{"id":3916,"date":"2016-06-08T07:00:43","date_gmt":"2016-06-08T14:00:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.autodesk.com/blogs\/autocad\/?p=3916"},"modified":"2020-04-07T14:51:40","modified_gmt":"2020-04-07T21:51:40","slug":"hitchhikers-guide-basics-of-autocad-viewing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.autodesk.com/blogs\/autocad\/hitchhikers-guide-basics-of-autocad-viewing\/","title":{"rendered":"The Hitchhiker&#8217;s Guide to &#8230; the Basics of AutoCAD Viewing"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The basics of AutoCAD viewing\u2014how you visually navigate an\u00a0AutoCAD drawing\u2014is\u00a0just about as basic as you can get. So if you&#8217;re just getting started with AutoCAD, or returning to it after a lengthy absence, read through this post (and watch the short video) and then pay\u00a0a visit to\u00a0the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/help.autodesk.com\/view\/ACD\/2017\/ENU\/?guid=GUID-FFD36F14-5A5E-4DF3-86E9-4B811B158138\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">&#8220;Viewing&#8221; section of The Hitchhiker&#8217;s Guide to AutoCAD Basics<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.autodesk.com/blogs\/autocad\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2020\/04\/hitchhikers-guide-autocad-basics-viewing-pan-zoom_lzwvnp.png\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-3919\" data-lbwps-width=\"510\" data-lbwps-height=\"284\" data-lbwps-srcsmall=\"https:\/\/www.autodesk.com/blogs\/autocad\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2020\/04\/hitchhikers-guide-autocad-basics-viewing-pan-zoom_lzwvnp-300x167.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3919 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/www.autodesk.com/blogs\/autocad\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2020\/04\/hitchhikers-guide-autocad-basics-viewing-pan-zoom_lzwvnp.png\" alt=\"AutoCAD pan and zoom. Hitchhiker's Guide to AutoCAD Basics\" width=\"510\" height=\"284\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.autodesk.com/blogs\/autocad\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2020\/04\/hitchhikers-guide-autocad-basics-viewing-pan-zoom_lzwvnp.png 510w, https:\/\/www.autodesk.com/blogs\/autocad\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2020\/04\/hitchhikers-guide-autocad-basics-viewing-pan-zoom_lzwvnp-300x167.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 510px) 100vw, 510px\" \/><\/a>Practice makes perfect, so one\u00a0good way to learn AutoCAD is by exploring existing drawings.\u00a0Getting your hands dirty, so to speak, will help you get\u00a0comfortable with panning and zooming\u2014and that will go a long way toward helping you learn AutoCAD. It will also help make\u00a0you more confident in your abilities.<\/p>\n<p>A\u00a0key\u00a0concept of\u00a0AutoCAD zooming to bear in mind: Your current cursor location determines the center of your zooming operations. That means you don\u2019t have to pan after you zoom. 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