Autocad Viewing Commands

We already discussed using the mouse wheel for zooming in, zooming out, and panning. You can also zoom in, zoom out, and pan using the zooming and panning commands. If using Ribbons, make sure you are in the View tab, and, using the Navigate panel, select the fi rst button on the left, or the small arrow, to see a list of zooming commands:

Zoom Option

• Zoom Extents is used to zoom to all objects. 
• Zoom Window is used to specify a rectangle. By specifying two opposite corners, whatever is inside the rectangle will look larger. 
• Zoom Previous is used to restore the previous view, up to the last ten views. 
• Zoom Realtime is done by clicking the left button on the mouse and holding it. If you move forward, you are zooming in; if you move backward, you are zooming out. 
• Zoom Dynamic is used with the Zoom Window fi rst. You will see the whole drawing and your current place (shown as a dotted green line), go to the new location, and press [Enter]. 
• Zoom Scale is used to input a scale factor. If you type in a number less than 1, you will see the drawing smaller. If the scale factor you type in is greater than 1, you will see the drawing larger. If you put the letter x after the number (e.g., 2x) the scale will be relative to the current view. 
• Zoom Center is used to specify a new center point for the zooming, along with a new height. 
• Zoom Object is used to zoom to certain selected objects. AutoCAD will ask you to select objects and the selected objects will fi ll the screen. 
• Zoom In is not really a zoom option, but rather a programmed option equal to the Zoom Scale with a scale factor of 2x. 
• Zoom Out is just like Zoom In, but with a zoom factor of 0.5x.

Also on the Status Bar, you can use the following two buttons:

zoom and pan button on status bar