The Preview pane allows you to view the drawing without opening it.
Along the bottom are the following tools:
- Layer pulldown - switch the layer being viewed
- Repaint - refreshes the preview
- Zoom in - about the centre point
- Zoom out - about the centre point
- Zoom in/out - click to zoom in, shift-click to zoom out
- Zoom box - define a rectangular area to zoom into
- View extents - displays all visible geometry within the preview area
- Pan/Zoom - click-hold-drag to pan, hold shift down and drag up to zoom out or down to zoom in
- View full screen- click or press any key to return to normal view
If a 3D layer is being viewed, some of the view/zoom tools behave differently. In addition, the following tools are available:
- Camera rotate - click-hold-drag to move the camera
- Animate stop - stop the playing of the 3D animation
- Animate play - start the playing of the 3D animation, if one has been saved
There is also a context-menu which offers the following tools for a 2D layer:
- Enquire tools
- Snap modes
- Lock modes
- View tools
- Save Image (As a pixel graphic file)
- Visibility
For a 3D layer, the following context options are available:
- Display (Normal, Hidden line removal, Wireframe, Wireframe and Solid)
- View (Above, Below etc.)
- Pan and Zoom
- Zoom In/Out
- Zoom Box
- Rotate View
- Animate (Play, Play Backwards, Stop)
- Save Image (As a pixel graphic file)
Related topics: Project Browser, Notes on Enquire Tools, Notes on 3D Tools