Draft ToggleGrid
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| Menu location |
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| Utilities → Toggle grid Snapping → Toggle grid |
| Workbenches |
| Draft, BIM |
| Default shortcut |
| G R |
| Introduced in version |
| - |
| See also |
| Draft Snap Grid, Draft SelectPlane |
Description
The 
Draft ToggleGrid command changes the visibility of the grid.
introduced in version 1.0: Each 3D view has its own grid that can either always be visible, only be visible during commands, or invisible. The initial visibility of the grid in new views depends on the preferences.
Usage
- The command can be used while another command is active.
- There are several ways to invoke the command:
- Press the
Toggle grid button in the Draft snap toolbar. - Draft: Press the Toggle grid button in the Draft snap widget.
- Draft: Select the Utilities → Toggle grid option from the menu, or from the Tree view or 3D view context menu.
- BIM: Select the Snapping → Toggle grid option from the menu, or from the 3D view context menu.
- Use the keyboard shortcut: G then R. This shortcut cannot be used if another command is active.
- Press the
- The visibility of the grid belonging to the current 3D view has changed:
- If no other command is active:
- If the grid was invisible it is now always visible.
- If the grid was visible it is now no longer always visible, but the grid's visibility during commands remains unchanged.
- If another command is active:
- If the grid was invisible it is now only visible during commands.
- If the grid was visible it is now no longer visible during commands and no longer always visible.
- If no other command is active:
Preferences
See also: Preferences Editor and Draft Preferences.
- Several grid preferences are available: Edit → Preferences... → Draft → Grid and snapping.
- To keep the grid when switching to other workbenches see Fine-tuning.
Draft
- Drafting: Line, Polyline, Fillet, Arc, Arc by 3 points, Circle, Ellipse, Rectangle, Polygon, B-spline, Cubic Bézier curve, Bézier curve, Point, Facebinder, ShapeString, Hatch
- Annotation: Text, Dimension, Label, Annotation styles, Annotation scale
- Modification: Move, Rotate, Scale, Mirror, Offset, Trimex, Stretch, Clone, Array, Polar array, Circular array, Path array, Path link array, Point array, Point link array, Edit, Subelement highlight, Join, Split, Upgrade, Downgrade, Wire to B-spline, Draft to sketch, Set slope, Flip dimension, Shape 2D view
- Draft Tray: Select plane, Set style, Toggle construction mode, AutoGroup
- Snapping: Snap lock, Snap endpoint, Snap midpoint, Snap center, Snap angle, Snap intersection, Snap perpendicular, Snap extension, Snap parallel, Snap special, Snap near, Snap ortho, Snap grid, Snap working plane, Snap dimensions, Toggle grid
- Miscellaneous: Apply current style, Layer, Manage layers, Add a new named group, Move to group, Select group, Add to construction group, Toggle normal/wireframe display, Create working plane proxy, Heal, Show snap toolbar
- Additional: Constraining, Pattern, Preferences, Import Export Preferences, DXF/DWG, SVG, OCA, DAT
- Context menu:
- Layer container: Merge layer duplicates, Add new layer
- Layer: Activate this layer, Select layer contents
- Text: Open hyperlinks
- Wire: Flatten
- Working plane proxy: Write camera position, Write objects state
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