Zoom
View|Zoom
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Saves the current view. |
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Moves the drawing in current window. |
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Click and drag to pan the screen |
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Regenerates the drawing |
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Redraws the screen |
The menu will appear on screen when it is activated by right clicking.
Window Shortcut key Ctrl + W
Left click and drag to the second corner. You will zoom in on the area inside the rectangle.
Previous Shortcut key Ctrl + P
Returns to the last view.
Next Shortcut key Ctrl + N
Zooms to the ”r;next”r; view if there are any previous views.
Max. Shortcut key Ctrl + A
Zooms to the max. limit for the current zoom.
Zoom view - Save current view
Drawing|View|Zoom view
Zoom view - Save Current view is a command that enables you to save the current zoom. You can then toggle between different views while working in the drawing.
Scale
Zooms to the selected scale. This is the only way to zoom to a larger area than the area of the objects in the document.
0.25x
Shortcut key Ctrl + Page Down
0.5x
Shortcut key Page Down
0.8x
2x
Shortcut key Page Up
4x
Shortcut key Ctrl + Page Up
All
Shortcut key Home
Zooms to the full area of the objects in the drawing.
Pan
Drawing|View|Pan
Pan is used to pan the drawing on the screen in the selected direction. Click on a point at the drawing. Pan the mouse in the direction you want the drawing to appear. Click again.
Real time Pan
Drawing|View|Real time Pan
Shortcut key Ctrl + D
Real time Pan is a fast command to place the drawing in the position you want it.
Activate the command. Left click and hold down. Drag the drawing to the position you want. Note that you can watch the movement of the drawing during the operation.
The "hand" will be displayed until you click Escape or use any other zoom command.
Regen
Drawing|View|Regen
Shortcut key: Ctrl + F5
Regen is used to update and regenerate the drawing. It is a more comprehensive function than redraw. Regen sometimes has to be used for modifications regarding colours and line types to take effect.
Layers that are frozen are not included when regenerating a drawing.
Redraw
Drawing|View|Redraw
Redraws the screen and helps to get rid of small points, frozen crosshairs etc... that have occurred while working in the drawing.