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title: "Product Update: Editor Panel Redesign"
description: A redesigned editor layout informed by user research with the University of Cincinnati and design work from Daria, plus what we removed and why.
description: A redesigned editor layout informed by user research led by Andrea Maravić with the University of Cincinnati team and design work from Daria, plus what we removed and why.
authors: [kfarr]
tags: [product update, ui redesign, panels, editor, user research]
image: ./images/2026-04-27/3dstreet-update-sidepanel-design-2026.webp
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# Product Update: Editor Panel Redesign

We just released one of our biggest changes to 3DStreet's user interface design in a long time -- the 3DStreet editor has a majorly refreshed side-panel layout. This redesign was driven by user research conducted with students from the **University of Cincinnati** and design work from our designer **Daria Dombrovska**. We're lucky to have a community of users generous enough to tell us what's working and what isn't, and we want to keep building 3DStreet around what we hear.
We just released one of our biggest changes to 3DStreet's user interface design in a long time -- the 3DStreet editor has a majorly refreshed side-panel layout. This redesign was driven by user research led by **Andrea Maravić** as UX research lead, alongside the broader **University of Cincinnati** team, and design work from product designer **Daria Dombrovska**. We're lucky to have a community of users generous enough to tell us what's working and what isn't, and we want to keep building 3DStreet around what we hear.

![New 3DStreet sidepanel design](./images/2026-04-27/3dstreet-update-sidepanel-design-2026.webp)

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The roadmap from the April update hasn't shifted — the panel redesign was item 5 on that list, and we're now turning to the items the research pushed to the top: **camera controls** (with Viewer Mode and saved camera views returning here), **multi-select**, and **grouping / nested layers**. Custom asset upload, a tutorial flow, and managed-street parity with the legacy Streetmix importer are also in the queue.

Thanks again to the University of Cincinnati team and to Daria — and to everyone who's shared feedback on [Discord](https://discord.gg/VeBPPmFmBP). Keep it coming.
Thanks again to Andrea Maravić and the University of Cincinnati team, and to Daria — and to everyone who's shared feedback on [Discord](https://discord.gg/VeBPPmFmBP). Keep it coming.
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