The Assembly Pane is a special case and deserves an extra explanation when discussing windows layouts. When used properly, the Assembly Pane can speed up your work significantly.

First read about the different modes of operation for the Assembly Pane in the Assembly Window section of the Maxsurf manual.

Again, as you get more experienced using Maxsurf you will develop your own personal preference with regards to using the Assembly Pane. The experience is that having the assembly tree docked on either the right or left side of your screen provides quick access to right click commands and speeds up your work.

 View a video that will show you the different window options for the Assembly Pane. [Web | Disk]

Continue with the section on the Properties Pane.