:stretch;gap:6px;margin-bottom:6px;flex:none}
+ #vwSaveSplit{display:inline-flex;flex:1;min-width:0;border:1px solid var(--brand);border-radius:6px;overflow:hidden}
+ #vwSaveSplit button{border:0;border-radius:0;background:var(--brand);color:#fff;font-size:12px;box-shadow:none;padding:5px 8px}
+ #vwSaveSplit button:hover:not(:disabled){background:#2f6fe0}
+ #vwSaveBtn{flex:1;min-width:0;text-align:center;white-space:nowrap;overflow:hidden;text-overflow:ellipsis}
+ #vwSaveMore{flex:none;width:24px;padding:0;border-left:1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.28)!important}
+ #vwSaveSplit button:disabled{opacity:.45;cursor:default;background:var(--brand)}
+ /* the split, disabled at the cap — a muted, non-branded look so it reads clearly as unavailable */
+ #vwSaveSplit.capped{border-color:var(--line)}
+ #vwSaveSplit.capped button{background:#334155;color:var(--mut)}
+ #vwSaveSplit.capped #vwSaveMore{border-left-color:rgba(148,163,184,.28)!important}
+ #vwSearchTog{flex:none;width:30px;padding:0;display:inline-flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center;color:var(--mut)}
+ #vwSearchTog.on{color:var(--brand);border-color:var(--brand)}
+ #vwSearchTog svg{display:block}
+ /* the cap counter ("8/10") + the disabled reason line — visible, quiet, inline (not tooltip-only) */
+ #vwCount{flex:none;font-size:10px;color:var(--mut);text-align:right;font-variant-numeric:tabular-nums;margin-bottom:4px;display:none}
+ #vwCap{flex:none;font-size:10px;color:#fbbf24;line-height:1.4;margin-bottom:6px;display:none}
+ #vwCap.show{display:block} #vwCount.show{display:block}
+ /* search box — reuses the objects-list .lsearch recipe; hidden until the 🔍 toggle opens it */
+ #vwSearch{display:none;align-items:center;gap:6px;height:26px;margin-bottom:6px;padding:0 8px;background:var(--bg);border:1px solid var(--line);border-radius:6px;flex:none}
+ #vwSearch.show{display:flex}
+ #vwSearch:focus-within{border-color:var(--brand)}
+ #vwSearch .lsico{color:var(--mut);flex:none;display:inline-flex;align-items:center}
+ #vwSearch input{flex:1;min-width:0;width:auto;height:auto;background:transparent;border:0;outline:none;color:var(--text);font:12px system-ui;padding:0}
+ #vwSearch input::placeholder{color:var(--mut)}
+ #vwSearch .lsx{color:var(--mut);font-size:14px;line-height:1;padding:0 3px;border-radius:4px;cursor:pointer;flex:none;visibility:hidden}
+ #vwSearch.has .lsx{visibility:visible}
+ #vwSearch .lsx:hover{color:#fecaca;background:#7f1d1d}
+ /* a view row — mirrors the objects-list .lrow anatomy: [drag] [glyph] name … [✕][⋯]. Active = brand left bar + tint. */
+ #m3dViewsBody .vwrow{display:flex;align-items:center;gap:6px;padding:3px 4px;border-radius:5px;cursor:pointer;user-select:none;white-space:nowrap}
+ #m3dViewsBody .vwrow:hover{background:#33415580}
+ #m3dViewsBody .vwrow.active{box-shadow:inset 2px 0 0 var(--brand);background:rgba(59,130,246,.16);padding-left:2px}   /* shift content 2px so the inset brand bar doesn't crowd the leading drag-handle (matches the .lrow.clip.sel precedent) */
+ #m3dViewsBody .vwrow.active .vwname{color:var(--text)}
+ #m3dViewsBody .vwrow.flash{background:rgba(59,130,246,.12)}
+ #m3dViewsBody .vwrow.drop-target{outline:1px solid var(--brand);background:rgba(59,130,246,.18)}
+ #m3dViewsBody .vwrow .drag-handle{font-size:11px;color:var(--mut);cursor:grab;opacity:0;transition:opacity .1s;flex:none;padding:0 1px;line-height:1}
+ #m3dViewsBody .vwrow:hover .drag-handle{opacity:1}
+ #m3dViewsBody .vwglyph{flex:none;width:14px;text-align:center;color:var(--mut);font-size:12px;line-height:1}   /* orientation glyph — a recognition aid, muted */
+ #m3dViewsBody .vwname{flex:1;min-width:0;overflow:hidden;text-overflow:ellipsis;color:var(--text)}
+ #m3dViewsBody .vwrow input.vwedit{flex:1;min-width:0;font:12px system-ui;background:#0b1220;color:var(--text);border:1px solid var(--brand);border-radius:4px;padding:0 4px;outline:none}
+ #m3dViewsBody .vwrow .vx{flex:none;color:var(--mut);padding:0 3px;border-radius:4px;visibility:hidden;font-size:13px;line-height:1}
+ #m3dViewsBody .vwrow:hover .vx{visibility:visible}
+ #m3dViewsBody .vwrow .vx:hover{color:#fecaca;background:#7f1d1d}
+ #m3dViewsBody .vwrow .vdots{flex:none;color:var(--mut);padding:0 3px;border-radius:4px;font-size:14px;line-height:1;cursor:pointer}
+ #m3dViewsBody .vwrow .vdots:hover{color:var(--text);background:#334155}
+ #m3dViewsBody .vwempty{color:var(--mut);font-size:11px;line-height:1.5;padding:12px 4px;text-align:center}
+ #m3dViewsBody .vwnores{color:var(--mut);font-size:11px;padding:10px 4px;text-align:center}
+ #m3dViewsBody .vwnores .pilllink{margin-left:4px}
+ /* the per-row ⋯ popup — reuses the .m3dmenu skin; positioned at the cursor (fixed) */
+ #vwRowMenu{position:fixed;left:0;top:0;z-index:45;min-width:160px}
  #m3dCube{position:absolute;right:12px;top:56px;width:84px;height:84px;display:none;z-index:6;cursor:pointer;filter:drop-shadow(0 6px 14px rgba(0,0,0,.5))}  /* top-right (Revit-style), below the toolbar row */
  /* Tekla-style world-axis triad, bottom-right (where the cube used to sit). Passive readout
     (pointer-events:none) — orientation is the ViewCube's job; this only SHOWS where world X/Y/Z point. */
@@ -522,6 +594,7 @@
     <button id=dimToggleB data-tip="Show or hide all placed dimensions on the plan">Hide dimensions</button>
     <button id=calloutToggleB data-tip="Show or hide the clickable callout bubbles (section / elevation / detail references) on the plan">Hide callouts</button>
     <button id=gridToggleB data-tip="Show or hide the grid lines in 2D and 3D">Hide grid</button>
+    <button id=lenToggleB data-tip="Show each selected member's length on the canvas">Show member length</button>
     <button id=gridEditB data-tip="Grid lines — a plan reference with structural bay spacings (n*d repeats a bay). Shows in 2D and 3D; drawing and drags snap to its lines and intersections.">Grid lines…</button>
    </div>
    <button class=msec-hdr data-sec=detailing aria-expanded=false data-tip="Connection details, plates, frames, and inserted detail images">Detailing<span class=chev aria-hidden=true>▸</span></button>
@@ -585,6 +658,7 @@
     </div>
    </div>
    <button id=m3dIso data-tip="Isolate selected — hide everything else (Esc to exit)" style="display:none">Isolate</button>
+   <button id=m3dViewsBtn data-tip="Saved views — save, switch, and manage named viewpoints">Views</button>
    <span class=tb-sep></span>
    <!-- Display toggles: reference lines + mark labels (grouped into a menu, like Plane / Work area).
         The Dimension tool moved to the header so it lives in one place across 2D and 3D. -->
@@ -633,7 +707,16 @@
     </div>
    </div>
   </div>
-  <div id=m3dLegend></div>
+  <div id=m3dLegend>
+   <div id=m3dTabs role=tablist aria-label="3D panel tabs">
+    <button class=m3dtab role=tab data-tab=objects aria-selected=true data-tip="Objects — show / hide, isolate, and search the model's parts">Objects</button>
+    <button class=m3dtab role=tab data-tab=views aria-selected=false data-tip="Saved views — save, switch, and manage named viewpoints">Views</button>
+    <button class=m3dtab role=tab data-tab=fav aria-selected=false data-tip="Favourite connections — save and re-apply detailed connections">Favourites</button>
+   </div>
+   <div id=m3dLegendBody class="m3dbody on" role=tabpanel aria-label=Objects></div>
+   <div id=m3dViewsBody class=m3dbody role=tabpanel aria-label=Views></div>
+   <div id=m3dFavBody class=m3dbody role=tabpanel aria-label=Favourites><div class=favsoon>Favourite connections — coming soon</div></div>
+  </div>
   <div id=m3dCube data-tip="Click a face for that view · right-drag to orbit"></div>
   <div id=m3dAxes></div>
   <div id=zoombar>
@@ -785,6 +868,7 @@ async function boot() {
   if(!Array.isArray(C.dims3d))C.dims3d=[];   // model-global draft-only 3D dimensions
   if(!Array.isArray(C.detail_placements))C.detail_placements=[];   // model-global draft-only placed detail images (Slice 4)
   if(!C.dim_overlays||typeof C.dim_overlays!=='object'||Array.isArray(C.dim_overlays))C.dim_overlays={bolt_pitch:true,edge_clearance:true,cope_size:true,base_plate:true,anchor_depth:true};  // model-global legend DIMENSIONS toggles — all on by default
+  if(!Array.isArray(C.views))C.views=[];   // model-global saved views (Views Organizer): ensure an array in boot()'s OUTER scope (like dims3d/detail_placements above); the full sanitizeViews() runs inside main() where that helper lives (mirrors prop_labels)
   main();   // (C.prop_labels is normalised inside main(), right after the PROP_DEFS/sanitizePropLabels registry is defined — see ~"normalise the contract's incoming value" — since that helper isn't in scope out here in boot())
   // SSE: listen for external contract writebacks (e.g. the terminal AI PUT a revision).
