Overview of viewing commands

The viewing commands manipulate the view in the graphics window of the active part, assembly, or drawing. You can use viewing commands to manipulate the view while performing other operations.

In a part or assembly, zooms the view so that all of the elements in the model fit in the graphics window. In a drawing, zooms the view so that all of the active sheet fits in the graphics window.

Changes the cursor into cross hairs that are used to define a frame for the view. The elements within the frame zoom to fill the graphics window.

Turns the cursor to an arrow that is used to zoom the view in or out.

Changes the cursor to a four-directional arrow used to drag the view in the graphics window.

In a part or assembly, adds a rotate symbol and cursor to the view. You can rotate the view planar to the screen around the center mark, around a horizontal or vertical axis, or around the X and Y axes. Not used in drawings.