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Zoom in/out to a particular extent on laptop without mouse
sahil_bhatt
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Is there a way to adjust the extent to which you zoom in or out on a laptop without a mouse or touchscreen? The problem with zoom to selection is that it is often difficult to select the appropriate part to zoom in and it does not zoom in to the right extent.
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StephenG
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Cannot imagine using a CAD tool without a pointing device.
The only method to effect a zoom that does not require use of pointing device (mouse or fingers/stylus on a touch sensitive screen) is the keyboard shortcut z (Zoom out), and <Shift>z (Zoom in). The zoom effect is about 2X.
Have you tried using the "Select other" keyboard shortcut ` (grave accent)? Position the pointing device in the general vicinity of the geometry that is difficult to select and cycle through the "Select other" possibilities.
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The only method to effect a zoom that does not require use of pointing device (mouse or fingers/stylus on a touch sensitive screen) is the keyboard shortcut z (Zoom out), and <Shift>z (Zoom in). The zoom effect is about 2X.
Have you tried using the "Select other" keyboard shortcut ` (grave accent)? Position the pointing device in the general vicinity of the geometry that is difficult to select and cycle through the "Select other" possibilities.