User's Manual

Using Objet Studio
5–30 DOC08010 Rev. A (DRAFT 1)
Using a Grid to
Position
Objects
Displayingȱaȱgridȱonȱtheȱimageȱofȱtheȱbuildȱtrayȱcanȱbeȱusefulȱwhenȱ
positioningȱobjects.ȱToȱuseȱtheȱgridȱfeatures,ȱselectȱtheȱfollowingȱmenuȱ
options.ȱ
Youȱcanȱreviewȱandȱconfigureȱgridȱsettings—andȱapplyȱthem—fromȱtheȱ
Optionsȱdialogȱbox.
To view and change grid settings:
1. FromȱtheȱToolsȱmenu,ȱselectȱOptions,ȱandȱdisplayȱtheȱGridȱtab.
Theȱcurrentȱgridȱsettingsȱareȱdisplayed.
Figure 5-36: Options dialog box, Grid tab
2. Asȱrequired,ȱchangeȱtheȱsettings,ȱandȱselectȱorȱclearȱtheȱcheckȱboxes.
3. Clickȱ
ApplyȱorȱOK.
Menu Option Result
Toolsȱ>ȱGrid Displaysȱaȱgridȱonȱtheȱbuildȱtray.
Toolsȱ>ȱSnapȱtoȱgrid Whenȱmovingȱtheȱobject,ȱitȱalignsȱwithȱtheȱnearestȱ
gridȱline.
Toolsȱ>ȱOptionsȱ>ȱ
Grid
Enablesȱyouȱtoȱchangeȱtheȱgridȱoriginȱ
(XȬȱandȱYȬaxisȱmeetingȱpoint)ȱandȱappearance.