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Project Properties
Snap and Grid Setup
In the general project options dialog you can choose the kind of grid and its activation.
Shortcut: I
Virtual projects have an object grid, area grid, beat grid, and frame grid. In the object grid,
the objects may only be moved to the start, end or the hotspot (view page 562) ("Object ->
Set h
otspot/delete hotspot (view page 562)"). The reference point is normally the front
edge of the object that is to be moved. As soon as a hotspot has been defined for the
object, this is what will be used. If several objects are selected, alignment takes place at
the forward edge of the hotspot of the object that was selected last, and is currently
located under the mouse cursor. The intervals between the selected projects stay
constant.
Grid: Checking the tick box turns snap on globally.
Object grid: This option activates the object grid. This lets objects snap exactly to the
edges of other objects.
Snap to range: Activates the range grid with the option to use the current range as the
basis for snapping.
Grid/bars: Activates a grid with bars as the basis. The objects snap to the the next beat
grid.
Grid/bars (Relative): Activates a grid with bars as the basis. This means that the relative
distances between the objects adhere to the beat grid when you move them about.
Grid/frames: Activates the frame-based grid.
Snap offset to project start: Here the snap offset can be set relative to the beginning of
the project. "Use current position for offset" specifies the current position as the grid's zero
position.