The following table lists the View menu items and which items each graphic editor supports.
Scenario Auto NumberingThe following table describes the View menu items.
Enlarges or shrinks the drawing on your screen, without changing the window dimensions. Choose one of the following:Note: By default, zoom operations do not affect the text. Select Options > Enable Scale Text to change the size of both the text and lines when you zoom into and out of the canvas.
• To zoom in to a particular area of a drawing, select Zoom Area.
Drag a rectangle around the area of the drawing that you want to zoom into.
The area you selected expands to fill the canvas.
• To zoom into a drawing, select Zoom In.
The drawing expands approximately 30%.
Use the scroll bars to pan the window.
To further enlarge the drawing, you can select Zoom In several times.
• To zoom out of a drawing, select Zoom Out.
The drawing contracts approximately 30%.
Use the scroll bars to pan the window.
• Select Full View to return to the original size. Occasionally erroneous graphics can remain on the screen during editing. Use this operation to clear them from the screen display. Select Grid again to turn the grid display off. Displays the Grid Setting dialog box, which allows you to change the grid settings. The grid consists of a matrix of points the pointer/drawing elements snap to.The Grid Setting dialog box shows the width and height of the drawing frame, but this information is only for reference. You cannot change these values.To expand the drawing area to fill the window, use Layout > Reframe.
• Active and visible, select Active.
• Active and invisible, select Snap to grid.To specify the spacing of the grid points, set the Grid Spacing number. The up and down arrows provide a quick way to double or halve the spacing between grid points.To specify how many of the grid points to show, use the Every nth grid point field. (If this value is 1, all the grid points are shown. If this value is 2, only every 2nd grid point is shown, etc. The other grid points exist; however, you cannot see them.) Toggles between showing and hiding the Rational Statemate toolbar and various parts of the standard toolbar.You can choose whether to display the Rational Statemate toolbar vertically along the left side of the window or horizontally across the top of the window. In the Rational Statemate main window, select View > Toolbars > Tools (Horiz.) or Tools (Vert.). Pagination Preview Floating Lifeline Names Scenario Auto Numbering Displays the View Filter dialog box, which allows you to control the information displayed on the various displays.
• Main Tree Browser -- controls what displays on the left pane of the Rational Statemate Main Window
• Elements Matrix -- controls what displays on the right pane of the Rational Statemate Main WindowEach tab contains a set of items that can be either displayed or suppressed by the View Filter. Select individual items to display or suppress by clicking the item button.