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22 Chapter 10: Precision and Drawing Aids
Inter face
Grid Size group
Sets the overall size of the g rid object. This size
determines the extents of a viewport set to the grid
object. It doesn’t affect the useful limits of the grid,
which extend infinitely.
Length/Width—Specifies the length and width of
the grid.
Grid Spacing group
Grid—Specifies the size of the smallest square in
the visible grid. Th is setting appears on the status
line when the grid is activated.
Note: You can set Grid Spacing when a grid is
selected, but you won’t see the grid spacing until
the grid is activated.
Active Color group
Determines the color used to draw the grid in
viewportswhenit’snotselected.
Gray —Theactivegridobjectistwoshadesofgray.
Object Color—The main gr id lines use the assigned
object color, while the secondary lines use a lighter
intensity.
Home Color —The grid object uses the home gr id
colorassigned in the
Customize User Interface
dialog (page 3–836)
.
Home I ntensity —The grid object uses the grid
intensity settings assigned to the home grid in the
Customize User Interface dialog (page 3–836) .
Display group
XY Plane, YZ Plane, ZX Plane—Determines which of
the three planes of the grid object are displayed in
the viewpor t.
Poi nt H elper
Createmenu>Helpers>Point
Point provides a specific location in 3D space that
can be used as a reference or by other program
functions.
Procedure
To create a point in space:
1.
Click Point and check the type of display from
the Parameters rollout.
2. Adjustthesizeofthepointobjectbyusing
the Size spinner in the Parameters rollout.
Default=20.0
3. Left-click and drag anywhere in your scene.
The point follows the cursor until you release
the mouse button, indicating the current
location of the point object.