   // We open our own EventSource to the same /api/events endpoint as the main app.
@@ -864,6 +948,7 @@ let P, X0,Y0,X1,Y1, FT, RB64, EXTX, EXTY, profs;   // per-plan, set by setPlan()
 let mode='sel', drag=null, picking=false, pickKind='profile', pickEnd=null, geoMode=null;
 let dimMode=false, dimDraft=null, dimAxis='free', selDimIds=new Set(), dimsVisible=true;   // Dimension tool: armed flag, in-progress {a,b,axis}, sticky axis, selected dim ids (multi-select), show/hide
 let calloutsVisible=true;   // Workstream B: show/hide the clickable callout bubbles (details + section/elevation/detail-ref) on the plan in select mode
+let showSelLen=(()=>{try{return localStorage.getItem('steel:selLen:v1')==='1';}catch(_){return false;}})();   // ⋯ Display → Show member length: paint each selected member's length on the canvas (opt-in, default off)
 let gridMode=false, gridPick=false;   // Grid lines: panel-takeover editing mode + armed pick-origin click
 let csaxisMode=false, csDraft=null;   // Local coordinate system "set axes" tool: armed flag + in-progress origin [x,y] (null until click 1). P.frame={o,u} holds the committed local frame (null = global).
 let dimChain=false, dimChainPrev=null, dimSeq=0;   // chained "continuous" dimensioning: toggle, the running {point,axis,off,rot}, and a counter for unique ids on rapid clicks
@@ -1020,8 +1105,14 @@ function setSaved(state,msg){const el=document.getElementById('saveStat');if(!el
  else if(state==='dirty'){el.classList.add('dirty');el.textContent='Saving…';}
  else if(state==='err'){el.classList.add('err');el.textContent='Save failed';}
  else el.textContent=msg||'Auto-save on';}
+// Saved views (Views Organizer) — normalise an incoming array to clean, known-key entries. Robust to a
+// partial/stale server or localStorage draft (same discipline as dim_overlays): drops non-objects, mints a
+// missing id/name, clamps the display mode/projection to known values, keeps the opaque camera/clips/objects
+// snapshots as-is (activateView applies each defensively — a malformed sub-snapshot is caught, not fatal —
+// since the engine's setClipState does NOT re-sanitise its input), and caps the list at 10.
+function sanitizeViews(arr){if(!Array.isArray(arr))return [];const out=[];for(const v of arr){if(!v||typeof v!=='object')continue;const id=(typeof v.id==='string'&&v.id)?v.id:('v'+Math.random().toString(36).slice(2,9));const name=(typeof v.name==='string'&&v.name.trim())?v.name.slice(0,80):'View';out.push({v:1,id,name,order:typeof v.order==='number'?v.order:out.length,camera:(v.camera&&typeof v.camera==='object')?v.camera:null,projection:v.projection==='ortho'?'ortho':'persp',mode:['solid','wire','xray'].includes(v.mode)?v.mode:'solid',clips:(v.clips&&typeof v.clips==='object')?v.clips:null,objects:(v.objects&&typeof v.objects==='object')?v.objects:null});if(out.length>=10)break;}return out;}
 function persist(){try{localStorage.setItem(LSKEY,JSON.stringify({sig:dataSig(),ts:Date.now(),active:C.active,
-   custom_details:C.custom_details, profile_colors:C.profile_colors, target_confidence:C.target_confidence, dims3d:C.dims3d, dim_overlays:C.dim_overlays, prop_labels:C.prop_labels, joints:C.joints, detail_placements:C.detail_placements,
+   custom_details:C.custom_details, profile_colors:C.profile_colors, target_confidence:C.target_confidence, dims3d:C.dims3d, dim_overlays:C.dim_overlays, prop_labels:C.prop_labels, joints:C.joints, detail_placements:C.detail_placements, views:C.views,
    plans:C.plans.map(p=>({sheet:p.sheet,members:p.members,default_tos:p.default_tos,details:p.details,dims:p.dims,frame:p.frame||null,grid:p.grid||null}))}));setSaved('ok');}catch(e){setSaved('err');console.error('local autosave failed',e);}}
 // --- server-side draft save: PUT the FULL contract C — this is the copy Approve bakes.
 // localStorage (persist) stays the instant per-browser draft cache; this is the durable one.
@@ -1057,6 +1148,7 @@ function restoreSaved(){try{const raw=localStorage.getItem(LSKEY);if(!raw)return
    if(d.dim_overlays&&typeof d.dim_overlays==='object'&&!Array.isArray(d.dim_overlays)){const o=d.dim_overlays;C.dim_overlays={bolt_pitch:o.bolt_pitch!==false,edge_clearance:o.edge_clearance!==false,cope_size:o.cope_size!==false,base_plate:o.base_plate!==false,anchor_depth:o.anchor_depth!==false};}   // restore the legend DIMENSIONS toggles — sanitised to the known boolean keys (a corrupt/partial draft can't desync the legend from what's drawn; on unless explicitly false)
    if('prop_labels' in d)C.prop_labels=sanitizePropLabels(d.prop_labels);   // restore canvas property-label display state (sanitised to known keys/placement)
    if(Array.isArray(d.joints))C.joints=d.joints;   // restore model-global connection joints (base plates) from the local draft
+   if(Array.isArray(d.views))C.views=sanitizeViews(d.views);   // restore saved views (Views Organizer) from the local draft — sanitised to clean, capped entries
    if(d.active!=null)C.active=d.active;return true;}catch(e){console.warn('discarding corrupt local draft',e);return false;}}
 function updUR(){document.getElementById('undoB').disabled=!undo.length;document.getElementById('redoB').disabled=!redo.length;}
 function colorFor(p){if(C.profile_colors[p])return C.profile_colors[p];let i=profs.indexOf(p);return PAL[((i%PAL.length)+PAL.length)%PAL.length];}
@@ -1499,8 +1591,9 @@ function render(){
      s+=`<circle class=numbg ${d} cx="${x}" cy="${y}" r="${R}"/><text class=numtx ${d} x="${x}" y="${y}" style="font-size:${F}px">${it.idx+1}</text>`;});}}
  s+=renderDims();
  s+=renderPropLabels();   // right-click property-label chips (2D); 3D labels ride the div-overlay pool
+ s+=renderSelLenLabels();   // on-select member-length chips (2D), gated by the ⋯ Display "Show member length" toggle
  if(P.frame)s+=axisGlyphSvg(P.frame.o,P.frame.u,false);   // local-axes glyph at the origin (only when a frame is set; removed on reset)
- svg.innerHTML=s; document.getElementById('profiles').innerHTML=profs.map(p=>`<option value="${esc(p)}">`).join(''); document.getElementById('details').innerHTML=(P.details||[]).map(d=>`<option value="${esc(d.text)}">`).join(''); stats(); panel(); updUR(); updDup(); updConf(); updCS(); updConnBtn(); updBpBtn(); updSpBtn(); updGridToggle();
+ svg.innerHTML=s; document.getElementById('profiles').innerHTML=profs.map(p=>`<option value="${esc(p)}">`).join(''); document.getElementById('details').innerHTML=(P.details||[]).map(d=>`<option value="${esc(d.text)}">`).join(''); stats(); panel(); updUR(); updDup(); updConf(); updCS(); updConnBtn(); updBpBtn(); updSpBtn(); updGridToggle(); updLenToggle();
  if(view3d&&window.Steel3DView){window.Steel3DView.setSelection(selIds);updateIsolateBtn();if(selIds.size&&window.Steel3DView.selectedClips&&window.Steel3DView.selectedClips().length)window.Steel3DView.setSelectedClips([]);refreshLegendSel();}  // keep the 3D highlight + legend selection in sync; selecting a member clears any clip selection (exclusive)
  try{updateConnCrumb();}catch(_){}  // Connection Component breadcrumb follows the selection (3D-only; hidden at root)
  syncPropLabelsAfterRender();   // corner-note + push labels to 3D + refresh the popup rows against the (possibly changed) selection
@@ -1530,6 +1623,9 @@ function updateBadges(){const R=12/zoom,F=13/zoom,ox=el=>(+el.dataset.fi-(+el.da
