How to Pin a Property Tab in Blender

Pinning property tabs or panels in Blender allows you to keep crucial settings visible and accessible, even when switching between different objects or workspaces. Whether you want to lock the entire Properties Editor to a specific object or keep a single panel continuously open, Blender provides several quick methods to customize your interface for a more efficient workflow.

Pinning the Properties Editor to a Specific Object

To lock the entire Properties Editor so it does not update when you select a different object in the viewport:

  1. Select the object whose properties you want to stay visible.
  2. Navigate to the top-right corner of the Properties Editor header.
  3. Click the Pin icon (pushpin symbol).

When active, the pin icon highlights, and the Properties Editor will remain locked on the selected object's data regardless of your viewport selection. Click the pin icon again to unpin and resume default behavior.

Pinning Specific Panels Within a Tab

To keep an individual panel (such as Transform, Modifiers, or Subsurface Scattering) fixed at the top of a tab:

  1. Hover your cursor over the header bar of the panel you wish to pin.
  2. Right-click the panel header.
  3. Select Pin from the context menu.

Pinned panels remain locked at the top of the properties list, remaining expanded even as you collapse other panels or scroll through the tab.

Creating a Dedicated Pinned Property Window

If you need a specific property tab—such as the Modifier or Material tab—permanently open on your screen without losing access to other property tabs:

  1. Hover your cursor over the corner of the Properties Editor until the icon changes to a crosshair.
  2. Click and drag to split the editor into two separate Properties windows.
  3. In the new window, switch to your desired tab (e.g., Modifiers).
  4. Click the Pin icon in the top header of that new window to lock it to the active object.

This gives you a dual-panel layout where one window dynamically changes tabs, while the second stays focused on a single property set.