Zooming in on a drawing

Zooming in on a drawing

Toolbar & key zooming

On the View Menu, click Zoom In (shortcut +), or click the Tool zoom in.jpg button on the toolbar.

Doubles the magnification of the drawing in the topic pane. The drawing remains centered on the screen throughout all toolbar zooming activity.

Mouse zooming

Zooming may also be accomplished with the mouse.

Mouse zooming before DBDOC 11.3

  • Click and drag a box around a section of the current drawing.

Mouse zooming as of DBDOC 11.3

  • In default mode:
    • Scroll up with the mouse scroll-wheel
    • Hold CTRL, and click and drag a box around a section of the current drawing.
  • In Legacy Scroll and Zoom Mode:
    • Click and drag a box around a section of the current drawing.
    • Hold CTRL, and scroll up with the mouse scroll-wheel.

To switch to Legacy Scroll and Zoom Mode see Changing display options and live data update rate.

See also