Chapter 3
Controlling the Drawing Display
Chapter Objectives
Zoom in and out of a drawing
Pan around a drawing
Refresh the drawing display
Introduction
The AutoCAD drawing display window is one of the most important features of the AutoCAD user interface. It is here where you do most of your work creating and modifying the objects that make up your drawing. AutoCAD provides a number of tools and settings that allow you to control how and what drawing information is displayed in the drawing display window. The drawing display tools and their settings are explained in detail in this chapter.
Zooming In and Out of a Drawing
The AutoCAD drawing display window is like a camera lens. You control what’s displayed in your drawing by zooming ...
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