How to zoom, pan and fit the plan to the screen

Zoom in and out

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   Use the mouse wheel or trackpad

   Scroll the mouse wheel over the plan to zoom in and out around the pointer. On a trackpad, pinch with two fingers to zoom.

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   Or use the zoom buttons

   In the top bar, Zoom out (minus) and Zoom in (plus) sit on either side of the current zoom level, for example 100%. You can zoom from 5% up to 800%.

   

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   Fit the whole plan

   Click Fit plan to view (the square button to the right of Zoom in) or press Shift+F. The view frames everything on the current floor.

Move the view (pan)

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   Hold Space and drag

   Whatever tool is active, hold Space and drag with the mouse. Let go of Space to carry on with your tool.

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   Drag with the middle mouse button

   Press the scroll wheel down and drag. This works with every tool too.

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   Scroll with two fingers on a trackpad

   A two finger swipe on a trackpad slides the plan. Pinch to zoom.

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   Or use the Pan tool

   Press H or click Pan at the top of the left toolbar. Now a plain drag always moves the view. Press V to go back to Select.

Know where you are

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   Read the rulers and the status strip

   Rulers run along the top and left edge of the plan in your units. The strip at the bottom left shows the pointer position (X and Y), the grid or snap size and a scale bar.

   

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   North is up

   The round N marker at the top right of the plan shows north. Plans are always drawn with north at the top, so the front of the house (south) is at the bottom.

Tips

• On a phone or tablet, drag with one finger to pan while no drawing tool is active, and pinch to zoom.
• Zooming and panning are not undo steps, so Ctrl+Z never moves the view.
• Each plan remembers its view, so it opens where you left it.
• In 3D, drag to orbit, scroll to zoom in on the pointer and right drag to move around.

Common problems

My plan disappeared

Press Shift+F or click Fit plan to view. If nothing appears, check you are on the right floor in the Floors control, and that the Walls and Furniture & Symbols layers are visible.

Dragging draws a box instead of moving the view

The Select tool draws a selection box when you drag on empty space. Hold Space while dragging, use the middle mouse button, or switch to Pan with H.

The trackpad zooms when I want to pan

Swipe with two fingers to pan and pinch to zoom. A mouse wheel always zooms. If the view jumps, lift your fingers and start the gesture again.

The plan is tiny after I imported or pasted something far away

Something sits far from the rest of the plan, so Fit has to zoom out to show both. Press Ctrl+A, look for the outlying item and delete or move it.