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Hello and welcome to this Scafflogic video. Today I would like to show you how the zoom
function works on the different tab pages. As you can see we have pre-loaded some buildings
with scaffolding around them. On the desktop we also have some cross sectional views which
I will show you how to zoom in on. Let’s begin with what we see first, the drawing
on the desktop. While on the desktop, you can left click and move your objects around.
Don’t attempt to move the objects as a group by clicking inside the buildings or at the
scaffold because you may accidentally move something that you don’t want to move.
One way to zoom is by using the mouse wheel. When using the mouse wheel you can still drag
items around and see details close up. Let’s try another way. From the plan drawing
I will click on a scaffold and go to the elevation menu. In the elevation view we have a normal
view of our scaffold as well as a side view. On the left bottom corner we have what is
called a zoom box, and it is this feature we will examine now. The zoom box has 3 options
to choose from. Let me just zoom in with the magnifying glass icon and then we can try
the optimal zoom icon which will center and align the camera on the selected scaffold.
We can get a very detailed view and if we move our mouse pointer within the zoom box
we can move the picture around. This feature can be very handy if you need an extreme close
up to view even the tiniest details. For example, let‘s click on this small component setting
and up pops some information telling us about this component. We will zoom back out by clicking
the optimal zoom icon and jump over to the side view where we can also use the zooming
function. Notice that I can adjust the wall to make this area larger. We can zoom in using
the mouse wheel. We also have the possibility to slice down
the scaffold by right clicking on base number. Notice that it turns blue in color when selected,
and from here we are now looking directly from the left side to the right side of the
scaffold. If you wish to suspend the function, simply right click on the base number. When
you are in cross section view you can zoom in from different angles. We can, of course,
zoom in on the picture currently in view and use the same navigation function as found
in the elevation menu. Finally, we have the 3D view zooming feature which gives us a camera
view of sorts. We can use the mouse wheel within 3D mode to get a closer view or to
go farther back. We can also hold the shift key down and left click on the mouse , which gives us the ability
to move the camera view up and down, and allows us to view corners and other hard to reach
areas that could not otherwise be seen. Let’s move out and I can now rotate the camera again
by holding down left mouse button while we are move in the desired direction. There is
no limitation on how far you can zoom in while in 3D mode. You can even zoom into the building
if you needed to do so.