Zoom Out 10% ( Modeling & Drawing Editor )

Tool summary :

  • Centers on the point you click in a tile and zooms out 10%.
  • In other words, it causes the on-screen display within a graphics window to became smaller so that it fills up only 90% (instead of 100%) of the entire window. The display will be centered over the location you click ( ) .
  • If a particular tile is active , you must click in that tile to Zoom Out 10% .
  • See the step-by-step instructions .

Also see :

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   Step-by-step instructions :

The following instructions assume that you are using a 3-button mouse.

1 . Invoke Zoom Out 10% using any one (1) of the following methods:

Method 1 : Click the Zoom Out 10% icon. The icon can be taken from the group named ' Navigate -- Navigation Mode ' ( Modeling ) or ' Navigate -- Navigation Mode ' ( Drawing Editor ) and placed on a toolbar (classic) or the ribbon (lightning).

Method 2 : If the " Modeling layout style " or " Drawing Editor layout style " is ' Classic ', you can use the menu system to choose Navigate > Zoom Out 10% .

Method 3, 4 or 5 : Zoom Out 10% can also be configured to be invoked using a keyboard shortcut , the context menu , or a mode . For the lightning interface, this configuration is done using Customize Interface .

2 . The status line prompts, "Locate zoom-out point." Locate - Return mouse bindings become active.

bindings

Alternative 1 : Move your mouse pointer ( ) to the on-screen location where you want the screen to be centered, then left-click ( Locate ). Go to step 3.

Alternative 2 : Right-click ( Return ) to end the Zoom Out 10% operation without changing the display. Do not continue.

3 . Your computer screen redraws so that all items displayed are 10% smaller and centered at the location where you clicked.

Tip: To save a zoomed-out view for later use in your current session of Modeling (or your current drawing in the Drawing Editor ) use Retain View .

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