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Rulers and Grid

Rulers and Grid

The Rulers and Grid function supports you to create diagrams organized and descriptive. It is an auxiliary tool and will not be displayed in the printed/exported diagrams.

-1- Display

  • Show Grid - check this box to show vs. hide the grid.

  • Grid In Front - check this box to move the grid on topo of, or behind, the diagram objects.

  • Show Ruler - check this box to show/hide the ruler, which can be scaled in different units and spacing.

-2- Snap

  • Snap To Grid - check this box to snap the diagram objects to the grid automatically.

  • Snap To Shapes - check this box to snap the diagram objects to the shapes.

-3- Measurement

  • Ruler Units - your options are Inches, Pixels, and Centimeters.

  • Grid Spacing - set the spacing of the grid lines.

-4- Grid Line

  • Color - Choose your desired color for the grid lines.

  • Style - your options are Dash, Dash Dot, Dash Dot Dot, Dot, Solid, and Custom.

-5- Reset Default

Use this button to restore the ruler and grid settings to their defaults.

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