Zooming

The Zoom commands change the magnification of the drawing display. The ratio of the entire drawing to the entities affected by zooming remains unchanged.

Zoom commands are on the View menu or the Zoom toolbar:

  • Zoom Dynamic zoom_dynamic : Zooms in and out of the current drawing window at realtime

  • Zoom Center zoom_center : Centers the drawing on a center point using a specified magnification factor or a display height

  • Zoom Factor zoom_factor : Zooms in or out using a scale factor you specify

  • Zoom Previous zoom_previous : Restores the previously displayed view

  • Zoom Selected zoom_selected : Zooms so that one or more entities are entirely on screen

  • Zoom Window zoom_window : Zooms in to a rectangle you specify

  • Zoom In zoom_in : Zooms in using a preset scale

  • Zoom Out zoom_out : Zooms out using a preset scale

  • Zoom Bounds zoom_bounds : Displays the entire drawing as far as its drawing bounds or drawing extents (whichever dimension is greater)

  • Zoom Fit zoom_fit : Zooms to display the whole drawing centered on the screen

Transparent Use of Zoom Commands

You can use zoom commands while another command is in progress. For example, you can execute the ZoomFit command while drawing a Line:

: LINE

Specify start point» <P1>

Specify next point» <P2>

Specify next point» ‘zoomfit

Resuming line command.

Specify next point» <P3>

Specify next point» <P4>

Related Topics

Dynamic Zoom

Panning