ZOOM — Zoom

Enlarges or reduces the view.

• Command: ZOOM · Global name: _ZOOM · Alias: Z
• Ribbon: View › Navigate
• Menu: View

Enlarges or reduces the view of the drawing without changing the real size of the objects. The mouse wheel, which zooms in and out around the cursor, is usually more convenient; the command is for an exact window, a scale factor or going back to the previous view.

Usage

1. Enter ZOOM (or Z) or click Zoom on the ribbon.

Specify corner of window, enter a scale factor (nX) or [All/Extents/Previous/Scale/Window] <real time>:

2. Specify two opposite corners to zoom into that area, type a factor or choose an option.

Specify opposite corner:

3. The command ends after changing the view. Enter on its own ends it without changing the view.

Options

• All (A) and Extents (E): show the whole drawing, like ZOOMEXTENTS.
• Previous (P): returns to the view before the last ZOOM; it can be repeated.
• Scale (S): asks for the factor. 2 or 2X zooms in to twice the size and 0.5 zooms out to half, always relative to the current view.

Enter a scale factor (nX):

• Window (W): asks for the two corners of the area to show.

Specify first corner:

Notes

• Mouse wheel: zooms in or out at the cursor. Dragging with the middle button: pan. Middle double-click: extents.
• Previous only remembers views changed with ZOOM, not those changed with the wheel or by panning.
• All does not take drawing limits into account: it does the same as Extents.

See also

ZOOMEXTENTS · PAN · User interface