Zoom

Scale

Specifies the absolute zoom scale factor:

• Less than 1 - makes the drawing appear smaller.

• 1 - keeps the drawing the same size.

• More than 1 - makes the drawing appear larger.

nX

Specifies the zoom factor relative to the current zoom.

For example, 2x makes the current view twice as large.

nXP

Specifies the zoom factor in paper space relative to model space.

For example, 2xp makes the model space view twice as large as the surrounding paper space.

In

Zooms in by 50% (0.5)

Out

Zooms out by 50% (2.0).

All

Displays the entire drawing; zooms to the larger of:

• Drawing limits; see Limits command.

• Extents of drawing, excluding entities on frozen layers.

Center

Zooms in or out about a specified center point; prompts you:

Center of view - pick a point or enter x,y coordinates.

Enter zoom factor (nX/nXP), or view height - enter a zoom factor or view height.

The view height defines the zoom; it is the height of the current viewport.

Extents

Displays the drawing to the extents of entities; limits and frozen entities are ignored.

Left

Zooms in or out with the lower left corner specified by a point; prompts you:

Lower left corner - pick a point or enter x,y coordinates.

Enter zoom factor (nX/nXP), or view height - enter a zoom factor or view height.

The view height defines the zoom; it is the height of the current viewport.

Previous

Displays the previous view, whether set by the Zoom, Pan, or View commands.

Right

Zooms in or out with the upper right corner specified by a point; prompts you:

Upper right corner - pick a point or enter x,y coordinates.

Enter zoom factor (nX/nXP), or view height - enter a zoom factor or view height.

The view height defines the zoom; it is the height of the current viewport.

Window

Zooms in to a rectangular area; prompts you:

First corner - pick a point or enter x,y coordinates.

Opposite corner - pick another point or enter x,y coordinates.