The View menu contains commands for changing the way in which the drawing and data windows are displayed.

The Zoom function allows you to examine the contents of the Perspective, Plan, Body Plan or Profile window in detail by enlarging any particular area to fill the screen.

Choosing Shrink will reduce the size of the displayed image in the front window by a factor of two.

Choosing Pan allows you to move the image around within the front window.

Choosing Home View will set the image back to its Home View size. Span starts up with default Home View settings for the view window. However, the Home View may be set at any time by choosing the Set Home View function.

Choosing Set Home View allows you to set the Home View in the View window.

To set the Home View, use Zoom, Shrink, and Pan to arrange the view as you require, then select Set Home View from the View menu.

Activates the Rotate command, which is a virtual trackball which lets you freely rotate a design in the Perspective view window.

The Colour function allows you to set the colour of lines and controls displayed in the view windows. The colours used in the graphs may also be changed. Changes to the default colours will be saved in the program’s preferences.

Span will display a list of items that allows you to set any of the items to any colour and intensity by using a colour pallet.

To set the colour of a given line or set of lines:

§   Select Colour from the View menu.

§   Select the line type from the scrollable list.

§   Select a colour from the colour picker.

Font allows you to set the size and style of text used in the windows.

Allows you to select which toolbars are visible, see Toolbar section for more details.

The Status Bar command makes the Status Bar at the bottom of the screen visible. This Status Bar displays information about the current state of what is being viewed in the window, short descriptions of the functions of some commands as your mouse passes over them and indicates the state of some control keys.