/ 2026-04-17T04:34:56+00:00 / /lib/tpl/dazdoccenter/images/favicon.ico text/html 2017-09-25T14:12:17+00:00 /public/software/dazstudio/4/referenceguide/interface/dock_area/start <h1 id="dock_area">Dock Area</h1> <div class="level1"> <p> <a href="/_detail/public/software/dazstudio/4/referenceguide/interface/dock_area/dock_area.png?id=public%3Asoftware%3Adazstudio%3A4%3Areferenceguide%3Ainterface%3Adock_area%3Astart" class="media" target="_blank" title="public:software:dazstudio:4:referenceguide:interface:dock_area:dock_area.png" rel="noopener"><img src="/_media/public/software/dazstudio/4/referenceguide/interface/dock_area/dock_area.png?w=640&amp;tok=56e137" class="mediacenter" title="Dock Area" alt="Dock Area" width="640" /></a> </p> </div> <h2 id="description">Description</h2> <div class="level2"> <p> A <strong>Dock Area</strong> is an interface element that serves as a container consisting of columns and/or rows that allow multiple <a href="/public/software/dazstudio/4/referenceguide/interface/pane_group/start" class="wikilink1" title="public:software:dazstudio:4:referenceguide:interface:pane_group:start">Pane (Tab) Group</a> elements to be docked next to one another. </p> <p> There are a total of five Dock Areas available in <abbr title="Digital Art Zone">DAZ</abbr> Studio. One in the center, where the <a href="/public/software/dazstudio/4/referenceguide/interface/viewport/start" class="wikilink1" title="public:software:dazstudio:4:referenceguide:interface:viewport:start">Viewport</a> typically resides, and four others positioned around its perimeter. The left and right areas maintain a height that is consistent with the center, while the top and bottom areas span the entire width of the <a href="/public/software/dazstudio/4/referenceguide/interface/main_window/start" class="wikilink1" title="public:software:dazstudio:4:referenceguide:interface:main_window:start">Main Window</a>. </p> </div> <h2 id="parent_elements">Parent Elements</h2> <div class="level2"> <p> Below is a list of interface elements that a <em>Dock Area</em> can exist within: </p> <ul> <li class="level1"><div class="li"> <a href="/public/software/dazstudio/4/referenceguide/interface/activity_layout/start" class="wikilink1" title="public:software:dazstudio:4:referenceguide:interface:activity_layout:start">Activity Layout</a> - A container for the various interface elements that make up an <a href="/public/software/dazstudio/4/referenceguide/terms/activity/start" class="wikilink1" title="public:software:dazstudio:4:referenceguide:terms:activity:start">Activity</a>.</div> </li> </ul> </div> <h2 id="child_elements">Child Elements</h2> <div class="level2"> <p> Below is a list of interface elements that exist within a <em>Dock Area</em>: </p> <ul> <li class="level1"><div class="li"> <a href="/public/software/dazstudio/4/referenceguide/interface/dock_area_divider/start" class="wikilink2" title="public:software:dazstudio:4:referenceguide:interface:dock_area_divider:start" rel="nofollow">dock_area_divider</a> -</div> </li> <li class="level1"><div class="li"> <a href="/public/software/dazstudio/4/referenceguide/interface/pane_group/start" class="wikilink1" title="public:software:dazstudio:4:referenceguide:interface:pane_group:start">Pane (Tab) Group</a> - An interface element that allows functionality exposed at the top-level of the interface to be stacked within the same area, with an easy to use selection mechanism for pulling items lower in the stack to the front.</div> </li> </ul> </div>