Grid

Default UI Menu: View/Display/Grid

Ribbon UI Menu:

The grid serves as a visual aid for locating, sizing, and moving objects. The G SEKE (see Running and Local Snaps) and Grid Snap (see Snap Modes) enable precise object location using grid points. Grid tools can be accessed from the menu or the flyout icon on the Grid toolbar.

The Grid toolbar can be displayed by right-clicking in any blank toolbar area and selecting Grid. The grid itself can be a pattern of lines, crosses, or dots, dividing the drawing space into Cartesian or polar coordinates.

The option to display the grid is customizable, allowing users to decide whether or not to show it and how it should appear. Displaying rulers alongside the grid can provide a helpful orientation within the drawing. In 3D mode, the grid is displayed on the current workplane. See Workplanes.

Grid properties are set up in the Grid and Advanced Grid pages of the Drawing Setup. . See Grid Options and Advanced Grid Options

Displaying and Manipulating the Grid

Default UI Menu: View/Display/Grid

Ribbon UI Menu:

The tools on the Grid toolbar and the Grid menu can be used to display the grid, size it, and change its origin.

Display Grid

Hotkey: Alt + G

Displays or hides the grid. This command is a toggle function.

Double Grid

Doubles the spacing of the grid, making it less dense.

Halve Grid

Divides the spacing of the grid in two, making it more dense.

Set Grid Origin

Select the new origin for the grid, or enter coordinates in the Coordinate Fields. You can use Set Origin to align the grid to a particular point, then use the grid to set future distances.

Polar Grid

It is a type of grid which takes a value for angle and radial which you can set in Grid in the Drawing Setup.

Iso Grid

Default UI Menu: View/Display/Grid

Ribbon UI Menu:

You can arrange the layout of the grid in Iso formation. There are three possible orientations. Top, Left, and Right. Select the Ortho grid option or tool to reset the orientation of the grid to standard layout.

Printing the Grid

While printing, you can choose whether or not the grid will be printed as part of your drawing. This option is set in the Page Setup. See Page Setup