How to Use the Rack View
The Rack View renders your vivarium as an interactive 2D/3D grid where every slot shows its cage, strain, and animal count. Use it to walk the lab virtually—spot empty slots, overcrowded cages, and strain clusters before you step into the room.
Open the Rack page
Click Rack in the navigation menu.
Pick a rack to view
Select the rack you want to inspect from the rack list at the top. The grid redraws to show every slot in that rack with its current cage and occupancy.
Read the slot tiles
Each occupied slot shows the cage tag, strain, and number of animals. Empty slots render blank so gaps in the rack are obvious at a glance.
Drag a cage to another slot
Click a cage tile and drag it to a different slot, either in the same rack or in another rack. Moustra updates the cage's rack location when you drop it.
Open a cage from its tile
Click any cage tile to open its detail view, where you can see the animals inside and edit cage properties without leaving the rack view.
Switch between 2D and 3D
Toggle between the 2D and 3D views at the top of the page to see the rack as a flat grid or as a stacked three-dimensional rack, whichever matches how you think about the room.
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Switch to Grid View for a visual, rack-based layout of all cages to quickly find empty slots or check occupancy at a glance.
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