      r.setAttribute('width',w);r.setAttribute('height',h);r.setAttribute('x',(+r.dataset.ax)-w/2);r.setAttribute('y',cy-h/2);});
    plG.querySelectorAll('text.pltx').forEach(t=>{const show=(+t.dataset.mlen)*zoom>=PLABEL_MIN_PX;t.style.display=show?'':'none';t.setAttribute('y',(+t.dataset.ay)+(+t.dataset.off)/zoom);t.style.fontSize=(11/zoom)+'px';});
    propLabelsHidden=hid;updatePropHint();}}   // hid counts hidden chip ROWS (>0 ⇒ note shows) — the note only needs the boolean
+ {const mlG=svg.querySelector('g.mlenlabels');if(mlG){   // on-select length chips: same zoom-rescale + threshold as the property chips
+   mlG.querySelectorAll('rect.mlenchip').forEach(r=>{const w=(+r.dataset.tw*6.4+12)/zoom,h=15/zoom,cx=(+r.dataset.mx)+(+r.dataset.nx)*(+r.dataset.base)/zoom,cy=(+r.dataset.my)+(+r.dataset.ny)*(+r.dataset.base)/zoom,show=(+r.dataset.mlen)*zoom>=PLABEL_MIN_PX;r.style.display=show?'':'none';r.setAttribute('width',w);r.setAttribute('height',h);r.setAttribute('x',cx-w/2);r.setAttribute('y',cy-h/2);});
+   mlG.querySelectorAll('text.mlentx').forEach(t=>{const show=(+t.dataset.mlen)*zoom>=PLABEL_MIN_PX;t.style.display=show?'':'none';t.setAttribute('x',(+t.dataset.mx)+(+t.dataset.nx)*(+t.dataset.base)/zoom);t.setAttribute('y',(+t.dataset.my)+(+t.dataset.ny)*(+t.dataset.base)/zoom);t.style.fontSize=(11/zoom)+'px';});}}
  const cg=svg.querySelector('g.csglyph');if(cg&&P.frame)cg.outerHTML=axisGlyphSvg(P.frame.o,P.frame.u,false);}  // glyph is sized in 1/zoom → regenerate on zoom (like the dim chips)
 function updateHandles(m){svg.querySelectorAll(`circle.handle[data-mid="${m.id}"]`).forEach(h=>{const i=+h.dataset.h;h.setAttribute('cx',m.wp[i][0]);h.setAttribute('cy',m.wp[i][1]);});}
 function updateLine(m){const ln=svg.querySelector(`line.member[data-id="${m.id}"]`);
@@ -2145,6 +2241,7 @@ function sanitizePropLabels(x){const o=(x&&typeof x==='object'&&!Array.isArray(x
   selected_only:o.selected_only===true,
   ids:Array.isArray(o.ids)?o.ids.filter(v=>typeof v==='string'):[]};}
 C.prop_labels=sanitizePropLabels(C.prop_labels);   // normalise the contract's incoming value now (PROP_KEYS is initialised above; runs before main's bootstrap render + restoreSaved override)
+C.views=sanitizeViews(C.views);   // normalise the incoming saved views now — inside main() where sanitizeViews is in scope (boot() only guaranteed an array); runs before the bootstrap render + restoreSaved override, same pattern as prop_labels above
 // the "Label: value" lines a member contributes for the currently-checked props (registry order; skips N/A + empty)
 function propLabelLinesFor(m){const pl=C.prop_labels;if(!pl||!pl.props.length)return [];ensureMeta(m);
  const out=[];for(const def of PROP_DEFS){if(!pl.props.includes(def.key))continue;const raw=def.get(m);if(raw===undefined)continue;const t=def.fmt(raw);if(t==='')continue;out.push(def.label+': '+t);}return out;}
@@ -2165,6 +2262,23 @@ let propLabelsHidden=0;
 // A member's labels hide when its on-screen length < this (px) — the density guard (§5.5). Kept as one
 // constant so renderPropLabels (initial paint) and updateBadges (live on zoom) agree.
 const PLABEL_MIN_PX=24;
+// On-select member-length chips (2D): when the ⋯ Display "Show member length" toggle is on, paint each selected
+// member's true 3D length at its midpoint, nudged perpendicular off the line (fixed relative to member direction).
+// Cyan dimension chips; the member being end-dragged is skipped (its live overlay covers it); coincident midpoints
+// fan out along the perpendicular so duplicate/overlapping members stay readable. Rescaled live by updateBadges.
+function renderSelLenLabels(){if(!showSelLen)return '';const selM=selArr();if(!selM.length)return '';
+ const drg=(drag&&drag.type==='end')?drag.id:null,grp={};
+ for(const m of selM){if(m.id===drg)continue;const a=m.wp&&m.wp[0],b=m.wp&&m.wp[1];if(!a||!b)continue;
+   const mid=[(a[0]+b[0])/2,(a[1]+b[1])/2],k=Math.round(mid[0]/8)+','+Math.round(mid[1]/8);(grp[k]=grp[k]||[]).push({m,a,b,mid});}
+ let s='';
+ for(const k in grp){const arr=grp[k],n=arr.length;arr.forEach((it,j)=>{const {m,a,b,mid}=it;
+   const lenFt=_lenFt(m);if(!(lenFt>0)||!isFinite(lenFt))return;   // skip degenerate/NaN geometry — never paint an empty "len " chip
+   const dx=b[0]-a[0],dy=b[1]-a[1],dl=Math.hypot(dx,dy)||1,nx=-dy/dl,ny=dx/dl,base=18+(j-(n-1)/2)*16,mlen=len(a,b);
+   const txt='len '+fmtFtIn(lenFt*12),tw=txt.length,w=(tw*6.4+12)/zoom,hh=15/zoom,cx=mid[0]+nx*base/zoom,cy=mid[1]+ny*base/zoom;
+   const show=mlen*zoom>=PLABEL_MIN_PX,hide=show?'':';display:none',dd=`data-mx="${mid[0]}" data-my="${mid[1]}" data-nx="${nx}" data-ny="${ny}" data-base="${base}" data-mlen="${mlen}"`;
+   s+=`<rect class=mlenchip ${dd} data-tw="${tw}" x="${cx-w/2}" y="${cy-hh/2}" width="${w}" height="${hh}" rx="${3/zoom}" style="${hide}"/>`
+     +`<text class=mlentx ${dd} x="${cx}" y="${cy}" style="font-size:${11/zoom}px${hide}">${esc(txt)}</text>`;});}
+ return s?`<g class="mlenlabels">${s}</g>`:'';}
 function renderPropLabels(){const pl=C.prop_labels;propLabelsHidden=0;if(!pl||!pl.props.length)return '';
  const ms=propLabelMembers();if(!ms.length)return '';
  let hidden=0,s='';
@@ -2325,7 +2439,9 @@ function closePropPop(force){const el=document.getElementById('propPop');if(!el)
  const c=document.getElementById(view3d?'stage3d':'stage');if(c)c.focus&&c.focus();}
 document.addEventListener('pointerdown',e=>{if(propPopOpen()&&!propPopPinned&&!e.target.closest('#propPop'))closePropPop();},true);
 // after every render the checked labels + the popup rows stay in sync with the (possibly changed) selection/geometry
-function syncPropLabelsAfterRender(){updatePropHint();refreshPropLabels3d();if(propPopOpen())renderPropPop();}
+function refreshSelLen3d(){const V=window.Steel3DView;if(!V||!V.setSelLenLabels)return;   // push on-select length labels to 3D (editor owns the text; 3D owns projection)
+ V.setSelLenLabels(showSelLen?selArr().map(m=>{const ft=_lenFt(m);return (ft>0&&isFinite(ft))?{id:m.id,text:ft.toFixed(1)+' ft'}:null;}).filter(Boolean):null);}   // drop degenerate/NaN lengths so 3D never shows "NaN ft"
+function syncPropLabelsAfterRender(){updatePropHint();refreshPropLabels3d();refreshSelLen3d();if(propPopOpen())renderPropPop();}
 function refreshPropLabels(){scheduleSave();render();}   // render() → renderPropLabels() (2D) + syncPropLabelsAfterRender() (hint/3D/popup)
 
 // --- Tekla-style snap override (right-click): restrict snapping to ONE type for the current operation.
@@ -2522,6 +2638,24 @@ function cmRubSvg(a,c,dimmed){const L=Math.hypot(c[0]-a[0],c[1]-a[1]);if(L<1e-6)
  return `<line class=cmrub${dimmed?' style="opacity:.35"':''} x1="${a[0]}" y1="${a[1]}" x2="${c[0]}" y2="${c[1]}"/>`
   +`<path class=cmarrow${dimmed?' style="opacity:.35"':''} d="M ${c[0]} ${c[1]} L ${p1[0]} ${p1[1]} L ${p2[0]} ${p2[1]} Z"/>`
   +(dimmed?'':`<rect class=cmchip x="${mid[0]-cw/2/zoom}" y="${mid[1]-ch/2/zoom}" width="${cw/zoom}" height="${ch/zoom}" rx="${4/zoom}"/><text class=cmtx x="${mid[0]}" y="${mid[1]}" style="font-size:${12/zoom}px">${txt}</text>`);}
+// Live overlay while dragging a member END (drag.type==='end'): the Move-style cyan rubber from where the end
+// STARTED (orig→cursor, "moved …", primary) + the member's live LENGTH chip (anchored end→cursor, "len …",
+// recessed). Built with DOM nodes (textContent = XSS-safe) into #epPrevG; reuses cmRubSvg's cyan classes.
