User Guide

The current grid Size is set in the grid menu. The units chosen in the

comboboxareused.

The Multiple option indicates how many grid lines are displayed. If, for

instance, the value 5 is entered at Multiple, every fifth line will be

displayed.

The Alt line allows to set an alternative grid which can be activated by

pressing the Alt key (while, for example, MOVE, ROUTE, ADD, or

WIRE is active). This can be very useful for placing parts in a dense lay

out or arranging labels in the schematic. If you decide not to place it in

the alternative grid and release the Alt key before placing it, the object

staysinitsorigingrid.

Style specifiesthewayitisdisplayed: Lines or Dots.

The options On and Off under Display switch the grid display on or off.

Finest setsthefinestgridthatispossible.

Clickingon default willselecttheeditor'sstandardgrid.

The last buttonreturnstowhatevergridwaspreviouslyset.

Beginning with a certain zooming limit, grid lines are not displayed any

more. This limit can be set in the menu Options/Set/Misc, Min. visible

gridsize.

Grid lines and grid dots can have any color. Click the colored button of

the respective palette (depends on the background color) in the menu

Options/Set/Colors and select the color as requested. This can also be

doneinthecommandline,forexample:

SETCOLOR_GRIDBLUE

Instead of the color name the color number can be given, as well. It can

be in the range 0 .. 63. The shown color depends on the (self-)defined

colorsofthecurrentpalette.

The Redraw option causes EAGLE to redraw grid lines/dots whenever

changes concerning the grid are made in the editor window. This is not

necessaryforablackbackground.

Seealsothehintsconcerning Colorsettings onpage 80.

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