# DVIEW Command
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Define parallel projection or perspective views by using a camera and target.
## Command Access:
> **Command entry:** DVIEW
## Command Prompts:
> DView: \[CAmera/TArget/TWist/Distance/POints/Off/Hide/PAn/Zoom/eXit\]\<eXit\>:
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> **Camera:** Specify a new camera position by rotating the camera around the target point.
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> **Target:** Specify a new position for the target by rotating it around the camera.
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> **Twist:** Twist or tilt the view around the line of sight.
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> **Distance:** Move the camera in or out along the line of sight relative to the target.
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> **Points:** Using *X*,*Y*,*Z* coordinates to locate the camero and target points.
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> **Off:** Turn off perspective viewing.
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> **Hide:** Suppress hidden lines on the selected objects to aid in visualization.
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> **Pan:** Move the image without changing the level of magnification.
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> **Zoom:** Increase or decrease the apparent size of objects in the current viewport dynamically when perspective viewing is off .
## Other versions with matching text
[GstarCAD 8 (2013–2014)](../../../2013/Commands/D/DVIEW%20Command.md) · [GstarCAD 2015](../../../2015/Commands/D/DVIEW%20Command.md) · [GstarCAD 2016](../../../2016/Commands/D/DVIEW%20Command.md) · [GstarCAD 2017](../../../2017/Commands/D/DVIEW%20Command.md) · [GstarCAD 2019](Help%20System/GSTARCAD/2019/Commands/D/DVIEW%20Command.md) · [GstarCAD 2020](Help%20System/GSTARCAD/2020/Commands/D/DVIEW%20Command.md) · [GstarCAD 2021](Help%20System/GSTARCAD/2021/Commands/D/DVIEW%20Command.md)