Work area tab - display settings and measurement system

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Display grid lines on your Floor Plan

Select Display Grid.

Change the grid spacing

Select Display Grid, then type the new measure in the Grid Spacing field. You can also use the arrows on the left for integers and the arrows on the right for fractional values.

Select the grid color

Select Display Grid, then click the Grid Color arrow and choose the color. To use a color not shown, click Other to open the Colors dialog box.

Select the background color for your floor plan

Click the Background Color arrow and choose the color. To use another color, click Other to open the Color dialog box.

Display a point of origin on the Floor Plan area

Select Display Grid Origin (0,0). You can use this reference point to easily obtain user dimensions and move items precisely. In 2D, like the Floor Plan area, you specify points on the XY-plane, also called the construction plane. The construction plane is similar to a flat sheet of graph paper. The X value represents the horizontal distance, and the Y value represents the vertical distance. The origin point (0,0) indicates where the two axes intersect.

After displaying the grid origin on the Floor Plan, you can move it to any location on your design. To do so, point to it, right-click, and select Move. Move the point to the new location and click to set.

Display the floor plan camera

Select Display Camera to view the floor plan camera that allows you set a view point before launching a Perspective View.

Assign an increment value for the item movement

Type the measure in the Snap Spacing field, or use the arrows on the left for integers and the arrows on the right for fractional values.

For example, if the Area Snap button is activated and the Snap Spacing field indicates 8", when you move an item on the Floor Plan or Elevation area, the item moves in 8-inch increments.

Note:  To disable the Area Snap option and move items in free mode, deactivate the Area Snap button on the Work Area toolbar.

Specify the measurement system you want to work with

Choose from the following options:

• Metric - millimeters to calculate and display your measurements in metric.
  
  

• Imperial – inches only to calculate and display your measurements in imperial inches only.
  
  

• Imperial – feet/inches to calculate and display your measurements in imperial feet and inches.