Windows disappear when i navigate in a 3D viewport

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Windows disappear when i navigate in a 3D viewport

Whenever I navigate from any application into a 3D program, like cinema4d or blender, if i click directly into the 3D view and start navigating around, the last active window will hide. It happens even if I'm remoting into another machine, so it's not this version of cinema4d that does it, and it happens every time. Any ideas why this happens? It's getting a bit old having to constantly go and find my previous window again.

iMac 27″ 5K, macOS 13.7

Posted on Jul 25, 2025 2:39 AM

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Answer 1

Owl-53

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Jul 25, 2025 3:14 AM in response to ameba2k

Turn Off Stage Manager

use Stage Manager to keep the app you’re working with front and center,

Your recently used apps are neatly arranged along the left side of the screen for quick access, while the window you’re working with is positioned in the center of the screen.

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Answer 2

Jul 25, 2025 7:03 AM in response to Owl-53

Sorry, Owl-53!

You are right.

I thought this had been introduced in Sonoma, but it was Ventura.

In my defense, this is a "feature" that I have never ever even tried, because in my opinion it is less than useless...

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ameba2k Author

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Jul 25, 2025 10:11 AM in response to Owl-53

Looks like I already have Stage Manager disabled, so sadly it's not stage manager. It literally only happens when i click into an openGL 3D viewport, not anywhere else in the 3D app like menu's or anything.

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