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Snap Grid(1..1000)
Created: July 28, 2015 | Updated: July 21, 2020
| Applies to versions: 15.1, 16.0, 16.1, 17.0 and 17.1
Now reading version 15.1. For the latest, read: Snap Grid(1..1000) for version 22
The Snap Grid (1..1000) dialog.
Summary
This dialog allows the designer to quickly set a different interval size for the Snap grid. The Snap grid pulls the cursor to the nearest point on its defined grid. Depending on how the dialog is accessed, the required value can be applied to both Step X and Step Y, or just Step X, or just Step Y.
Access
The dialog can be accessed from both the PCB Editor and PCB Library Editor in the following ways, depending on how the Snap grid is to be changed:
- Change both Step X and Step Y - use one of the following:
- Choose the View » Grids » Set Global Snap Grid command, from the main menus.
- Right-click in the workspace, and use the Snap Grid » Set Global Snap Grid command from the context menu.
- Use the Shift+Ctrl+G keyboard shortcut.
- Change Step X only - right-click in the workspace, and use the Snap Grid » Snap Grid X » Set Snap Grid command from the context menu.
- Change Step Y only - right-click in the workspace, and use the Snap Grid » Snap Grid Y » Set Snap Grid command from the context menu.
Options/Controls
Use the field in this dialog to set the grid interval as required.