Adjusting the display style of line grid

The user can easily control the appearance of the grid on the screen by means of a few parameters. The parameters are grouped on the Drawing setup tab of the line grid editing dialogue.

Base plane

This parameter specifies which plane is the base plane for the labelling system of the grid.

Lines between planes

Connecting lines may be or may be not drawn between individual grid layers (i.e. "floors" or "spans" depending on the base plane).

Label format

The user can control the format of the labels.

Visibility of grid layers

Individual grid layers (i.e. "floors" or "spans" depending on the base plane of the grid) may be visible or hidden.

Labelling of grid layers

Individual grid layers may be labelled.

Dimensioning of grid layers

Dimension lines may be added to individual grid layers.
Base plane

The base plane defines the plane where the main grid labels will be located. The user can select from the three base planes oriented in the three main planes of the global co-ordinate system (XY plane, YZ, plane, XZ plane).

Lines between planes

The individual grid layers (e.g. "floors" in case of XY base plane) may be graphically connected to each other or may be drawn as separate layers. If the lines are drawn, the final line grid looks like a three dimensional solid. If the lines are not drawn, the final grid resembles of a set of sheets put one above the other.

Label format

The user may adjust the format of the labels. The following parameters can be specified:

Visibility of grid layers

Each layer can be separately set as visible or hidden. This may be very useful especially for large and complex line grids.

Labelling of grid layers

Labels are added to individual layers according to the user’s settings. There are two types of labels:

Each of the types is controlled by a separate parameter.

Dimensioning of grid layers

The individual grid layers may be equipped with dimension lines. The dimension lines may dimension: