Zoom in or out

 

Zoom into a selected area

Zoom in around the current cursor position (Magnify)

Zoom in around the screen center

 

Zoom out so you can see the whole image

Zoom out around the current cursor position (Demagnify)

Zoom out around the screen center

 

Step back through the last ten zooms you have used

 

The part of the image that is displayed after zooming in or out may not fill the whole screen. Use Fill to increase the amount of the image that is displayed to fill the screen.
Some Scan2CAD functions only operate on the part of the image you can see on the screen. See individual function descriptions.

 

Zoom into a selected area

1. Click , press the / key or select View Menu > Zoom > Window.
2. Drag a rectangle around the area you want to zoom into.

 

Scan2CAD zooms into the exact area you have selected. No additional part of the image is displayed. To extend the zoomed area so that it fills the screen, press F (see Fill).

 

Zoom in around the current cursor position (Magnify)

1. Position the cursor at the point you want to zoom into.
2. Scroll your mouse wheel forward or press the M key.

 

Zoom in around the screen center

Click , press + on the numeric keypad or select View Menu > Zoom > In.

 

Zoom out so you can see the whole image (Zoom Extents)

Click , press the Home key or select View Menu > Zoom > Extents.

 

Zoom out around the current cursor position (Demagnify)

1. Position the cursor at the point you want to demagnify.
2. Scroll your mouse wheel backward or press the D key.

 

Zoom out around the screen center

Click , press – on the numeric keypad or select View Menu > Zoom > Out.

 

Step back through the last ten zooms you have used

Press the Delete key or select View Menu > Zoom > Previous.

 

Fill

Press the F key or select View Menu > Zoom > Fill.

 

Where a zoomed view only takes up part of the screen, Fill increases the amount of the image that is displayed to fill the screen. Subsequent uses of Fill shrink what is displayed slightly so you can see more of the image on the screen.

 

For example, if you zoom into the area enclosed by the red rectangle below:

 

Only the exact area you have chosen will be displayed on the screen:

 

If you use Fill the zoomed area will be expanded to fill the screen:

 

If you use Fill again, the view will be demagnified slightly so you can see more of the image on the screen:

 

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