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The View menu - fit the view and toggle what's drawn on screen.

Each command links into the guide that covers it in depth.

  Zoom to Fit - zoom and pan so all objects fit in the window.

  Center in View - center the window on the selection without changing zoom.

  Actual Size - zoom so one millimeter of drawing is one millimeter on screen.

  Schematic - a checkable toggle (⌘Y). Draws every shape as a flat grey placeholder with a constant-width hairline boundary - a simplified schematic that sets aside fills, dashes, and stored weight to show structure over styling.

  Show Grid - draw the background world grid.

  Show Axes - draw the X and Y axes through the origin.

  Show Dimensions - draw dimension annotations.

  Show Point Labels - draw the name beside each point (on by default).

  Show Rulers - measurement rulers along the top and left edges.

  Show Guides - non-printing reference lines dragged out from the rulers.

  Lock Guides - guides cannot be dragged; they stay selectable, and new guides come out locked too.

  Alignment Snaps - dotted snap lines that line the cursor up with points already on the canvas.

  View Seams - highlight every segment marked as a seam.

  Show Region Direction - chevrons along each region boundary showing which way it winds; a three-state toggle, off / selected / all.

  Show Curve Direction - chevrons along each curve pointing the way it runs; a three-state toggle, off / selected / all.

  Command Descriptions - show or hide the one-line description under each palette row. Reached from the command palette rather than from this menu; the app lists it as Settings: Command Descriptions.

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