Tips and Tricks
Although most of the interactions within VariCAD are obvious, the system provides some additional conveniences you may not know about.
Display Changes
- To pan, press Ctrl and the left mouse button while moving the cursor. You can also press the middle and then left mouse buttons simultaneously.
- To zoom, press Shift and the left mouse button while moving the cursor. You can also press the right and then middle mouse buttons simultaneously.
- To zoom, you can also use the mouse wheel.
- To rotate the view around the center of rotation, press Shift, Ctrl, and the left mouse button while moving the cursor. You can also press the right and then left mouse buttons simultaneously. For large zoom, press Shift, Ctrl and then right mouse button simultaneously. If the left mouse button is used, the speed of view rotation is dependent on dimensions of all visible objects. If the right mouse button is used, the speed of view rotation is dependent on dimensions of a displayed area.
These view shortcuts are always available.
More tips
- To go one step back in a function, press the middle mouse button or Ctrl + Backspace.
- You can open a file by pressing Tab, if you are not currently in a function and “Ready” is displayed in the Status Bar.
- If the current function does not use a window, right-clicking is the same as pressing Enter.
- If the current function uses a window, right-clicking while the cursor is inside the window is the same as clicking OK.
- You can invoke last command (function) by right-clicking the drawing area, if you are not currently in a function and “Ready” is displayed in the Status Bar.
- If you need to enter any value, like distance or angle, you can enter a mathematical expression instead of a single value.