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Activate Home Grid
Activate a grid other than the Home grid. > Views menu
>Grids>ActivateHomeGrid
This command act ivates the
home gr id (page
3–1046)
as the construction grid, and deactivates
the active
grid object (page 3–1045)
.
Procedure
To return to the home grid, do one of the following:
• ChooseViewsmenu>Grids>ActivateHome
Grid.
• Right-clicktheselectedgridobject,andchoose
Act ivate Home Grid from the quad menu.
This deactivates the grid object and activates
the home grid in all views.
Activate Grid Object
Selectagridobject.>Viewsmenu>Grids>Activate
Grid Object
This command activates the selected
grid object
(page 3–1045)
as the construction grid and
deactivates the
home g rid (page 3–1046)
.This
menu item is available only when a grid object is
selected.
Procedure
To a ctivate a grid object:
1.
Select a gr id object.
2. Do one of the following:
• ChooseViewsmenu>Grids>Activate
Grid Object.
• Right-clicktheselectedgridobjectand
chooseActivateGridfromthequadmenu.
The grid object changes to show its internal
grid structure. Except for its main axes, the
home grid disappears in all viewports.
Align Grid to View
Activate a grid object. > V iews menu > Grids > Align Grid
to View
This command aligns a
gr id object (page 3 –1045)
with the current view. The grid object is aligned s o
that it’s coplanar with the view and or iented with
the top of the grid at the top of the view.
Procedure
To align a grid object with a viewport:
1.
Activate a grid object.
2. Click or right-click in a viewport.
3. Choose Views menu > Grids > Align Grid to
View.
The gr id object rotates to align itself with the
selected view. The grid object is now planar, or
parallel, with the view por t.
S na p Comman ds
Main toolbar > Snap buttons
Snaps help you precisely control the dimensions
and placement of objects when you create them or
transform them. There is also a Spinner snap for
controlling the entry of values.
The snap commands listed below and described in
this section are found on the Main toolbar.
2D Snap, 2.5D Snap, 3D Snap (page 2–35)