MASKVIEW TIPS

We let you view our proposed mask design in full vector 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 & MOUSE

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Use a Three-Button Wheel-Mouse and a modern browser like Chrome, Firefox, Safari, or Edge (but not Internet Explorer).

PAN THE SCREEN

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

TOGGLE LAYER VISIBILITY

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Clicking on a mask layer in the toolbar on the left of the screen with the Center-Mouse-Button will toggle the visibility of the mask.

DISPLAY ONE LAYER

Holding the CONTROL key and left-clicking on a mask layer in the layer toolbar will hide all other layers.

ZOOM

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​Quickly zoom in and out using the wheel on the mouse ... or by dragging a window from the top-left to bottom-right of the desired view (this also works on a mobile touch-screen device).

ZOOM FULL

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The Slash Key (/) will quickly show the full extents of the mask

MEASURE

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

AUTO-MEASURE

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After selecting the ruler icon in the menu, hold the shift and left-click on a shape to measure the extents of the shape in X&Y.

LAYER OPTIONS

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Hold down the Left-Mouse-Button while hovering over a mask layer in the layer toolbar to see additional layer options.

ADDITIONAL OPTIONS

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