/ 2026-04-21T10:58:13+00:00 / /lib/tpl/dazdoccenter/images/favicon.ico text/html 2021-09-30T18:25:29+00:00 /public/software/dazstudio/4/referenceguide/interface/pane_group/start <h1 id="pane_tab_group">Pane (Tab) Group</h1> <div class="level1"> <p> <a href="/_detail/public/software/dazstudio/4/referenceguide/interface/pane_group/pane_group.png?id=public%3Asoftware%3Adazstudio%3A4%3Areferenceguide%3Ainterface%3Apane_group%3Astart" class="media" target="_blank" title="public:software:dazstudio:4:referenceguide:interface:pane_group:pane_group.png" rel="noopener"><img src="/_media/public/software/dazstudio/4/referenceguide/interface/pane_group/pane_group.png?w=640&amp;tok=44c2d6" class="mediacenter" title="Pane (Tab) Group" alt="Pane (Tab) Group" width="640" /></a> </p> <p> A <strong>Pane (Tab) Group</strong> is an interface element that is exposed at the top-level of the interface and allows for stacking panes within the same area. A pane group provides an easy-to-use selection mechanism for pulling items lower in the stack to the front. </p> <p> A pane group exists only as a container for one or more <a href="/public/software/dazstudio/4/referenceguide/interface/panes/start" class="wikilink1" title="public:software:dazstudio:4:referenceguide:interface:panes:start">Pane (Tab)</a>, and includes a set of common controls for working with them. A pane group can be docked (“anchored”) within a <a href="/public/software/dazstudio/4/referenceguide/interface/dock_area/start" class="wikilink1" title="public:software:dazstudio:4:referenceguide:interface:dock_area:start">Dock Area</a> or be made to float (“undocked”) in a dock-able frame. </p> </div> <h2 id="parent_elements">Parent Elements</h2> <div class="level2"> <p> Below is a list of interface elements that a Pane Group can exist within: </p> <ul> <li class="level1"><div class="li"> <a href="/public/software/dazstudio/4/referenceguide/interface/dock_area/start" class="wikilink1" title="public:software:dazstudio:4:referenceguide:interface:dock_area:start">Dock Area</a> - an interface element that serves as a container consisting of columns and/or rows that allow multiple pane groups to be docked next to one another</div> </li> </ul> </div> <h2 id="child_elements">Child Elements</h2> <div class="level2"> <p> <a href="/_detail/public/software/dazstudio/4/referenceguide/interface/pane_group/pane_group_children.png?id=public%3Asoftware%3Adazstudio%3A4%3Areferenceguide%3Ainterface%3Apane_group%3Astart" class="media" target="_blank" title="public:software:dazstudio:4:referenceguide:interface:pane_group:pane_group_children.png" rel="noopener"><img src="/_media/public/software/dazstudio/4/referenceguide/interface/pane_group/pane_group_children.png?w=640&amp;tok=ee2c2c" class="mediacenter" title="Pane (Tab) Group Child Elements" alt="Pane (Tab) Group Child Elements" width="640" /></a> Below is a list of interface elements that exist within a pane group: </p> <ul> <li class="level1"><div class="li"> <a href="/public/software/dazstudio/4/referenceguide/interface/pane_group_tab_bar/start" class="wikilink2" title="public:software:dazstudio:4:referenceguide:interface:pane_group_tab_bar:start" rel="nofollow">pane_group_tab_bar</a> - an interface element that serves as a container for the tabs that are attached to panes, the Active Pane Options Button, and the Pane Group Scroll Buttons</div> </li> <li class="level1"><div class="li"> <a href="/public/software/dazstudio/4/referenceguide/interface/pane_options_button/start" class="wikilink2" title="public:software:dazstudio:4:referenceguide:interface:pane_options_button:start" rel="nofollow">pane_options_button</a> - a button that when pressed causes the <a href="/public/software/dazstudio/4/referenceguide/interface/pane_option_menu/start" class="wikilink1" title="public:software:dazstudio:4:referenceguide:interface:pane_option_menu:start">Pane (Tab) Option Menu</a> for the top-most active pane in the pane group to be displayed</div> </li> <li class="level1"><div class="li"> <a href="/public/software/dazstudio/4/referenceguide/interface/panes/start" class="wikilink1" title="public:software:dazstudio:4:referenceguide:interface:panes:start">Pane (Tab)</a> - a container for various interface elements that are closely associated with a particular label and are grouped together to provide information and/or interaction, given a particular context</div> </li> </ul> </div>