Navigating the Modeling Workspace

The following commands allow users to control their view of the design in the Modeling workspace.

Zooming

Zoom options allow users to magnify or shrink the view of the design.

Zooming In

To zoom in on the design in the Modeling workspace, do one of the following:

• Spin the mouse wheel away from the user.
• Click the View tab. From the View area, click the magnifying glass with a "+" in the lens. The mouse pointer changes to a magnifying glass.
  1. Click in the Modelingworkspace to start selecting the area to zoom in on.
  2. Drag the mouse across the zoom area.
  3. Click to stop selecting the zoom area.

Zooming Out

To zoom out from the design in the Modeling workspace, do one of the following:

• Spin the mouse wheel toward the user.
• Click the View tab. From the View area, click the magnifying glass with a "-" in the lens. The mouse pointer changes to a magnifying glass.
  1. Click in the Modelingworkspace to start selecting the area to zoom out from.
  2. Drag the mouse across the zoom area.
  3. Click to stop selecting the zoom area.

Rotating the Model

To move the design around a center point and rotate the Modeling workspace, do one of the following:

• Click the View tab. From the View area, click the circling arrows.
• Hold down the center mouse button, then click+drag the mouse over the Modeling workspace.
• Hold Alt, then click+drag the mouse over the Modeling workspace.
  Note:

  Linux users, press Ctrl+Alt.

Panning Across the Design

Panning (moving the project up, down, left, or right) is the default click+drag action in SIwave. To return to panning mode after entering another mode, do one of the following:

• Click the View tab. From the View area, click the hand.
• Hold Shift, then click+drag the mouse over the Modeling workspace.

Fitting All Components

By default, SIwave fits the entire design in the Modeling workspace. To return to this view after zooming in/out, use the Fit All option one of two ways:

• Click the View tab. From the View area, click the magnifying glass with four out-facing arrows in the lens.
• Use the keyboard shortcut Ctrl+D.

Returning to the Default View

By default, SIwave displays a top-down view of the design. To return to the top-down view, do one of the following:

• Click the View tab. From the View area, click the eye adjacent to a down-facing arrow.
• Hold Alt, then double-click the Top of the Modeling workspace. Refer to Changing the Model View with Alt+Double-Click Areas.

To lock the top-down view:

• Click the View tab. From the View area, check the Lock Top View box.