Pan

Toolbar: View > Pan ()

Menu: View > Pan

Keyboard: PAN

Shortcut:     Down Arrow (pan down)

     Left Arrow (pan left)

     Page Down or Shift+Down Arrow (pan down one screen)

     Shift+Left Arrow (pan left one screen)

     Shift+Right Arrow (pan right one screen)

     Page Up or Shift+Up Arrow (pan up one screen)

     Right Arrow (pan right)

     Up Arrow (pan up)

     Ctrl+Shift+right-click (dynamic pan)

Alias: P, -P, RTPAN

Drags the display in the viewport so you can see areas not visible in the window.

Left · Right · Up · Down · PGLeft · PGRight · PGUp · PGDown · <Pan base point:> Specify the pan base point, which is the point from which you want to move the display. To move the display to the left, choose Left. To move the display to the right, choose Right. To move the display up, choose Up. To move the display down, choose Down. To move the display left one page, choose PGLeft. To move the display right one page, choose PGRight. To move the display up one page, choose PGUp. To move the display down one page, choose PGDown.

 

 

  1. Select the start point from which you want to pan.
  2. Select the point to which you want to pan.

Result.


TIP If your mouse has a center wheel, you can use it to zoom in and out by pressing Shift or Ctrl while rotating the mouse wheel up or down. You can also use the arrow keys, Page Up, and Page Down to move the display without using the Pan command.


To specify the distance to pan

Specify a point from which you want the display moved.

Pan displacement point: Specify the point to which you want the display moved. The difference between the base point and the displacement point indicates the distance and direction you want to move the display.

For more information, including instructions for dynamic panning, see Panning Methods.

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Use the panning methods

Use the Pan command