+function epSvgEl(tag,cls,attrs,txt){const e=document.createElementNS(SVGNS,tag);if(cls)e.setAttribute('class',cls);for(const k in attrs)e.setAttribute(k,attrs[k]);if(txt!=null)e.textContent=txt;return e;}
+function epPrevDraw(g,orig,anchor,cur,m){while(g.firstChild)g.removeChild(g.firstChild);
+ const chip=(cx,cy,txt,dim)=>{const w=(txt.length*7+14)/zoom,hh=17/zoom,fs='font-size:'+(12/zoom)+'px';
+  g.appendChild(epSvgEl('rect','cmchip',dim?{x:cx-w/2,y:cy-hh/2,width:w,height:hh,rx:4/zoom,style:'opacity:.6'}:{x:cx-w/2,y:cy-hh/2,width:w,height:hh,rx:4/zoom}));
+  g.appendChild(epSvgEl('text','cmtx',{x:cx,y:cy,style:dim?fs+';opacity:.6':fs},txt));};
+ const L=Math.hypot(cur[0]-orig[0],cur[1]-orig[1]);
+ if(L>1e-6){const ux=(cur[0]-orig[0])/L,uy=(cur[1]-orig[1])/L,ah=10/zoom;
+  const p1=[cur[0]-ah*ux+ah*.45*uy,cur[1]-ah*uy-ah*.45*ux],p2=[cur[0]-ah*ux-ah*.45*uy,cur[1]-ah*uy+ah*.45*ux];
+  g.appendChild(epSvgEl('circle','cmrub',{fill:'none',cx:orig[0],cy:orig[1],r:epR()}));   // ghost at the end's start
+  g.appendChild(epSvgEl('line','cmrub',{x1:orig[0],y1:orig[1],x2:cur[0],y2:cur[1]}));
+  g.appendChild(epSvgEl('path','cmarrow',{d:'M '+cur[0]+' '+cur[1]+' L '+p1[0]+' '+p1[1]+' L '+p2[0]+' '+p2[1]+' Z'}));
+  chip((orig[0]+cur[0])/2,(orig[1]+cur[1])/2,'moved '+fmtFtIn(L/FT*12),false);}   // primary — steered by the cursor
+ const dx=cur[0]-anchor[0],dy=cur[1]-anchor[1],dl=Math.hypot(dx,dy)||1,nx=-dy/dl,ny=dx/dl,poff=18/zoom;   // len chip: member midpoint, nudged perpendicular off the line
+ const lenFt=_lenFt(m);if(lenFt>0&&isFinite(lenFt))chip((anchor[0]+cur[0])/2+nx*poff,(anchor[1]+cur[1])/2+ny*poff,'len '+fmtFtIn(lenFt*12),true);}   // secondary — live member length, recessed (drawn last → on top); skip if degenerate
+function epPrevClear(){const g=document.getElementById('epPrevG');if(g)g.remove();}
 function cmClick(e){
  if(!selIds.size){toast('Selection is empty — '+(cmTool==='move'?'Move':'Copy')+' ended');disarmCm();render();return;}  // selection drained while armed (undo/delete) — end the tool instead of collecting doomed picks
  const s=cmSnapAt(e);
@@ -2719,7 +2853,7 @@ svg.addEventListener('pointerdown',e=>{if(e.button!==0)return;const t=e.target;
    if(tgt){geoMode=null;setGeo();snapEndMulti(selArr(),tgt[0],tgt[1]);}  // miss (empty/own line) keeps the mode armed
    return;}
  if(t.classList.contains('handle')){const id=t.dataset.mid||[...selIds][0],m=byId(id),h=+t.dataset.h;if(!m)return;buildSnap(id);
-   drag={type:'end',h,id,anchor:m.wp[1-h].slice(),pre:snapshot()};svg.setPointerCapture(e.pointerId);e.preventDefault();return;}
+   drag={type:'end',h,id,anchor:m.wp[1-h].slice(),orig:m.wp[h].slice(),pre:snapshot()};svg.setPointerCapture(e.pointerId);e.preventDefault();return;}   // anchor = the fixed end (length ref); orig = where this end started (moved ref)
  if(t.classList.contains('lblhot')){const prof=t.dataset.prof;
    if(picking&&pickKind==='profile'&&selIds.size===1){const id=[...selIds][0];picking=false;edit(()=>{const m=byId(id);m.profile=prof;m.rfi=(_wt(prof)==null);if(!profs.includes(prof)){profs.push(prof);profs.sort();}});return;}
    if(mode==='add'){addProfile=prof;const hi=document.getElementById('addProf');if(hi)hi.value=addProfile;const ph=document.getElementById('pickHint');if(ph){ph.classList.add('pick');setTimeout(()=>ph&&ph.classList.remove('pick'),450);}return;}
@@ -2823,8 +2957,9 @@ svg.addEventListener('pointermove',e=>{
  const m=byId(drag.id);if(!m)return;let x=p.x,y=p.y;
  if(e.shiftKey){[x,y]=orthoLock(drag.anchor[0],drag.anchor[1],x,y);snapClear();}      // ortho endpoint — local frame when set, else screen H/V
  else if(!e.altKey){const sn=snap(x,y);x=sn.x;y=sn.y;sn.hit?snapMark(x,y):snapClear();}else snapClear();
- m.wp[drag.h]=[x,y];updateLine(m);updateHandles(m);});
-svg.addEventListener('pointerup',()=>{if(!drag)return;snapClear();
+ m.wp[drag.h]=[x,y];updateLine(m);updateHandles(m);
+ {let g=document.getElementById('epPrevG');if(!g){g=document.createElementNS(SVGNS,'g');g.id='epPrevG';g.setAttribute('pointer-events','none');svg.appendChild(g);}epPrevDraw(g,drag.orig,drag.anchor,[x,y],m);}});   // live moved + length readout
+svg.addEventListener('pointerup',()=>{if(!drag)return;snapClear();epPrevClear();
  if(drag.type==='gridline'){const wasBubble=drag.bubble,moved=drag.moved,pre=drag.pre;drag=null;gridReadoutHide();
    snapOnlyClear2d();                                                  // a grid-line drag is one discrete operation → its single-shot snap override always reverts (grid-line drags can run while the grid panel is open, so don't gate on anyToolActive())
    if(!moved){if(wasBubble){setGridMode(true);                         // opens the panel (clears the logical selection). NO render() — replacing the bubble between the two clicks of a dbl-click would swallow the rename gesture…
@@ -2862,7 +2997,7 @@ svg.addEventListener('pointerup',()=>{if(!drag)return;snapClear();
  if(drag.pre&&snapshot()!==drag.pre)pushUndo(drag.pre);
  if(!anyToolActive())snapOnlyClear2d();             // a select-mode drag WAS the operation → the override was single-shot
  drag=null;render();});
-svg.addEventListener('pointercancel',()=>{if(drag&&drag.type==='gridline'){drag=null;gridReadoutHide();snapClear();render();}});   // a cancelled pointer must not strand the floating readout
+svg.addEventListener('pointercancel',()=>{epPrevClear();if(drag&&drag.type==='gridline'){drag=null;gridReadoutHide();snapClear();render();}});   // a cancelled pointer must not strand the floating readout
 svg.addEventListener('dblclick',e=>{   // dbl-click a grid bubble → rename that label in place
  const at=document.elementFromPoint(e.clientX,e.clientY);   // the pointer capture the drag takes retargets dblclick to the svg root — resolve the bubble by position, not e.target
  const gb=at&&at.closest&&at.closest('g.gridbubg');
@@ -2878,6 +3013,8 @@ document.getElementById('csSetB').onclick=()=>{csaxisMode=!csaxisMode;setCsMode(
 document.getElementById('csResetB').onclick=()=>{resetFrame();render();};
 function updDimToggle(){const b=document.getElementById('dimToggleB');if(b)b.textContent=dimsVisible?'Hide dimensions':'Show dimensions';}
 document.getElementById('dimToggleB').onclick=()=>{dimsVisible=!dimsVisible;updDimToggle();render();};
+function updLenToggle(){const b=document.getElementById('lenToggleB');if(b)b.textContent=showSelLen?'Hide member length':'Show member length';}
+document.getElementById('lenToggleB').onclick=()=>{showSelLen=!showSelLen;try{localStorage.setItem('steel:selLen:v1',showSelLen?'1':'0');}catch(_){}updLenToggle();render();};   // render() repaints the 2D chips + pushes labels to 3D
 function updCalloutToggle(){const b=document.getElementById('calloutToggleB');if(b)b.textContent=calloutsVisible?'Hide callouts':'Show callouts';}
 document.getElementById('calloutToggleB').onclick=()=>{calloutsVisible=!calloutsVisible;updCalloutToggle();render();};
 document.getElementById('gridEditB').onclick=()=>{setGridMode(!gridMode);render();};
@@ -3291,6 +3428,230 @@ function retypeProfile(profKey,cat){if(!MTYPE_LABEL[cat])return;
  if(!targets.length||targets.every(m=>memberTypeOf(m)===cat))return;  // already that type → no-op (no empty undo step)
  edit(()=>{for(const m of targets)m.memberType=cat;});
  setTimeout(()=>{const r=[...document.querySelectorAll('#m3dLegend .lrow[data-key]')].find(r=>r.dataset.key===profKey);if(r){r.classList.add('flash');setTimeout(()=>r.classList.remove('flash'),400);}},250);}
+// ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
+// Panel tabs (Objects | Views | Favourites) + the Views Organizer (Slice V1).
