Use pan and zoom tools in InfoAsset Manager

Use pan and zoom tools in InfoAsset Manager

Step-by-step guide

InfoAsset Manager includes several tools to navigate the GeoPlan window, including tools to zoom and pan. When combined with keyboard shortcuts and mouse gestures, these tools can improve the efficiency of your work.

InfoAsset Manager interface, with the GeoPlan window.

Panning tools allow small movements within a currently visible area. To manually pan:

  1. From the GeoPlan Tools toolbar, click Pan (or press F8) to turn panning mode on.
    The InfoAsset Manager toolbars, and, in the GeoPlan toolbar, Pan highlighted in red.
  2. Click and hold the left mouse button while dragging the pointer to another part of the GeoPlan to pan.
  3. Alternatively, hold down the scroll wheel while dragging the pointer across the GeoPlan.

There is also an option that enables automatically panning in the GeoPlan window.

  1. From the Tools menu, select Options.
    The Tools menu expanded, with Options being selected called out with a red arrow.
  2. In the Options dialog, open the GeoPlan tab.
  3. Select Enable Auto-Panning when at the edge of the GeoPlan.
    In the Options dialog, the selected GeoPlan tab and option to enable auto-panning highlighted in red, with OK being clicked.
  4. Click OK.

Now, when the cursor is moved close to the edges and corners of the GeoPlan, large arrows appear.

  1. Click to scroll the view in the direction indicated, or click and hold to scroll repeatedly in that direction.
    In the GeoPlan, a large arrow at the right edge of the widow visible and highlighted in red.

Zoom options

The current zoom level is displayed on the Status bar.

The Status bar, with the Zoom level called out with a red arrow.

  1. To zoom in, from the GeoPlan Tools toolbar, click Zoom in (or press F9).
  2. Click once on the GeoPlan to zoom in by a fixed amount.
  3. Click and hold as you drag the mouse to create a box around an area to magnify.
  4. To zoom out, from the toolbar, click Zoom out (or press F10).

The GeoPlan Tools toolbar, with Zoom in and Zoom out highlighted in red.

  1. To change the zoom level on the GeoPlan without activating Zoom in or Zoom out, use the mouse scroll wheel.
  2. To activate the QuickZoom feature, press and hold SHIFT.
    The QuickZoom feature activated, and, in the GeoPlan, the QuickZoom icon called out with a red arrow.

This allows zooming in on the network without changing the currently selected tool.

  1. To deactivate QuickZoom, release the SHIFT key.
  2. Right-click the GeoPlan and select Zoom to network (or press F12) to zoom the view in or out to show the entire network within the window.
    On the left, the expanded context menu for the GeoPlan, with Zoom to network being selected and called out with a red arrow, and on the right, the GeoPlan zoomed to show the entire network.
  3. Select Zoom to selection (or press SHIFT+F12) to zoom the view in or out to show all selected objects within the window.
    On the left, the context menu for the GeoPlan, with Zoom to selection being selected and called out with a red arrow, and on the right, the GeoPlan zoomed to the selection.

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