Autodesk AutoSketch 10, Commercial Full, EN 003A1-091111-1001 User Manual

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Chapter 2

Make the Transition from Paper to CAD

The power of CAD makes it easy for you to quickly view different parts of 
your design at different magnifications.

When you draft on paper and need to work on another section, you must 
physically move to that area of your drawing.

In CAD, the size and resolution of your computer monitor limit your viewing 
area. AutoSketch viewing methods bypass this limitation.

To do detailed work, you can increase display size by zooming in. You can 
zoom out to display more of the drawing. To move to another section of a 
drawing, you pan the drawing without changing magnification.

You can view several areas of your drawing simultaneously by creating addi-
tional windows. Windows can be arranged automatically or manually. They 
let you work easily on different parts of your drawing. Changes in one 
window are reflected in the others.

With detail views, you can arrange additional views at different zoom levels 
or scales. You can create split windows, and you can pan and zoom in each 
window to create the best working conditions. 

Windows display different portions of your drawing simultaneously. You can zoom 
and pan the display in each window independently