+// The floating panel #m3dLegend hosts three tab bodies; only the active one shows. build3DLegend renders the
+// Objects body; renderViewsTab renders the Views body from C.views[] (per-model, auto-saved via scheduleSave).
+// A saved view is an opaque, versioned snapshot: {v,id,name,order,camera,projection,mode,clips,objects}.
+// ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
+let legendTab=(()=>{const t=localStorage.getItem('floless.legendTab');return (t==='views'||t==='fav')?t:'objects';})();
+let legendTabsWired=false;
+function saveLegendTab(){try{localStorage.setItem('floless.legendTab',legendTab);}catch{}}
+// Switch the active tab: light the strip button, show that body, render it on demand, persist the choice.
+function setLegendTab(tab){if(tab!=='objects'&&tab!=='views'&&tab!=='fav')tab='objects';legendTab=tab;saveLegendTab();
+ document.querySelectorAll('#m3dTabs .m3dtab').forEach(b=>{const on=b.dataset.tab===tab;b.classList.toggle('on',on);b.setAttribute('aria-selected',String(on));});
+ const bodies={objects:'m3dLegendBody',views:'m3dViewsBody',fav:'m3dFavBody'};
+ for(const [k,id] of Object.entries(bodies)){const el=document.getElementById(id);if(el)el.classList.toggle('on',k===tab);}
+ if(tab==='views')renderViewsTab();   // (re)render the Views list when it becomes visible
+ updateViewsBtn();
+}
+// The 3D-toolbar Views button lights (.on) while the panel is open on the Views tab.
+function updateViewsBtn(){const vb=document.getElementById('m3dViewsBtn');if(!vb)return;const p=document.getElementById('m3dLegend');vb.classList.toggle('on',!!(p&&p.style.display!=='none'&&legendTab==='views'));}
+// Show the whole panel (used on 3D entry + by the toolbar Views button); optionally force a tab.
+function showLegendPanel(tab){const p=document.getElementById('m3dLegend');if(!p)return;p.style.display='flex';setLegendTab(tab||legendTab);}
+// Wire the tab strip once (its buttons persist across build3DLegend rebuilds).
+function wireLegendTabs(){if(legendTabsWired)return;legendTabsWired=true;
+ document.querySelectorAll('#m3dTabs .m3dtab').forEach(b=>b.addEventListener('click',()=>setLegendTab(b.dataset.tab)));
+}
+// ── Views state ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+const VIEWS_MAX=10;
+let viewsQuery='';            // transient Views-tab search filter — NOT persisted
+let viewsSearchOpen=false;    // is the search input revealed?
+let activeViewId=null;        // the view whose snapshot was last applied (persistent active affordance) — transient
+function viewsSorted(){return (C.views||[]).slice().sort((a,b)=>(a.order||0)-(b.order||0));}
+// Glyph: a small cube-face pictogram for the 6 direction presets (recognised by the view's name — the source of
+// truth that survives sanitizeViews), a generic camera otherwise. Muted, a recognition aid only.
+const VIEW_DIRS={top:1,bottom:1,front:1,back:1,left:1,right:1,iso:1};
+function viewDirOf(v){const n=((v&&v.name)||'').trim().toLowerCase();return VIEW_DIRS[n]?n:null;}
+function viewGlyph(v){const NS='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg',dir=viewDirOf(v);
+ const svg=document.createElementNS(NS,'svg');svg.setAttribute('viewBox','0 0 16 16');svg.setAttribute('width','12');svg.setAttribute('height','12');svg.setAttribute('fill','none');svg.setAttribute('stroke','currentColor');svg.setAttribute('stroke-width','1.3');svg.setAttribute('stroke-linejoin','round');svg.setAttribute('aria-hidden','true');
+ if(dir){ // a small cube with the active face tinted — a direction pictogram (top/front/side highlighted)
+  const cube=document.createElementNS(NS,'path');cube.setAttribute('d','M8 1.5 14 4.5 14 11 8 14.5 2 11 2 4.5 Z M8 1.5 8 8 M8 8 2 4.5 M8 8 14 4.5');cube.setAttribute('opacity','.65');svg.appendChild(cube);
+  const face=document.createElementNS(NS,'path');face.setAttribute('fill','currentColor');face.setAttribute('stroke','none');face.setAttribute('opacity','.9');
+  const F={top:'M8 1.5 14 4.5 8 8 2 4.5 Z',front:'M2 4.5 8 8 8 14.5 2 11 Z',back:'M8 8 14 4.5 14 11 8 14.5 Z',left:'M2 4.5 8 8 8 14.5 2 11 Z',right:'M8 8 14 4.5 14 11 8 14.5 Z',bottom:'M8 8 2 11 8 14.5 14 11 Z',iso:'M8 1.5 14 4.5 8 8 2 4.5 Z'};
+  face.setAttribute('d',F[dir]||F.top);svg.appendChild(face);
+ }else{ // a generic camera glyph
+  const body=document.createElementNS(NS,'rect');body.setAttribute('x','2');body.setAttribute('y','5');body.setAttribute('width','12');body.setAttribute('height','8');body.setAttribute('rx','1.5');svg.appendChild(body);
+  const lens=document.createElementNS(NS,'circle');lens.setAttribute('cx','8');lens.setAttribute('cy','9');lens.setAttribute('r','2.2');svg.appendChild(lens);
+  const hump=document.createElementNS(NS,'path');hump.setAttribute('d','M5.5 5 6.5 3.5 9.5 3.5 10.5 5');svg.appendChild(hump);
+ }
+ return svg;}
+// A magnifier icon (matches the objects-list search icon) built via DOM (no innerHTML), currentColor-stroked.
+function magnifierSvg(){const NS='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg',svg=document.createElementNS(NS,'svg');
+ svg.setAttribute('viewBox','0 0 16 16');svg.setAttribute('width','12');svg.setAttribute('height','12');svg.setAttribute('fill','none');svg.setAttribute('stroke','currentColor');svg.setAttribute('stroke-width','1.6');svg.setAttribute('stroke-linecap','round');
+ const cir=document.createElementNS(NS,'circle');cir.setAttribute('cx','7');cir.setAttribute('cy','7');cir.setAttribute('r','4.5');
+ const lin=document.createElementNS(NS,'line');lin.setAttribute('x1','10.6');lin.setAttribute('y1','10.6');lin.setAttribute('x2','14');lin.setAttribute('y2','14');
+ svg.append(cir,lin);return svg;}
+// ── Save current view + New from direction ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+// Capture the FULL A1 snapshot from the live editor. name defaults to "View N"; a fresh id + order-at-top.
+function captureView(name){const V=window.Steel3DView;
+ return {v:1,id:'v'+Math.random().toString(36).slice(2,9),name:name||('View '+((C.views||[]).length+1)),order:0,
+  camera:V.cameraState?V.cameraState():null,projection:V.projection?V.projection():'persp',mode:V.mode?V.mode():'solid',
+  clips:V.clipState?V.clipState():null,objects:V.objectsPaneState?V.objectsPaneState():null};}
+// Push a captured view to the TOP (order 0; bump the rest), cap-guarded, then persist + re-render + inline-rename it.
+function addView(v,{rename=true}={}){if(!Array.isArray(C.views))C.views=[];if(C.views.length>=VIEWS_MAX)return null;
+ for(const x of C.views)x.order=(x.order||0)+1;v.order=0;C.views.push(v);activeViewId=v.id;scheduleSave();renderViewsTab();
+ if(rename){const row=document.querySelector('#m3dViewsBody .vwrow[data-id="'+v.id+'"]');if(row)startViewRename(v,row);}
+ return v;}
+function saveCurrentView(){if((C.views||[]).length>=VIEWS_MAX)return;addView(captureView());}
+// New from a direction preset: apply the clean preset camera, then capture (current mode; no clips/isolate baked —
+// captureView reads clipState/objectsPaneState, but from a clean preset these carry the current scene; the spec's
+// intent is a clean viewpoint, so we snapshot right after applyView which only moved the camera).
