I think multiple or split screens are great no matter how good the scrolling is. I am on this thread cause I am looking for that feature. Trying to see if they have added since 6 or 8 to 14....
I use split screen in autocad. Obviously in 3d mode it allows you to have the different viewpoints all at once, but even in 2d drawings it allows you to copy/move objects from areas of the drawing that are any distance from your desired work target area. Scroll Copy Scroll Paste Scroll Copy Scroll Paste Scroll Copy... it get aggravating when you know there would seem to be a common addition that sooo many other programs allow.
Even the Excel xl spread sheet allows split screen for crying out loud, (since I am crying out loud..)
I am back at exploring Sketchup again, after coming and going several times...the best advice I have ever been given for this program is "When you use Sketchup, you totally have to forget about any other program you have ever used...."
And that does help. http://sketchucation.com/forums/posting.php?mode=reply%26amp;f=15%26amp;t=20769# But it is still kind of sad.
For some reason Sketchup reminds me of the Monty Python bit where the candy maker is caught using "real, whole dead frogs" in the candy. And the constable or judge ask "Do you include the bones?" and the candy maker says "Well if it didn't have the bones then it wouldn't be crunchy."
There is always a "crunchy" answer to these types of questions. The candy maker was probably selling enough candy to suit himself. Evidently Sketchup is selling enough programs to suit themselves. The right answer is "We are working on that, we just don't know how to do it without a major rewrite, or we want to do it and it is definitely on the list." But instead you usually get an answer that you don't understand the benefits of "crunchy frog bones."