Displaying the Grid
The following sections describe how to display the currently-referenced grid or via grid.
Displaying the Referenced Grid
The following procedure describes how to display the currently-referenced grid on the canvas.
- On the status bar, click the
Snap Grid split button. Alternatively, on the ribbon, click Design > Snap >
Snap Grid.
- From the drop-down list, click
Show Grid. The icon for Snap Grid can be Placement
, Non-conductor
, or Track
.
- The currently-referenced grid is displayed on the canvas.
Displaying the Via Grid
The following procedure describes how to display the via grid on the canvas.
- On the status bar, click the
Snap Via Grid split button. Alternatively, on the ribbon, click Design > Snap >
Snap Via Grid.
- From the drop-down list, click
Show Via Grid. The via grid is displayed on the canvas.
Note
- These commands are only available in 2D View mode.
- If the active layer is a conductor layer, the routing grid is referenced. Otherwise, the non-conductor grid is referenced.
- When a dragged component is displayed, the placement grid is referenced, regardless of the state of the active layer.
- Show Grid and Show Via Grid can be toggled on or off.