Can figures overlap or leave the grid in dMAT Figure Sequences?

No, figures cannot overlap and they cannot leave the grid in dMAT Figure Sequences, so you can rule out any option showing either. Any answer choice where two figures sit on top of each other, or a figure sits partly outside the matrix, is automatically wrong regardless of anything else in the pattern.

What Happens at the Boundary

Turning This Into an Elimination Tool

• Scan every answer option for an overlap first, before you even finish analysing the movement pattern, since it is the fastest possible elimination.
• Scan for any figure sitting outside the grid edge next.
• Only once both checks are clear should you spend time verifying the more detailed movement, rotation and colour rules.

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My Advice

Build a two-second habit of scanning for overlaps and out-of-bounds figures before you do anything else with a Figure Sequences item. It will not solve every question by itself, but it reliably removes at least one wrong option in seconds, which matters across 20 items in 25 minutes.