In CAD, it is advisable to always draw at 1:1 scale. In order to get the desirable precision, zooming and panning while drawing or consulting is a continuous task. Having a wheel mouse or other advanced input device with scroll functionality, zooming and panning are a straightforward process. With a wheel mouse we can:
Zoom in/zoom out: Rotating the wheel forward we zoom in, we see more detail. Rotating the wheel backward we zoom out, we see less detail and more of our model.
Zoom fit: With a quick double-click on the wheel, we see the drawing extension. This means the area occupied by entities in the model.
Pan: By holding down the wheel and dragging the mouse, we slide the view, maintaining the same zoom factor.
Zooming and panning can be used transparently, in the middle of a command.
The ZOOM
command (alias Z
, Zoom toolbar or View main menu) allows us to modify the visualization scale without a wheel mouse, thereby presenting several options. By default, it prompts...