Preview

The Preview pane allows you to view the drawing without opening it.

Along the bottom are the following tools:

• Layer pulldown - switch the layer being viewed
• Repaint - refreshes the preview
• Zoom in - about the centre point
• Zoom out - about the centre point
• Zoom in/out - click to zoom in, shift-click to zoom out
• Zoom box - define a rectangular area to zoom into
• View extents - displays all visible geometry within the preview area
• Pan/Zoom - click-hold-drag to pan, hold shift down and drag up to zoom out or down to zoom in
• View full screen- click or press any key to return to normal view
• Print

If a 3D layer is being viewed, some of the view/zoom tools behave differently. In addition, the following tools are available:

• Camera rotate - click-hold-drag to move the camera
• Animate stop - stop the playing of the 3D animation
• Animate play - start the playing of the 3D animation, if one has been saved

There is also a context-menu which offers the following tools for a 2D layer:

• Enquire tools
• Snap modes
• Lock modes
• View tools
• Save Image (As a pixel graphic file)
• Print
• Visibility

For a 3D layer, the following context options are available:

• Display (Normal, Hidden line removal, Wireframe, Wireframe and Solid)
• View (Above, Below etc.)
• Pan and Zoom
• Zoom In/Out
• Zoom Box
• Rotate View
• Animate (Play, Play Backwards, Stop)
• Save Image (As a pixel graphic file)
• Print

Related topics: Project Browser, Notes on Enquire Tools, Notes on 3D Tools