+function saveViewFromDirection(dir){const V=window.Steel3DView;if(!V||!V.applyView)return;
+ const label=dir.charAt(0).toUpperCase()+dir.slice(1);
+ V.applyView(dir);reflectProj();reflectMode();
+ addView(captureView(label));}
+// ── Activate: apply a view's snapshot, then refresh the Objects tab so restored visibility shows ────────────────
+function activateView(v){const V=window.Steel3DView;if(!V||!v)return;
+ // Apply each snapshot independently: a malformed opaque sub-snapshot (especially clips — setClipState does
+ // NOT re-sanitise its input) must not throw and strand the remaining restores + the active-row marking. Each
+ // failure is caught + counted so the user gets one honest toast instead of a silently half-applied view.
+ let failed=0;
+ const step=(fn,label)=>{try{fn();}catch(e){failed++;console.warn('view restore: '+label+' failed',e);}};
+ if(v.camera&&V.setCameraState)step(()=>V.setCameraState(v.camera),'camera');   // setCameraState also restores projection
+ else if(V.setProjection)step(()=>V.setProjection(v.projection==='ortho'?'ortho':'persp'),'projection');
+ if(V.setDisplayMode)step(()=>V.setDisplayMode(v.mode||'solid'),'mode');        // display mode
+ if(v.clips&&V.setClipState)step(()=>V.setClipState(v.clips),'clips');          // clip boxes + planes + work area
+ if(v.objects&&V.applyObjectsPaneState)step(()=>V.applyObjectsPaneState(v.objects),'objects');  // objects-pane visibility/isolate
+ activeViewId=v.id;
+ step(()=>build3DLegend(),'legend');   // rebuild the Objects tab so its rows reflect the restored visibility
+ reflectProj();reflectMode();
+ renderViewsTab();                // re-mark the active row
+ if(failed)toast('Some of “'+v.name+'” couldn’t be restored — the saved view may be from an older model.');
+}
+// ── Rename (inline; Enter/blur commit, Esc cancels; duplicate names auto-suffixed) ──────────────────────────────
+function uniqueViewName(name,exceptId){let base=(name||'View').trim().slice(0,80)||'View';const taken=new Set((C.views||[]).filter(v=>v.id!==exceptId).map(v=>v.name));
+ if(!taken.has(base))return base;let i=2;while(taken.has(base+' '+i))i++;return base+' '+i;}
+function startViewRename(v,row){const nameEl=row.querySelector('.vwname');if(!nameEl)return;
+ const inp=document.createElement('input');inp.className='vwedit';inp.value=v.name;
+ nameEl.replaceWith(inp);inp.focus();inp.select();
+ let done=false;
+ const finish=save=>{if(done)return;done=true;
+  if(save){const nm=uniqueViewName(inp.value,v.id);if(nm&&nm!==v.name){v.name=nm;scheduleSave();}}
+  renderViewsTab();};   // commit or cancel → re-render restores the row (with the possibly-updated name/glyph)
+ inp.addEventListener('keydown',ev=>{ev.stopPropagation();if(ev.key==='Enter'){ev.preventDefault();finish(true);}else if(ev.key==='Escape'){ev.preventDefault();finish(false);}});
+ inp.addEventListener('blur',()=>finish(true));
+}
+// ── Row ⋯ menu: Rename / Duplicate / Update to current ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+function updateViewToCurrent(v){const snap=captureView(v.name);snap.id=v.id;snap.order=v.order;v.camera=snap.camera;v.projection=snap.projection;v.mode=snap.mode;v.clips=snap.clips;v.objects=snap.objects;activeViewId=v.id;scheduleSave();renderViewsTab();toast('Updated “'+v.name+'” to the current view');}
+function duplicateView(v){if((C.views||[]).length>=VIEWS_MAX){toast(VIEWS_MAX+' of '+VIEWS_MAX+' views — delete one to duplicate');return;}
+ const copy=JSON.parse(JSON.stringify(v));copy.id='v'+Math.random().toString(36).slice(2,9);copy.name=uniqueViewName(v.name+' copy');
+ // insert right after the source in order
+ for(const x of C.views)if((x.order||0)>(v.order||0))x.order=(x.order||0)+1;copy.order=(v.order||0)+1;C.views.push(copy);activeViewId=copy.id;scheduleSave();renderViewsTab();}
+function openViewRowMenu(v,anchorEl){closeViewRowMenu();
+ const m=document.createElement('div');m.id='vwRowMenu';m.className='m3dmenu open';m.setAttribute('role','menu');
+ const mk=(label,fn)=>{const b=document.createElement('button');b.type='button';b.textContent=label;b.setAttribute('role','menuitem');b.addEventListener('click',()=>{closeViewRowMenu();fn();});return b;};
+ m.append(mk('Rename',()=>{const row=document.querySelector('#m3dViewsBody .vwrow[data-id="'+v.id+'"]');if(row)startViewRename(v,row);}),
+  mk('Duplicate',()=>duplicateView(v)),
+  mk('Update to current',()=>updateViewToCurrent(v)));
+ document.body.appendChild(m);
+ const r=anchorEl.getBoundingClientRect();const mw=m.offsetWidth||160,mh=m.offsetHeight||110;
+ let x=r.right-mw,y=r.bottom+4;if(x<6)x=6;if(y+mh>innerHeight-6)y=r.top-mh-4;if(y<6)y=6;
+ m.style.left=x+'px';m.style.top=y+'px';
+ setTimeout(()=>document.addEventListener('mousedown',viewRowMenuOutside,true),0);
+}
+function viewRowMenuOutside(e){const m=document.getElementById('vwRowMenu');if(m&&!m.contains(e.target))closeViewRowMenu();}
+function closeViewRowMenu(){const m=document.getElementById('vwRowMenu');if(m)m.remove();document.removeEventListener('mousedown',viewRowMenuOutside,true);}
+// ── Delete (immediate + undo toast that re-inserts at the original order) ────────────────────────────────────────
+function deleteView(v){const idx=(C.views||[]).findIndex(x=>x.id===v.id);if(idx<0)return;const removed=C.views[idx];const order=removed.order;
+ C.views.splice(idx,1);if(activeViewId===v.id)activeViewId=null;scheduleSave();renderViewsTab();
+ // Undo takes precedence over the soft 10-cap: restoring a view the user just deleted is them reversing their
+ // own action, so re-add unconditionally (a transient 11th is fine — the cap only gates NEW saves). Refusing
+ // here would make the Undo affordance silently destroy data it promised to restore.
+ undoToast('Deleted “'+removed.name+'”',()=>{if(!Array.isArray(C.views))C.views=[];removed.order=order;C.views.push(removed);scheduleSave();renderViewsTab();});
+}
+// ── Reorder (pointer-drag a row; the drag-handle is the initiator — same recipe as the objects-list rows) ─────────
+function wireViewRowDrag(row,v){const handle=row.querySelector('.drag-handle');if(!handle)return;
+ handle.addEventListener('pointerdown',e=>{e.preventDefault();e.stopPropagation();
+  const sx=e.clientX,sy=e.clientY;let started=false,target=null;
+  const move=ev=>{if(!started){if(Math.hypot(ev.clientX-sx,ev.clientY-sy)<6)return;started=true;row._dragging=true;}
+   const elp=document.elementFromPoint(ev.clientX,ev.clientY);const over=elp&&elp.closest?elp.closest('#m3dViewsBody .vwrow'):null;
+   if(over!==target){if(target)target.classList.remove('drop-target');target=(over&&over!==row)?over:null;if(target)target.classList.add('drop-target');}};
+  const up=()=>{document.removeEventListener('pointermove',move);document.removeEventListener('pointerup',up);
+   if(target)target.classList.remove('drop-target');
+   const dropId=started&&target?target.dataset.id:null;setTimeout(()=>{row._dragging=false;},0);
+   if(dropId&&dropId!==v.id)reorderView(v.id,dropId);};
+  document.addEventListener('pointermove',move);document.addEventListener('pointerup',up);});}
+// Move `dragId` to just before `beforeId` (its slot), then re-number order 0..n so it persists densely.
