Pan the image in any direction

To pan the image, depress the left mouse button (or the left and right mouse buttons), drag the cursor in any direction, and release the mouse buttons. For small incremental horizontal movements, hold down the Left or Right arrow keys.

Zoom the image around the starting cursor position

To zoom the image, position the cursor at the point about which to zoom, depress the right mouse button and drag the cursor vertically (up to zoom in and down to zoom out).

Switch to the Best Fit view

To switch to the Best Fit view, choose the Best Fit icon on the right side toolbar. If it is not visible, choose the drop-down control on the Zoom Window icon).

Center and zoom specified area

To center and zoom a specified area, choose the Zoom Window icon on the right side toolbar; position the cursor at a corner of the area to be zoomed; depress the left mouse button and drag the cursor to the opposite corner of the area to be zoomed; release the mouse button. If the Zoom Window icon is not displayed, select the drop-down control on the Best Fit icon. If the Zoom Window icon is already displayed, selecting it will toggle it on or off.

Center and zoom an already selected element

To center and zoom the already selected model element, position the cursor in an empty area in the image; click the right mouse button; use the left mouse button to select the Zoom to Active Object entry in the context menu.

Center and zoom all visible elements

To center and zoom all visible model elements (best fit on visible elements), position the cursor in an empty area in the image; click the right mouse button; use the left mouse button to select the Zoom Visible entry in the context menu.

Center and zoom an element

To center and zoom an element, double-click on the element in the viewport or double-click on the element in the Elements List.

Switch ECAD view modes

To switch to the Schematic View mode, choose the Schematic Sheets icon on the left hand toolbar; double-click on a schematic sheet entry. This will display the selected schematic sheet in the viewport with the label for the currently selected component centered and zoomed. A schematic sheets entry displayed in black contains the currently selected model component. A schematic sheets entry displayed in red does not contain the currently selected model component.

Layer control

To filter the contents of the model image by layers, choose the Layers icon on the left hand toolbar; select a checkbox to turn on the display of the contents of that layer; unselect a checkbox to turn off the display of the contents of that layer.

Flip the board

Flipping the board automatically filters the contents of the model image by turning off the display of the layers currently displayed and turning on only the layers associated with the other side of the board. It also rotates the viewpoint 180 degrees about a horizontal axis along the length of the board and halfway up the height of the board. To flip the board, choose the Flip Board icon. This will flip the board and toggle the state of the icon. When the icon is on, it indicates that the bottom of the board is being displayed. When the icon is off, it indicates that the top of the board is being displayed.

Select / unselect element checkbox

Pan the image in any direction

To pan the image, depress the left mouse button (or the left and right mouse buttons), drag the cursor in any direction, and release the mouse buttons. For small incremental horizontal movements, hold down the Left or Right arrow keys.

Zoom the image around the starting cursor position

To zoom the image, position the cursor at the point about which to zoom, depress the right mouse button and drag the cursor vertically (up to zoom in and down to zoom out).

Switch to the Best Fit view

To switch to the Best Fit view, choose the Best Fit icon on the right side toolbar. If it is not visible, choose the drop-down control on the Zoom Window icon).

Center and zoom specified area

To center and zoom a specified area, choose the Zoom Window icon on the right side toolbar; position the cursor at a corner of the area to be zoomed; depress the left mouse button and drag the cursor to the opposite corner of the area to be zoomed; release the mouse button. If the Zoom Window icon is not displayed, select the drop-down control on the Best Fit icon. If the Zoom Window icon is already displayed, selecting it will toggle it on or off.

Center and zoom an already selected component label

To center and zoom the already selected component label, position the cursor in an empty area in the image; click the right mouse button; use the left mouse button to choose the Zoom to Active Object entry in the context menu.

Center and zoom all visible

To center and zoom all visible schematic elements (best fit on visible elements), position the cursor in an empty area in the image; click the right mouse button; use the left mouse button to choose the Zoom Visible entry in the context menu.

Center and zoom a component label

To center and zoom a component label, double-click on the component label in the viewport or double-click on the component in the Elements List.

Switch ECAD view modes

To switch to the PCB Layout View mode, choose the Schematic Sheets icon on the left-hand toolbar; double-click on the PCB Layout entry. This will display the PCB Layout view with the selected component centered and zoomed.

Switch schematic sheets

To display a different schematic sheet, choose the Schematic Sheets icon on the left-hand toolbar; double-click on the schematic sheet entry. This will display the selected schematic sheet in the viewport with the label for the currently selected component centered and zoomed. A schematic sheets entry displayed in black contains the currently selected model component. A schematic sheets entry displayed in red does not contain the currently selected model component.