To Pan, Rotate, and Zoom in Autodesk Inventor View

Pan

Panning shifts the location of the view without changing the magnification, as though you were moving the image from side to side in front of a camera lens. Use the Pan command on the Standard toolbar to move the view in the graphics window in any direction planar to the screen. You can pan the view while other commands are active.

1. Click Pan or press F2. The cursor changes to the pan cursor .
2. Use the arrow cursor to drag the view in the graphics window.

   You can also pan the view using the Intellimouse. Hold down the wheel button, move the mouse in the direction you want to pan, and release the wheel button to stop panning.

Rotate

Use the Rotate command on the Standard toolbar to rotate a part or assembly in the graphics window. You can rotate the view while other commands are active.

1. Click Rotate on the Standard toolbar or press F4.
2. Drag to achieve the desired rotation.
3. Drag in the desired direction.

Zoom in or Out

Use the Zoom command on the standard toolbar to zoom the view in the graphics window in or out to achieve the desired scale. You can zoom the view while other commands are active.

1. Click Zoom or press F3.
2. Use the arrow cursor to click and drag the view to the desired scale. Dragging down increases view scale; dragging up decreases view scale.
3. Release the mouse button when the image is at the required magnification. The Zoom command remains active until you select another command.

   You can also zoom the view using an Intellimouse. Roll the wheel forward to zoom in, and roll back to zoom out. When zooming with the wheel, Inventor View uses the cursor position as an anchor point for the zoom. As a result, if you don't move the cursor, rolling the mouse forward and then back are not reciprocal actions.

Zoom to View All

Use the Zoom All command on the Standard toolbar to zoom a part or assembly so that all elements display in the graphics window. You can zoom a drawing so that the active sheet fit within the graphics window.

• Click Zoom All to execute the zoom.

Zoom Views of Areas

Use the Zoom Window command on the Standard toolbar to define an area of a part, assembly, or drawing to fill the graphics window.

1. Click Zoom Window .
2. Click in the image to define one corner of the window.
3. Drag in any direction to define the rest of the window.

   The image is zoomed to the area that you defined in the window.