you can set the tiling on the material in the viewport. It's under "Materials>Edit" https://support.allegorithmic.com/documentation/display/SDDOC/3D+view
Lokii288, for you: https://15104268797498972201.googlegroups.com/attach/72af0a3433963dea/Untitled-2.jpg?part=0.1&view=1&vt=ANaJVrE48oPj_xeu4xCrEINI0PS0unfGZ0tf1cCpA8uyAb5GBO4sy5Bx5ztPCp9scgv2hD8453ioQOg3m29weKIjrxOfzu4xlANejNDUrJfznY4PqwOYrIc