Views

The current view into your drawing can be changed in a number of ways.

The Window tool above allows you to change your current view by drawing a box around the objects you want to view. The Pan tool above allows you to pan your current view by dragging the pointer. Both tools have options in the bottom app bar that provide additional ways to change the view. Tap on the buttons above for more information.

Note that using these tools will take you out of the current tool. There are several other ways to change views without ending your current task as described below.

If you have a keyboard, there are several keyboard shortcuts that you can use to manipulate the view without leaving the current tool:

A

(Zoom all) Change the current view of your drawing the to show its full extents.

Z

(Zoom) Change the current view of your drawing by "zooming" in" at the location of the cursor (makes everything bigger).

U

(Unzoom) Change the current view of your drawing by "zooming" out the location of the cursor (makes everything smaller).

C

Centers the current view at the location of cursor ("pans" to the cursor point).

If you are using a mouse, the mouse wheel can be used to zoom in or out. When the middle mouse button is pressed and held, you can pan the current view by dragging the mouse. Pressing the mouse wheel is the same as pressing a middle mouse button on most mouse devices.

Pinch zoom can be used on higher performance devices to change the view. On lower performance devices pinch may not provide an acceptable experience (we're working on that). Pinch zoom can be enabled or disabled in the general settings panel.