Shows
or hides the grid in all view panels.
When the grid is visible,
you can turn it off in an individual panel using the panel’s
Show > Grid item.
Display > Grid > 
Size
You can change the size
and length of the grid, set the number of subdivision lines, and
the increment for the grid lines.
- Length and width
-
Sets the number of units
for the length and width of the grid. The default is 12 units.
- Grid lines every
-
Displays a grid line
every n units. The default is 5.
- Subdivisions
-
Specifies the number
of divisions between major grid lines. Setting the Subdivisions option
to a value greater than 1 specifies that each main grid interval
is subdivided by the amount specified. The default is 5.
Color
You can change the color
of the axes, grid lines and labels, and subdivision lines.
- Axes
-
Specifies a color for
the X and Z axes on the grid. The default is dark grey.
- Grid lines & numbers
-
Specifies a color for
the grid lines and the grid line numbers. The default is light grey.
- Subdivision lines
-
Specifies a color for
the subdivision lines. The default is light grey.
NoteYou can also change
the color of the axes, grid lines and numbers, and subdivision lines
in the
Colors window (
Window > Settings/Preferences > Color Settings).
Go to the Inactive tab and then the
Modeling category
to find these color options. Here you can also change the color
of the X-, Y-, and Z-axis that appear in the Origin and View axes.
Display
You can turn on and off
the display of grid elements, including axes, thicker lines for
axes, grid lines, subdivision lines, and grid line numbers.
- Axes
-
Turns on or off the display
of the axes. The default is on.
- Thicker line for axes
-
Turns on or off the display
of thicker lines for the axes. The default is on.
- Grid Lines
-
Turns on or off the display
of the grid lines. The default is on.
- Subdivision lines
-
Turns on or off the display
of the subdivision lines. The default is on.
- Perspective grid numbers
-
In the Perspective view,
you can set the grid line numbers to display on the axes, along
the edge of the grid, or just hide them.
Orthographic grid numbers
In the Orthographic views
(top, side, front), you can set the grid line numbers to display
on the axes, along the edge of the grid, or just hide them.
- Hide
-
Hides the grid line numbers.
This is the default for both Perspective and Orthographic
Grid Numbers.
- On Axes
-
Displays the grid line
numbers along the axes.
- Along Edge
-
Displays the grid line
numbers along the edge of the grid.
NoteTo restore the default
grid option settings, select
Edit,
Reset
Settings in the
Grid Options window.
However, this does not restore the default grid color settings.
To restore the default colors, go to the
Colors window
(
Window > Settings/Preferences > Color Settings)
and select
Edit,
Reset to
Defaults. This restores all color defaults, including
the grid colors.
