Zoom the view

The Zoom tool operates like changing the lens on a camera. A value smaller than the default is like using a telephoto lens, whereas a value larger than the default provides a wide angle lens effect.

Note

Zoom does not apply to an orthographic view.

To zoom in or out

Click in the Perspective window to make it active.
Choose View > Zoom.
Click a mouse button, or enter a view angle through the keyboard (as described below).

To use the mouse

To create a smaller field of view, click and drag the to zoom in.
To create a larger field of view, click and drag the to zoom out.
To increase or decrease the angle of view, click the . Dragging up or to the right increases it, and dragging down or to the left decreases it.
Note
When working with a large model, the speed at which the screen is redrawn during a Zoom operation can be increased by decreasing the Motion Precision in the Preferences > Performance Options window.

To use the keyboard

You can type the angle of view from the keyboard when the system prompts:

Enter angle of view (ABS):

The values are between 0.2 and 179. Type the angle (preceded by the letter r if you want a relative angle) and press (Windows) or (Mac).