Hi Natascha and Viktor, First of all, thank you for such an amazing tool! As an environment artist, PureRef is an absolute must-have in my daily workflow. I would like to suggest a new feature: Layered Images (or Image Parenting). The Concept: The idea is to allow attaching or "pinning" a smaller, high-resolution detail image directly onto a specific spot of a larger base image (like a sprawling landscape, concept art, or a city map). How it would work in practice: Coordinate Locking: The detail image becomes a "child" of the base image. When you move or scale the parent image, the child follows. Strict Z-Order: The child image always stays on top of its parent, regardless of other sorting. Nesting: The hierarchy can go deeper. You could attach an even more detailed crop to the first child image (e.g., Main Landscape -> Building close-up -> Brick texture). Why this is useful: When working on large-scale environments, I often need to reference both the macro layout and the micro details. Placing them side-by-side works, but you lose the spatial context of where that detail belongs. With this feature, I could place high-res snippets exactly where they belong on the main canvas. To examine a detail, I would simply zoom into that specific area of the main image, essentially creating an infinite-zoom canvas with localized high-res textures. Thank you for considering this idea and for your continuous work on PureRef! Best regards Example: https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55413084739_0f02b72556_b.jpg https://www.pureref.com/forum/read.php?3,5916,5916#msg-5916 Thu, 15 Oct 2026 19:24:11 +0200 Phorum 5.2.23 https://www.pureref.com/forum/read.php?3,5916,5962#msg-5962 https://www.pureref.com/forum/read.php?3,5916,5962#msg-5962 here! Currently, child items move with their parent items but aren't scaled automatically. However, if you select both the parent and the child, you can scale them together.]]> PureRef Suggestions Tue, 25 Aug 2026 17:25:01 +0200 https://www.pureref.com/forum/read.php?3,5916,5916#msg-5916 https://www.pureref.com/forum/read.php?3,5916,5916#msg-5916
First of all, thank you for such an amazing tool! As an environment artist, PureRef is an absolute must-have in my daily workflow.

I would like to suggest a new feature: Layered Images (or Image Parenting).

The Concept:
The idea is to allow attaching or "pinning" a smaller, high-resolution detail image directly onto a specific spot of a larger base image (like a sprawling landscape, concept art, or a city map).

How it would work in practice:

Coordinate Locking: The detail image becomes a "child" of the base image. When you move or scale the parent image, the child follows.

Strict Z-Order: The child image always stays on top of its parent, regardless of other sorting.

Nesting: The hierarchy can go deeper. You could attach an even more detailed crop to the first child image (e.g., Main Landscape -> Building close-up -> Brick texture).

Why this is useful:
When working on large-scale environments, I often need to reference both the macro layout and the micro details. Placing them side-by-side works, but you lose the spatial context of where that detail belongs.

With this feature, I could place high-res snippets exactly where they belong on the main canvas. To examine a detail, I would simply zoom into that specific area of the main image, essentially creating an infinite-zoom canvas with localized high-res textures.

Thank you for considering this idea and for your continuous work on PureRef!

Best regards

Example: https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55413084739_0f02b72556_b.jpg]]> Hardway Suggestions Thu, 23 Jul 2026 10:10:07 +0200