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You can quickly enlarge or reduce your view by clicking the Zoom Realtime button in the 2D
Navigate control panel. Follow these steps to change your view with the Zoom Realtime button:
1. Click the Zoom Realtime button on the 2D Navigate control panel of the Dashboard.
You can also right-click and choose Zoom from the shortcut menu. The cursor changes to a
magnifying glass.
2. Place the Zoom Realtime cursor slightly above the center of the drawing area, and then click
and drag downward. Your view zooms out to show more of the drawing.
3. While still holding the left mouse button, move the cursor upward. Your view zooms in to
enlarge your view. When you have a view similar to the one shown in Figure 1.12, release
the mouse button. (Don’t worry if you don’t get exactly the same view as the figure. This is
just for practice.)
4. You’re still in Zoom Realtime mode. Click and drag the mouse again to see how you can
further adjust your view. To exit, you can select another command besides a Zoom or Pan,
press the Esc key, or right-click your mouse and choose Exit from the shortcut menu.
5. Right-click now, and choose Exit from the shortcut menu to exit the Zoom Realtime command.
Figure 1.12
The final view you
want to achieve in
step 3 of the exercise
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