+function reorderView(dragId,beforeId){const list=viewsSorted();const from=list.findIndex(v=>v.id===dragId),to=list.findIndex(v=>v.id===beforeId);if(from<0||to<0||from===to)return;
+ const [moved]=list.splice(from,1);list.splice(to,0,moved);list.forEach((v,i)=>v.order=i);scheduleSave();renderViewsTab();
+ setTimeout(()=>{const r=document.querySelector('#m3dViewsBody .vwrow[data-id="'+dragId+'"]');if(r){r.classList.add('flash');setTimeout(()=>r.classList.remove('flash'),400);}},0);
+}
+// ── Search (an always-present 🔍 toggle; the input opens on demand; filters by name) ──────────────────────────────
+function toggleViewsSearch(){viewsSearchOpen=!viewsSearchOpen;if(!viewsSearchOpen){viewsQuery='';}renderViewsTab();
+ if(viewsSearchOpen){const inp=document.getElementById('vwSearchInput');if(inp)inp.focus();}}
+// ── Render the Views tab body from C.views[] ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+function renderViewsTab(){const host=document.getElementById('m3dViewsBody');if(!host)return;host.replaceChildren();
+ const all=viewsSorted();const atMax=all.length>=VIEWS_MAX;
+ // Header row: Save-current-view split (main + ▾) · search toggle
+ const head=document.createElement('div');head.id='vwHeadRow';
+ const split=document.createElement('div');split.id='vwSaveSplit';if(atMax)split.classList.add('capped');
+ const saveBtn=document.createElement('button');saveBtn.type='button';saveBtn.id='vwSaveBtn';saveBtn.textContent='＋ Save current view';saveBtn.dataset.tip=atMax?(VIEWS_MAX+' of '+VIEWS_MAX+' views — delete one to add'):'Save the current camera, display mode, clips and object visibility as a named view';saveBtn.disabled=atMax;saveBtn.addEventListener('click',saveCurrentView);
+ const moreBtn=document.createElement('button');moreBtn.type='button';moreBtn.id='vwSaveMore';moreBtn.textContent='▾';moreBtn.setAttribute('aria-haspopup','menu');moreBtn.dataset.tip='New view from a direction (Top, Front, Iso, …)';moreBtn.disabled=atMax;moreBtn.addEventListener('click',e=>{e.stopPropagation();openNewFromDirectionMenu(moreBtn);});
+ split.append(saveBtn,moreBtn);
+ const searchTog=document.createElement('button');searchTog.type='button';searchTog.id='vwSearchTog';searchTog.setAttribute('aria-label','Search views');searchTog.dataset.tip='Search views by name';if(viewsSearchOpen)searchTog.classList.add('on');searchTog.appendChild(magnifierSvg());searchTog.addEventListener('click',toggleViewsSearch);
+ head.append(split,searchTog);host.appendChild(head);
+ // Cap counter (N/10 when N≥8) + the disabled reason (at 10)
+ const cnt=document.createElement('div');cnt.id='vwCount';cnt.textContent=all.length+'/'+VIEWS_MAX;if(all.length>=8)cnt.classList.add('show');host.appendChild(cnt);
+ if(atMax){const cap=document.createElement('div');cap.id='vwCap';cap.className='show';cap.textContent=VIEWS_MAX+' of '+VIEWS_MAX+' views — delete one to add.';host.appendChild(cap);}
+ // Search box (revealed on demand)
+ if(viewsSearchOpen){const sb=document.createElement('div');sb.id='vwSearch';sb.className='show'+(viewsQuery?' has':'');
+  const ico=Object.assign(document.createElement('span'),{className:'lsico'});ico.setAttribute('aria-hidden','true');ico.appendChild(magnifierSvg());
+  const inp=document.createElement('input');inp.id='vwSearchInput';inp.type='text';inp.placeholder='Search views…';inp.autocomplete='off';inp.value=viewsQuery;inp.setAttribute('role','searchbox');inp.setAttribute('aria-label','Search saved views');
+  const clr=Object.assign(document.createElement('span'),{className:'lsx',textContent:'×'});clr.dataset.tip='Clear';
+  inp.addEventListener('input',()=>{viewsQuery=inp.value;applyViewsFilter();});
+  inp.addEventListener('keydown',e=>{if(e.key==='Escape'){e.stopPropagation();if(inp.value){inp.value='';viewsQuery='';applyViewsFilter();}else{toggleViewsSearch();}}});
+  clr.addEventListener('click',()=>{if(!inp.value&&!viewsQuery)return;inp.value='';viewsQuery='';applyViewsFilter();inp.focus();});
+  sb.append(ico,inp,clr);host.appendChild(sb);}
+ // Body: empty state, or the list
+ if(!all.length){const e=Object.assign(document.createElement('div'),{className:'vwempty'});e.textContent='No saved views yet — frame the model and Save current view.';host.appendChild(e);return;}
+ const list=document.createElement('div');list.id='vwList';host.appendChild(list);
+ for(const v of all)list.appendChild(buildViewRow(v));
+ applyViewsFilter();
+}
+function buildViewRow(v){const row=document.createElement('div');row.className='vwrow'+(activeViewId===v.id?' active':'');row.dataset.id=v.id;
+ const dh=Object.assign(document.createElement('span'),{className:'drag-handle',textContent:'⠿'});dh.dataset.tip='Drag to reorder';['click','dblclick'].forEach(ev=>dh.addEventListener(ev,e=>e.stopPropagation()));row.appendChild(dh);
+ const glyph=Object.assign(document.createElement('span'),{className:'vwglyph'});glyph.appendChild(viewGlyph(v));row.appendChild(glyph);
+ const name=Object.assign(document.createElement('span'),{className:'vwname',textContent:v.name});name.dataset.tip='Click to activate · double-click to rename';row.appendChild(name);
+ const x=Object.assign(document.createElement('span'),{className:'vx',textContent:'×'});x.dataset.tip='Delete this view';x.addEventListener('click',e=>{e.stopPropagation();deleteView(v);});row.appendChild(x);
+ const dots=Object.assign(document.createElement('span'),{className:'vdots',textContent:'⋯'});dots.dataset.tip='More — Rename, Duplicate, Update to current';dots.setAttribute('role','button');dots.addEventListener('click',e=>{e.stopPropagation();openViewRowMenu(v,dots);});row.appendChild(dots);
+ // single-click activates (deferred so a double-click renames instead); the drag-handle swallows its own clicks
+ let clickT=null;
+ row.addEventListener('click',e=>{if(row._dragging)return;if(e.target===dots||e.target===x)return;clearTimeout(clickT);clickT=setTimeout(()=>{if(!row._dragging)activateView(v);},200);});
+ name.addEventListener('dblclick',e=>{e.preventDefault();e.stopPropagation();clearTimeout(clickT);startViewRename(v,row);});
+ wireViewRowDrag(row,v);
+ return row;}
+// Filter rows by name; no-results shows a muted line + a Clear affordance (Save stays enabled — it's in the header).
+function applyViewsFilter(){const host=document.getElementById('m3dViewsBody');if(!host)return;const list=document.getElementById('vwList');
+ const old=host.querySelector('.vwnores');if(old)old.remove();
+ const sb=document.getElementById('vwSearch');if(sb)sb.classList.toggle('has',!!viewsQuery);
+ if(!list)return;const q=(viewsQuery||'').trim().toLowerCase();const rows=[...list.querySelectorAll('.vwrow')];
+ if(!q){rows.forEach(r=>r.style.display='');return;}
+ let any=false;rows.forEach(r=>{const nm=(r.querySelector('.vwname')||{}).textContent||'';const hit=nm.toLowerCase().includes(q);r.style.display=hit?'':'none';if(hit)any=true;});
+ if(!any){const e=document.createElement('div');e.className='vwnores';e.append(document.createTextNode('No views match “'+viewsQuery.trim()+'”.'));
+  const clr=document.createElement('button');clr.type='button';clr.className='pilllink';clr.textContent='Clear';clr.addEventListener('click',()=>{viewsQuery='';const inp=document.getElementById('vwSearchInput');if(inp)inp.value='';applyViewsFilter();if(inp)inp.focus();});
+  e.appendChild(clr);host.appendChild(e);}
+}
+// The ▾ "New from direction" menu — reuses the .m3dmenu skin, opened under the ▾ button.
+function openNewFromDirectionMenu(anchorEl){closeViewRowMenu();
+ const m=document.createElement('div');m.id='vwRowMenu';m.className='m3dmenu open';m.setAttribute('role','menu');
+ const DIRS=[['top','Top'],['front','Front'],['back','Back'],['left','Left'],['right','Right'],['iso','Iso']];
+ const lab=Object.assign(document.createElement('div'),{className:'mlabel',textContent:'New from direction'});m.appendChild(lab);
+ for(const [dir,label] of DIRS){const b=document.createElement('button');b.type='button';b.textContent=label;b.setAttribute('role','menuitem');b.addEventListener('click',()=>{closeViewRowMenu();saveViewFromDirection(dir);});m.appendChild(b);}
+ document.body.appendChild(m);
+ const r=anchorEl.getBoundingClientRect();const mw=m.offsetWidth||160,mh=m.offsetHeight||210;
+ let x=r.right-mw,y=r.bottom+4;if(x<6)x=6;if(y+mh>innerHeight-6)y=r.top-mh-4;if(y<6)y=6;
+ m.style.left=x+'px';m.style.top=y+'px';
+ setTimeout(()=>document.addEventListener('mousedown',viewRowMenuOutside,true),0);
+}
+// A themed undo toast (extends toast(): an inline "Undo" action + a ~5s window). Baseline tokens only.
