Help Using SoftSource Plug-Ins

Zooming In or Out on an Image

To zoom in on an image:

1. With the mouse pointer directly over the image, click the right mouse button to display the pop-up menu.
2. Click Zoom In.
   

To zoom out on an image:

1. With the mouse pointer directly over the image, click the right mouse button to display the pop-up menu.
2. Click Zoom Out.
   

Zooming In on a Specific Area of an Image

1. With the mouse pointer directly over the image, click the right mouse button to display the pop-up menu.
2. Click Zoom Window.
   The status bar prompts you to pick the first point of a magnifying window that defines the area of the image you want to examine more closely.
3. Click the point on the image that you want as the first corner of the magnifying window.
   The status bar prompts you to pick the second point for the window. A "ghosted" outline of the window "rubberbands" (adjusts dynamically) as you move the mouse.
4. Drag the ghosted window until it contains the area of the drawing you want examine, and then click to set the second corner of the window.
   

Zooming to the Extents of an Image

Note: The extents of a DWG, DXF, or SVF image is defined and saved as part of the file in the original CAD or drawing program and cannot be changed with the plug-ins.

To zoom to the extents of an image:

1. With the mouse pointer directly over the image, click the right mouse button to display the pop-up menu.
2. Click Zoom Extents.
   

Panning an Image

To pan an image:

1. With the mouse pointer directly over the image, click the right mouse button to display the pop-up menu.
2. Click Pan.
   The status bar prompts you to pick the first displacement point.
3. Click the point on the image that you want as the first displacement point.
   The status bar prompts you to pick the second displacement point. A "ghosted" displacement line "rubberbands" (adjusts dynamically) as you move the mouse.
4. Drag the ghosted displacement line the distance and direction you want, and then click to set the second displacement point.
   

   Note: Select the second displacement point in the direction you want the drawing to slide. For example, to slide the drawing left, click the desired distance to the left of the first displacement point. To slide the drawing up, click the desired distance above the first displacement point.
   

Working in 3D

Working with Layers

Hiding/Displaying a Layer

To hide one or more layers:

1. With the mouse pointer directly over the image, click the right mouse button to display the pop-up menu.
2. Click Layers to display the Layers dialog box.
   Note: An asterisk (*) preceding the layer name in the dialog box indicates that the layer is currently visible. Layers without the asterisk are currently hidden.
3. Select the layer you want to hide.
   
4. Click the Display check box to turn it off.
5. Click Apply if you want to hide additional layers.
   Or, click OK to close the dialog box.
6. Repeat steps 3 through 5 for each layer you want to hide.

• To toggle the visibility of a layer, double click the layer name in the dialog box. The image will be refreshed immediately.
• To select multiple layer names in the dialog box, click and drag the mouse over the layer names you want to select.

To redisplay one or more hidden layers:

1. If necessary, open the Layers dialog box with the pop-up menu.
2. Select the layer or layers you want to redisplay.
3. Click the Display check box to turn it on.
4. Click Apply or OK.

Working with Hyperlinks (SVF Plug-in Only)

• Links may be active or inactive. Like the hyperlinks in other HTML documents, an active SVF hyperlink is associated with another URL (Uniform Resource Locator)--i.e., it links to another Web address and/or HTML document. The status bar information displayed for an active link may be either the actual URL or an alternative text annotation. An inactive SVF hyperlink is simply displayed as a text message or annotation in the status bar for the current HTML document.
• Links may be one-dimensional or two dimensional. A link associated with a line or curve is called a one-dimensional link. A link associated with a region such as a circle or polygon is called a two-dimensional link.

Viewing Hyperlinks

• Move the mouse over the SVF image.
  As the mouse pointer passes over an object or region with an active or inactive link, the link information is displayed in the status bar.

Navigating with HTML Hyperlinks (Active Links Only)

• Click the object or region associated with the link.
  The Netscape Navigator window is updated to display the linked document.

  Note: Any hyperlink on a hidden layer remains unavailable until you redisplay the layer with the Layers dialog box.