Panning and Zooming

Pan and Zoom are essential tools for navigating around your model. While these two tools can be used as independent actions, they can also be combined with other tools and actions to create “helper” tools. For example, while using the Orbit tool, you can use the middle mouse button to pan and zoom around the model without having to access an additional tool. There even may be times when you find yourself using these two tools in parallel with each other, improving your workflow and giving you access to additional tools without having to stop and select a secondary tool.

Pan Tool

With the Pan tool active (you'll have a four-sided cursor), you can pan or move about the model left, right, up, and down. The Pan tool moves the ...

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