DRAWING DISPLAY TOOLS
The drawing display
tools are one of the most important tools provided in any of the solid modeling
software. These tools allow you to modify the display of a drawing by zooming or
panning it. In SolidWorks, some of these tools are displayed in the drawing
area in the
View
(Heads-Up) toolbar.
Zoom to Fit
View (Heads-Up): Zoom to Fit
SolidWorks menus: View > Modify > Zoom to Fit
You can find this
tool in the View (Head-up) toolbar. Choose the Zoom to Fit tool
to increase or decrease the drawing display area so that all the sketched
entities or dimensions are fitted inside the current view. You can also press
the “F key” to invoke this tool.
Alternatively, double-click the middle
mouse button in the drawing area to invoke this tool.
Zoom to Area
View (Heads-Up): Zoom to Area
SolidWorks menus: View > Modify > Zoom to Area
You can find this
tool in View (Head-up) toolbar. The Zoom to Area tool is used to magnify
a specified area so that the part of the drawing inside the magnified area can be
viewed in the current window. The area is defined inside a window that is
created by dragging the cursor. When you choose this button, the cursor is
replaced by a magnifying glass cursor. Press and hold the left mouse button and
drag the cursor to specify the opposite corners of the window. The area
enclosed inside the window will be magnified.
Zoom In/Out
SolidWorks menus: View > Modify > Zoom In/Out
The Zoom In/Out tool
is used to dynamically zoom in or out of the drawing. When you invoke this
tool, the cursor will be replaced by the zoom cursor. To zoom out of a drawing,
press and hold the left mouse button and drag the cursor in the downward direction.
Similarly, to zoom in a drawing,
press and hold the left mouse button and drag the cursor in the upward
direction. As you drag the cursor, the drawing display will be modified dynamically.
After you get the desired view, exit this tool by choosing the Select tool
from the Sketch toolbar. You can also exit this tool by right-clicking
and choosing Select from the shortcut menu or by pressing the ESC key.
If you have a mouse with scroll wheel, then scroll the wheel to zoom in/out of
the drawing. You can also press the “Z key” to
zoom out of a drawing and press the “SHIFT+Z keys” to
zoom in the drawing.
Zoom to Selection
SolidWorks menus: View > Modify > Zoom to Selection
The Zoom to
Selection tool is used to modify the drawing display area such that the selected
entity fits inside the current display. After selecting the entity, choose the Zoom
to Selection tool; the drawing display area will be modified such that the
selected entity fits inside the current view. Press and hold the CTRL key while selecting multiple
entities. In SolidWorks 2013, if you select an entity, a pop-up toolbar will be
displayed in the drawing area and you can invoke the Zoom to Selection tool
from it.
Pan
View (Heads-Up): Pan (Customize
to Add)
The Pan tool
is used to drag the view in the current display. You can also press the CTRL key and the middle mouse button
and then drag the cursor to move the entities.
You
can also invoke the Pan tool using the CTRL key and the arrow keys on the keyboard.
For
example, to pan toward the right, press the CTRL key and then press the right
arrow key. Similarly, to pan upward, press the CTRL key and then press the up
arrow key.
Previous View
View (Heads-Up): Previous View
This tool is used to
display the last view of the model and can be useful if you have zoomed the
model at many levels. You can view the last ten views using this tool. You can
invoke this tool from the drawing area or press the CTRL+Z keys. You can also invoke some of the drawing display
tools from the shortcut menu. To do so, right-click and choose Zoom/Pan/Rotate;
a fly-out will be displayed with the display tools.
Redraw
SolidWorks menus: View > Redraw
The Redraw tool
is used to refresh the screen. Sometimes when you draw a sketched entity, some
unwanted elements remain on the screen. To remove these unwanted elements from
the screen, use this tool. The screen will be refreshed and all the unwanted elements
will be removed. You can invoke this tool by pressing the “CTRL+R keys”.
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