Zoom

The tool "Zoom" is used to display the entire model or a part of the model in the desired screen resolution. It does not affect the model itself or its calculation.

There are different ways for zooming:

You can draw a rectangle while pressing the right mouse button down and dragging the mouse. The region enclosed within this rectangle will be enlarged.
You can use the menu command "ViewàZoom" and specify a zooming factor in the input window that opens.
In the drop-down box in the zoom-bar (contains a percentage value), you can either
- select a magnification factor given in the list, or
- enter the value directly (in percent).
You can also use one of the zoom icons:
- the "+" icon enlarges the picture and retains center of the picture.
- the "-" icon downsizes the picture and retains the center of the picture.
- the middle button works in the same way as the "+" icon , but retains the selected object in the center of the picture. This is especially useful to locate an object that has be marked by the Find Tool.
- the "100%" icon not only resets the zooming, but also rescales the model after a modification.
- the ">>" icon works in the same way as the "-" icon , but also resets the scale of the model. This is useful while developing a model.

Since "Zooming" does not cause any changes in the model, an "Undo" functionality is not available for zooming.

In case of a higher zoom factor, only parts of your drawing will be visible. To move to another region of your drawing, you can use:

the horizontal and vertical scroll bars on the right and at the bottom of the window,
the arrow keys.

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