You can adjust the view in the viewer geometry window using the mouse and toolbar buttons.
Initially, the geometry window is in Rotate mode, and you can rotate the view
by dragging the mouse in the window while holding down the left mouse
button. Clicking
Pan toolbar button changes the behavior so
that dragging slides the viewpoint from side to side. The button for
the active mode is highlighted on the toolbar, and the cursor in the
window will also match the mode icon.
The other modes on the toolbar are for selecting
shapes,
faces, or
edges.
Zoom in to see details on the geometry by clicking on the
Zoom In button or by
typing Ctl-Up. Zoom out to see more of the geometry by
clicking on the
Zoom Out
button or by typing Ctl-Down. The
Zoom All button adjusts the view position
and zoom level so that the entire part is centered and fits in the
window.
The toolbar also has a list predefined views, so that you can
quickly align the geometry display to coordinate axes. The
Top and
Bottom
buttons align the display to the Z axis. The
Front and
Back buttons align the
display to the X axis. The
Left and
Right buttons
align the display to the Y axis. Finally, the
Isometric button
aligns the view so that the angle between the projection of any two of
the coordinate axes is drawn as 120°
On the View menu, you can choose whether you would like the geometry to be displayed using a Perspective or Orthographic drawing style. With the perspective drawing style, parallel lines appear to converge in the distance, while in an orthographic style, they remain parallel. The orthographic style makes it easier to visually compare the size of things at different distances from your viewing location.