The GRID command is used to specify the grid and the current unit. Given without an option, this command switches between GRID ON and GRID OFF.
The following options exist:
| GRID ON; | Displays the grid on the screen |
| GRID OFF; | Turns off displayed grid |
| GRID DOTS; | Displays the grid as dots |
| GRID LINES; | Displays the grid as solid lines |
| GRID MIC; | Sets the grid units to micron |
| GRID MM; | Sets the grid units to mm |
| GRID MIL; | Sets the grid units to mil |
| GRID INCH; | Sets the grid units to inch |
| GRID FINEST; | Sets the grid to 0.1 micron |
| GRID grid_size; | Defines the distance between |
| the grid points in the actual unit | |
| GRID LAST; | Sets grid to the most recently |
| used values | |
| GRID DEFAULT; | Sets grid to the standard values |
| GRID grid_size grid_multiple; | |
| grid_size = grid distance | |
| grid_multiple = grid factor | |
| GRID ALT ...; | Defines the alternate grid |
Examples
Grid mm; Set Diameter_Menu 1.0 1.27 2.54 5.08; Grid Last;In this case you can change back to the last grid definition although you don't know what the definition looked like.
GRID mm 1 10;for instance specifies that the distance between the grid points is 1 mm and that every 10th grid line will be displayed.
Note: The first number in the GRID command always represents the grid distance, the second - if existing - represents the grid multiple.
The GRID command may contain multiple parameters:
GRID inch 0.05 mm;In this case the grid distance is first defined as 0.05 inch. Then the coordinates of the cursor are chosen to be displayed in mm.
GRID DEFAULT;Sets grid to the standard value for the current drawing type.
GRID mil 50 lines on alt mm 1 mil;Defines a 50 mil grid displayed as lines, and sets the alternate grid size to 1 mm, but displays it in mil.
Pressing the Alt key switches to the alternate Grid. This can typically be a finer grid than the normal one, which allows you to quickly do some fine positioning in a dense area, for instance, where the normal grid might be too coarse. The alternate grid remains active as long as the Alt key is held pressed down.
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