Zoom, Pan and templates - Introduction to AutoCAD 2011: 2D and 3D Design - page 85

window. The Aerial View window shows the whole of a drawing, even if
larger that the limits. The Aerial View window is of value when dealing
with large drawings - it allows that part of the window on screen to be
shown in relation to the whole of the drawing. Fig. 4.5 is a three-view
orthographic projection of a small bench vice.

Fig. 4.6 shows a Zoom Window of the drawing Fig. 4.5 including the Aerial
View Window . The area of the drawing within the Zoom window in the
drawing area is bounded by a thick green line in the Aerial View window.

Fig. 4.6 Zoom Window of the drawing Fig. 4.5 with its surrounding zoom rectangle showing in
the Aerial View window

The Pan tool

The Pan tools can be called with a click on the Pan button in the status bar,

from the Pan sub-menu of the View drop-down menu or by entering p at
the command line. When the tool is called, the cursor on screen changes to
an icon of a hand. Dragging the hand across screen under mouse movement
allows various parts of a large drawing not in the AutoCAD drawing area
to be viewed. As the dragging takes place, the green rectangle in the Aerial
View window moves in sympathy (see Fig. 4.7). The Pan tool allows any part
of the drawing to be viewed and/or modifi ed. When that part of the drawing
which is required is on screen a right-click calls up the menu as shown in
Fig. 4.7, from which either the tool can be exited or other tools can be called.