Dave, thanks for the quick responce, and I appreciate the input. What you say makes sense, however I am only dealing with toolpath and rapid lengths of a few inches. I have programmed several paths within the wizzards, for example a outside fillet where the toolbit was allready set to z-0, x-diameter-say 1 inch. the bit was physically parked less than a quarter inch from the orgin, and yet the programmed path is just too small to clearly see. I have used both methods to zoom on two diffirent computers with both kinds of mice, and there is no diffirence in how far I can zoom-not far enough. Other toolpths such as the wizzard for taper display perfectly which makes it all the more frustrating. Thanks again for the suggestions.