+function undoToast(msg,onUndo){let t=document.getElementById('undoToast');
+ if(!t){t=document.createElement('div');t.id='undoToast';t.style.cssText='position:fixed;left:50%;bottom:18px;transform:translateX(-50%);display:flex;align-items:center;gap:12px;background:var(--panel);color:var(--text);border:1px solid var(--line);border-radius:8px;padding:8px 14px;box-shadow:0 6px 20px rgba(0,0,0,.5);z-index:60;font:13px system-ui;opacity:0;transition:opacity .2s';document.body.appendChild(t);}
+ t.replaceChildren();t.appendChild(document.createTextNode(msg));
+ const btn=document.createElement('button');btn.type='button';btn.textContent='Undo';btn.style.cssText='background:transparent;border:0;color:var(--brand);cursor:pointer;font:600 13px system-ui;padding:0;box-shadow:none';
+ btn.addEventListener('click',()=>{clearTimeout(t._h);t.style.opacity='0';try{onUndo();}catch(e){console.error(e);}});
+ t.appendChild(btn);t.style.opacity='1';clearTimeout(t._h);t._h=setTimeout(()=>{t.style.opacity='0';},5000);
+}
 // Connection categories ARE the joints (Phase 2): every part of a joint — including its own nuts/washers/welds
 // — files under that connection. A part's connection = the joint its id prefixes (e.g. "bp-c1:weld" → bp-c1 →
 // base-plate). Shared part-kinds are split per-connection by hiding the actual part IDS (setIdsHidden), since
@@ -3302,10 +3663,14 @@ const DIM_LABEL=Object.fromEntries(DIM_CATS);
 // Dimension overlays grouped by the connection they annotate (a middle category under Dimensions). bolt_pitch/
 // edge_clearance/cope_size come off the shear-plate fin plate + cope; base_plate/anchor_depth off the base plate.
 const DIM_CONN=[{ct:'base-plate',label:'Base-plate',cats:['base_plate','anchor_depth']},{ct:'shear-plate',label:'Shear-plate',cats:['bolt_pitch','edge_clearance','cope_size']}];
-function build3DLegend(){const host=document.getElementById('m3dLegend');if(!host||!window.Steel3DView)return;
- if(!host._ctxWired){host._ctxWired=true;host.addEventListener('contextmenu',e=>e.preventDefault());}  // right-click does nothing now (menu removed) — suppress the native OS menu so it never leaks over the dark theme
+// Renders the OBJECTS tab body (#m3dLegendBody) — NOT the whole panel. The panel shell + tab strip persist across
+// rebuilds; only this body's children are replaced. Every existing #m3dLegend .lrow/.cat-hdr selector still matches
+// because the body is a descendant of #m3dLegend. Panel/tab visibility is owned by showLegendPanel/setLegendTab.
+function build3DLegend(){const host=document.getElementById('m3dLegendBody');if(!host||!window.Steel3DView)return;
+ const panelEl=document.getElementById('m3dLegend');
+ if(panelEl&&!panelEl._ctxWired){panelEl._ctxWired=true;panelEl.addEventListener('contextmenu',e=>e.preventDefault());}  // right-click does nothing now (menu removed) — suppress the native OS menu so it never leaks over the dark theme
  const groups=window.Steel3DView.getGroups();host.replaceChildren();
- if(!groups.length){host.style.display='none';return;}
+ if(!groups.length){host.appendChild(Object.assign(document.createElement('div'),{className:'lsempty',textContent:'No objects in the model yet.'}));return;}  // empty Objects tab — the panel stays open (Views/Favourites are independent of scene parts)
  const hint=document.createElement('div');hint.className='lhint';hint.textContent='click to select · box = show/hide (selection) · dbl-click = isolate (selection) · Ctrl/Shift to multi-select';host.appendChild(hint);
  const addRow=(g,indent,draggable)=>{const row=document.createElement('div');row.className='lrow'+(indent?' typed':'');row.dataset.key=g.key;
    if(draggable){const dh=document.createElement('span');dh.className='drag-handle';dh.textContent='⠿';dh.dataset.tip='Drag onto another type';['click','dblclick'].forEach(ev=>dh.addEventListener(ev,e=>e.stopPropagation()));row.appendChild(dh);}  // handle = the only drag initiator; swallow its own clicks so it never toggles the row
@@ -3452,8 +3817,8 @@ function build3DLegend(){const host=document.getElementById('m3dLegend');if(!hos
    x.addEventListener('click',e=>{e.stopPropagation();window.Steel3DView.removeClip(c.id);});
    host.appendChild(row);
  }
- {const rst=Object.assign(document.createElement('div'),{className:'lreset',id:'m3dLegendReset',textContent:'Show all'});rst.setAttribute('role','button');rst.dataset.tip='Restore every hidden / isolated object in this panel';rst.addEventListener('click',legendReset);host.insertBefore(rst,host.firstChild);}  // Show-all reset — panel's first child (above the mode toggle); visibility set by updateLegendReset (via refresh3DLegend)
- host.style.display='flex';refresh3DLegend();applyLegendFilter();refreshLegendSel();}
+ {const rst=Object.assign(document.createElement('div'),{className:'lreset',id:'m3dLegendReset',textContent:'Show all'});rst.setAttribute('role','button');rst.dataset.tip='Restore every hidden / isolated object in this panel';rst.addEventListener('click',legendReset);host.insertBefore(rst,host.firstChild);}  // Show-all reset — body's first child (above the mode toggle); visibility set by updateLegendReset (via refresh3DLegend)
+ refresh3DLegend();applyLegendFilter();refreshLegendSel();}  // the Objects body's visibility is owned by the active-tab class, not set here
 // The contextual Isolate / Show all toolbar button: visible when something's selected OR while isolated (so
 // "Show all" stays reachable after the selection is cleared). Updated on selection change + via onIsolateChange.
 function updateIsolateBtn(){const b=document.getElementById('m3dIso');if(!b||!window.Steel3DView||!window.Steel3DView.isIsolated)return;
@@ -3531,7 +3896,7 @@ function onLegendSearchInput(q){
 }
 // Show/hide object rows by label; hide object categories left with no visible child; toggle the "no matches" line.
 function applyLegendFilter(){
- const host=document.getElementById('m3dLegend');if(!host)return;
+ const host=document.getElementById('m3dLegendBody');if(!host)return;   // the objects rows/.lhint now live in the tab BODY (not the outer #m3dLegend panel) — scope reads AND the no-match insertBefore/appendChild here so the structure mutation targets the real parent
  const q=(legendQuery||'').trim().toLowerCase();
  const old=host.querySelector('.lsempty');if(old)old.remove();
  const rows=[...host.querySelectorAll('.lrow[data-key],.lrow[data-connkey]')];
@@ -3706,6 +4071,8 @@ function wire3DBar(){if(bar3dWired||!window.Steel3DView)return;bar3dWired=true;
    document.addEventListener('keydown',e=>{if(e.key==='Escape'&&ci$('connImportModal').style.display==='flex'){e.stopPropagation();ciClose();}},true);
  }
  document.getElementById('m3dIso').onclick=()=>{if(d3.isIsolated())d3.clearIsolation();else d3.isolateSelected();};  // onIsolateChange refreshes the button label/visibility
+ // Views toolbar button: open the panel on the Views tab (or, if it's already open on Views, toggle it closed — a natural toolbar toggle).
+ {const vb=document.getElementById('m3dViewsBtn');if(vb)vb.onclick=()=>{const p=document.getElementById('m3dLegend');const openOnViews=p&&p.style.display!=='none'&&legendTab==='views';if(openOnViews){p.style.display='none';vb.classList.remove('on');}else{wireLegendTabs();showLegendPanel('views');}updateViewsBtn();};}
  // Work area: the ▢ Work area button opens a menu (Set to all objects / Define from selection / Show work area).
  const workBtn=document.getElementById('m3dWork'),workMenu=document.getElementById('m3dWorkMenu');
  function workMenuOutside(e){if(!workMenu.contains(e.target)&&e.target!==workBtn)workMenuClose();}
@@ -3749,7 +4116,7 @@ function applyViewState(on){            // flip the toggle + swap the canvases (
  document.getElementById('m3dCube').style.display=on?'block':'none';
  document.getElementById('m3dAxes').style.display=on?'block':'none';
  document.getElementById('snapBar').classList.toggle('s3d',on);   // in 3D the snap bar shifts clear of the world-axis triad (bottom-right); see #snapBar.s3d
- if(!on)document.getElementById('m3dLegend').style.display='none';   // legend is shown by build3DLegend when entering 3D
+ if(!on)document.getElementById('m3dLegend').style.display='none';   // panel is shown by setView (showLegendPanel) when entering 3D
 }
 async function setView(on){
  if(on){
@@ -3763,7 +4130,7 @@ async function setView(on){
    window.Steel3DView.show();
    await window.Steel3DView.rebuild(true);   // fit the camera on entering 3D
    window.Steel3DView.setSelection(selIds);
-   wire3DBar();build3DLegend();
+   wire3DBar();wireLegendTabs();build3DLegend();showLegendPanel();   // build the Objects body, then open the panel on the last-used tab
    reflectProj();reflectMode();  // reflect persisted projection + display mode into the Camera/Display dropdown triggers
   }catch(e){                            // a failed open must not strand the UI in 3D with a blank canvas
    applyViewState(false);if(window.Steel3DView)window.Steel3DView.hide();

package/package.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@floless/app",
-  "version": "0.80.0",
+  "version": "0.81.0",
   "type": "module",
   "description": "Thin localhost host for floless.app — serves web/ and shells the aware CLI. No engine, no LLM.",
   "bin": {