Zoom Window
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Used to define the boundaries of a rectangular
area of the active view to be displayed within the current view.
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Whole Structure
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Fits the current view to display the entire
structure limits. Resets view rotation to orthogonal.
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Zoom In
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Zoom in the current view by a preset percentage
magnification.
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scroll wheel up
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Zoom Out
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Zoom out the current view by a preset percentage
magnification.
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scroll wheel down
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Pan
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Used to view a different part of the design
without changing the view magnification.
Tip: Press and hold the middle mouse
button (typically the scroll wheel button) to quickly pan in the view window.
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Zoom Extents
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Adjusts the view magnification so that the entire
model is visible in the view.
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Zoom Factor
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Opens the
Zoom Factor dialog, which is used
to zoom in or out of the structure by specifying a magnification factor.
Factors less than one Zoom out.
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Zoom Previous |
Undoes the last Zoom Factor or Zoom Window operation. |
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Dynamic Zoom
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Used to define the boundaries of a rectangular
area of the active view to be displayed within a new view. The previous view
window highlights the location of the zoomed portion.
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Magnifying
Glass
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Provides a magnified portion of the current view
window when you click and drag the pointer.
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Isometric
View
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(Default view) View the model as an isometric
projection.
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Front View
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View the structure model from the positive Z axis.
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Left View
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View the structure model from the negative X
axis.
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Top View
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View the foundation mode in plan; from the
positive Y axis.
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Back View
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View the structure model from the negative Z axis.
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Right View
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View the structure model from the positive X
axis.
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Bottom View
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View the structure model from the negative Y axis. |
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Rotate Up
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Rotate the position of the view up about the horizontal axis through the
model center. |
<↑> (Up arrow key)
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Rotate Left
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Rotate the position of the view to the left about the vertical axis through
the model center. |
<←> (Left arrow key)
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Spin Left
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Rotate the view counter-clockwise (structure will appear to rotate
clockwise). |
<Ctrl+←> (Ctrl+Left arrow keys)
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Rotate Down
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Rotate the position of the view down about the horizontal axis through the
model center. |
<↓> (Down arrow key)
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Rotate Right
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Rotate the position of the view to the right about the vertical axis through
the model center. |
<→> (Right arrow key)
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Spin Right
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Rotate the view clockwise (structure will appear to rotate
counter-clockwise). |
<Ctrl+→> (Ctrl+Right arrow keys)
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Toggle View Rotation Mode
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Used to select an node as the center of rotation.
When toggled on, pressing <Ctrl+Shift> and clicking a node will set
that node as the center of rotation.
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Orientation
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Opens the
Orientation dialog, which is used
to modify the settings that define various view orientations of the structure,
such as Plan view, Elevation view, Perspective view, etc.
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<F4>
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Always Fit in Current Window
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Instructs the program on what guidelines to use when
drawing a selected set of objects on the screen. It displays the selected
portion of the model to a size governed by optimum usage of the dimensions of
the current window.
When you select various tools the program or switch
workflows the size of the drawing window frequently changes. With this tool
turned on, the model or selected portions of it, will be drawn in such a manner
that all the entities will be drawn within the bounds of the drawing area. This
means, the size to which the entities are drawn will correspondingly increase
or decrease.
With this tool turned off, the size of the entities
will remain constant, but that means it may or may not fit within the bounds of
the drawing window.
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