General 2D Viewing
- Last UpdatedDec 10, 2024
- 2 minute read
Navigate in 2D Documents
Selecting the Navigation menu at the 2D Document View provides you with the following options to navigate in a 2D drawing:
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Move the model anywhere inside the Document Viewing area. |
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Mark a rectangular area of the model to be magnified. |
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Magnify the model size by selecting the mouse and moving upward. Reduce the model size by selecting the mouse and moving downward. |
Pan
Marquee Zoom
Zoom
The 
icon enables you to restore the drawing to its original form and position.
Highlight Elements in 2D Drawing
To highlight collections of elements:
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Open the 2D Document Viewer and make selections using any of the following:
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Search results
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Browse tree
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Content card
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Sets
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Select the Selection menu in the toolbar.
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Select a highlight colour (2) to change the colour of the selected items.
Note: You can pick multiple items in the viewer either by holding down Ctrl while selecting on the items or by using the Add to Selection icon (3) from the Navigation menu.
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Select the Zoom to Selection icon (1) to see a closer view.
Note: You can subsequently save (as Markup), print or export any modifications to the document in the viewer. The modifications can be annotations, highlighting or a combination of both (see the example below). For information on Markup, see Marking up 2D Documents.
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Select the Clear All Highlighting icon to clear any highlighting modifications.