Zoom, Scale & Pan

There are a few ways to zoom into or out of a plot sheet, scale the contents of a projection or pan data in a projection to locate an area of interest.

When you change the position and scale of a projection, this will automatically update any plot items which are related to the data view including:

To scale the contents of a projection:

  • Right-click a projection (with Page Layout mode active) and expand the Projection >> Scale menu. This scales the contents of the projection.

  • Activate the (Plots) View ribbon (regardless of the Page Layout mode) and use one of the options in the Scale group.

To zoom into or out of a plot sheet:

  • Right-click a projection (with Page Layout mode inactive) and expand the Zoom menu. This scales the view of the entire plot sheet, including all plot items.

  • Activate the (Plots) View ribbon (regardless of the Page Layout mode) and use one of the options in the Zoom group.

To pan the contents of a projection:

  • Right-click a projection (with Page Layout mode active) and expand the Projection >> Pan menu. This pans the view of data within the target projection.

  • Activate the (Plots) View ribbon (regardless of the Page Layout mode) and use one of the options in the Pan group.

Note: If the current plot sheet extends beyond your application frame, scroll bars appear automatically. Data will be reduced to outlines whilst a scroll bar is used to improve performance.

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