Grid Lines

[Dhar]

Is there an option where the grid lines would match the ruler markings? Like if it's inches then I expect each grid line to line up with the inch marking?

 

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[nf1nk]

If you check your options menu odds are you have the grid set in metric even though the scale is in SAE units

Tthe scale and the grid are not linked even though that may seem counter intuitive.

[Dhar]

Grid spacing default is .16'

I played with it but no change.

 

 

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[cstanton]

Even if I have the units of measure set to feet, the grid matches the ruler exactly if I set the grid spacing to 1" in 12.0q. You could try setting the units of measure to inches and set the grid spacing to 1".

 

A grid spacing of 0.16' is definitely not going to match every inch on the ruler.

 

(Was this a late night session? I know it's time to go to bed when I to hit "Cancel" instead of "OK" after changing application or system variables and then can't figure out why nothing's changed.)

 

Curtis

[Dhar]

Thanks Curtis, that did it, I had to change the units to inches.

[Sacman]

Maybe a little known fact but if you open the options and change the units and the grid settings at the same time, the grid setting won't work. It will default the grid setting to whatever it was before.

 

In other words, if you were in CM and the grid was set to xCM, if you change the units to inches and the setting to 12, once you hit okay, only the units will change. The setting will change to whatever xCM would be in inches.

 

I always have to change the units, hit okay, and then go back into options to change the actual grid setting.

 

Wade

[Dhar]

Thanks Wade; I'll try the 12 thing. Right now I have the rulers on inches because I'm not sure how to change the grid to feet.