Changes the size of the drawing larger and smaller visually within the current viewport.
Note: To zoom in and out at any time, roll the mouse's wheel back and forth; the zoom is centered at the cursor location, which is handy for zooming into a specific entity.
Accessing the Command
command bar: zoom
transparent: 'zoom
alias: z
menu bar: View | Zoom
ribbon: View | Zoom | Zoom
toolbar: Zoom |
: Zoom
Prompts you in the command bar:
Zoom [zoom In/zoom Out/All/Center/Dynamic/Extents/Left/Previous/Right/Scale (nx/nxp)/Window/OBject] <Scale (nX/nXP)>: (Enter an option, or pick two points for a windowed zoom, or enter a zoom factor)
Command Options
Option |
Description |
Scale |
Specifies the absolute zoom scale factor:
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nX |
Specifies the zoom factor relative to the current zoom For example, 2x makes the current view twice as large. |
nXP |
Specifies the zoom factor in paper space relative to model space. For example, 2xp makes the model space view twice as large as the surrounding paper space. |
In |
Zooms in by 50%, equivalent to Zoom 0.5 |
Out |
Zooms out by 50%, equivalent to Zoom 2 |
All |
Displays the entire drawing; zooms to the larger of:
|
Center |
Zooms in or out about a specified center point; prompts you:
The view height defines the zoom; it is the height of the current viewport: |
Dynamic |
Pans and zooms using a rectangular box which represents the viewport; this command is largely replaced by real-time zooming. This option first executes a zoom extents or zoom limits to show the original size of the viewport as a dashed rectangle. Adjust the size of the view box dynamically, then pan it to the part of the drawing you want to view. Click to switch between the two modes.
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Extents |
Displays the drawing to the extents of entities; limits and frozen entities are ignored. |
Left |
Zooms in or out with the lower left corner specified by a point; prompts you:
The view height defines the zoom; it is the height of the current viewport. |
Previous |
Displays the previous view, whether set by the Zoom, Pan, or View commands. |
Right |
Zooms in or out with the upper right corner specified by a point; prompts you:
The view height defines the zoom; it is the height of the current viewport. |
Window |
Zooms in to a rectangular area; prompts you:
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OBject |
Zooms in on a single entity or a selection set; prompts you:
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Related Commands
RtZoom - performs real-time zooming of the drawing.
Pan and -Pan - move the drawing within the current viewport.
RtPan - performs real-time panning of the drawing.
View and -View - set up named views of drawings.
DdVPoint - changes the 3D viewpoint of the drawing through a dialog box.
VPoint - changes the 3D viewpoint of the drawing through the command bar.
RtRot - rotates the 3D viewpoint in realtime.
RtRotX - rotates the 3D viewpoint about the x axis in realtime.
RtRotY - rotates the 3D viewpoint about the y axis in realtime.
RtRotZ - rotates the 3D viewpoint about the z axis in realtime.