Oberon | Object Tiler

The Oberon Object Tiler is a powerful productivity macro for CorelDRAW designed to automate the process of arranging multiple copies of an object across a page. It is particularly popular among print professionals for "stepping and repeating" designs like business cards, labels, or decals with precision.

Step 2: The Binning Pass

Divide your target resolution into tiles. For a 1920x1080 display with 64x64 tiles, you have roughly 30x17 tiles (510 tiles). For each object, compute which tile indices it covers. Oberon Object Tiler

5. Object Interface

For any object to be tiled, it must implement a minimal interface: The Oberon Object Tiler is a powerful productivity

• Expand Vleft.frame.x1 = Vright.frame.x1
• Delete Vright from list.
• Invoke Vleft.handle to redraw.

Performance

Oberon Object Tiler is optimized for real-time and batch processing. Benchmarks (Python version, M1 CPU): Expand Vleft

Coding Your Own Oberon-Style Tiler

If you are a developer inspired by this article, here is a pseudo-code skeleton of how the Oberon Object Tiler partitions space:

The Hidden Gem of UI History: Understanding the Oberon Object Tiler

In an era where modern user interfaces are dominated by stacking windows, overlapping layers, and complex window managers, it is worth looking back at one of the most elegant and radical departures from the norm: The Oberon Object Tiler.