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Your view changes to show the full 3D model with the 2D representations of the model.
2. Choose View  3D Views  Plan View  World UCS. You can also type PLAN↵W↵. Your
display changes to a two-dimensional view looking down on the drawing, as shown in the
top image of Figure 1.11.
Click the Zoom Window button on the Standard toolbar.
You can also choose View  Zoom  Window from the drop-down menu or type the
command Z↵W↵.
3. The Command window and the dynamic input display show the Specify first corner:
prompt. Look at the top image in Figure 1.11. Move the crosshair cursor to a location similar
to the one shown in the figure; then, left-click the mouse. Move the cursor, and the rectangle
appears with one corner fixed on the point you just picked; the other corner follows the cursor.
4. The Command window and dynamic input display now show the Specify first corner:
and Specify opposite corner: prompts. Position the other corner of the zoom window so
it encloses the lower image of the clip, as shown in the top image in Figure 1.11, and left-click
the mouse again. The clip enlarges to fill the screen (see the bottom image in Figure 1.11).
In this exercise, you used the Window option of the Zoom command to define an area to enlarge
for your close-up view. You saw how AutoCAD prompts you to indicate first one corner of the win-
dow selection and then the other. These messages are helpful for first-time users of AutoCAD. You’ll
use the Window option frequently—not just to define views, but also to select objects for editing.
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