How to MaskView

MASKVIEW TIPS

We let you view our proposed mask design in full resolution -- a process we call MASKVIEW -- to verify the mask tone, orientation and dimensions. And you can do this without installing any software on your system. Simply use the encrypted hyperlink and any other security measures we provide and follow these best practices.

BROWSER

Use a modern browser like Chrome (of course), Firefox, Safari, Opera, or Edge.

But NOT Internet Explorer.

Check your browser's compatibility.

MOUSE

For best results, use a Three-Button Wheel-Mouse.

In a pinch, you can use a touchpad or touchscreen on a laptop or smart phone with the NAVIGATION KEYS in the upper toolbar.

LAYER VISIBILITY

Left-click on a mask layer in the toolbar to display that layer and hide all others.

Use the Center-Mouse-Button to toggle the visibility of individual layers.

This is how you turn on multiple layers.

OTHER LAYER OPTIONS

Hold down the Left-Mouse-Button while hovering over a mask layer in the layer toolbar to see additional layer options such as changing the color and opacity or displaying datatypes.

ZOOM

Quickly zoom in and out using the wheel on the mouse ...

... or by dragging a window from the left side to the right side of the desired view.

Drag a window the other way to zoom out.

Use the SLASH key (/) to quickly zoom all the way out.

PAN

Hold down the Right-Mouse-Button to pan the screen.

MEASURE

Click on the RULER button in the toolbar to manually measure a feature.

The ruler will automatically snap to vertices and label your measurements on the screen.

AUTO-MEASURE

After selecting the RULER button in the menu, hold down the SHIFT key and left-click on a shape to measure the extents of the shape in X & Y.

ADDITIONAL OPTIONS

Right-click on the MOUSE POSITION in the lower-left corner to change User Units.
Right-click on the PROCESS TIME in the lower toolbar to change the display and rendering.
Right-click on the GRID in the lower toolbar to change the grid.