Tumbnail diagram

Overview

Thumbnail diagram is a small floating window that shows a scaled overview of the active architecture diagram. Use it to navigate large diagrams without losing the overall layout.

Function

The Thumbnail diagram window displays a miniature image of the current diagram canvas. Click a position in the thumbnail to scroll the main diagram so that the selected area moves into view.

AnalyticsCreator remembers the thumbnail window size, position, and whether it was visible when the architecture diagram was last closed. If the active diagram is too large to preview reliably, the thumbnail is not opened and a message explains that the diagram is too big.

Access

Open Thumbnail diagram from the architecture diagram context menu. The window can also reopen automatically with the architecture diagram when it was left visible in the previous session.

How to access

Not direct. Open the architecture diagram first.

Toolbar

Not direct. Use the architecture diagram context menu.

Diagram

Architecture diagram -> Show thumbnail

Visual element

Thumbnail diagram window

Screen overview

ID Property Description
1 Thumbnail diagram Floating tool window that previews the full architecture diagram in a compact view.
2 Thumbnail image Scaled image of the active diagram canvas.
3 Click navigation Clicking the thumbnail scrolls the main diagram toward the selected position.
4 Main diagram target The clicked thumbnail position is centered in the visible area of the main diagram when possible.
5 Remembered size The window reuses the last saved width and height when it is opened again.
6 Remembered position The window reopens near its previous location or docked corner.
7 Automatic reopen If the thumbnail was visible when the diagram was closed, it can reopen with the architecture diagram.
8 Large diagram guard Very large diagrams are blocked from thumbnail preview to avoid unreliable rendering.
9 Keyboard handling Keyboard commands continue to be handled by the main AnalyticsCreator window while the thumbnail window has focus.

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