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Varkon Interactive users manual

# The grid dialog

In Varkon, you can use a 2D grid to simplify input of positions. If you display the grid, you will see the grid as a rectangular pattern of small grey dots. The space between the dots is set in model units. This means that if you zoom the model you will zoom the grid as well. You will therefore only see the grid if the display scale is within reasonable limits. The distance between dots (DX, DY) defaults to 10 mm in both directions so with the scale set to 1.0 you should have no problems seeing it.

The grid is planar and always oriented in the XY-plane of the currently active coordinate system. To use the grid, activate the `grid` alternative in the lower section of the menu window and then use the mouse to enter your position. When you press the left mouse button, Varkon will snap to the closest dot in the grid.

In Varkon 1.19 grid is only supported in the old type graphics window based on X11.

Use `Show grid` to display the grid. Use `Hide grid` to make the grid invisible.

Use `Move` to move the grid to any position in the XY plane of the curently active coordinate system. Use `Edit` to set the distance between grid dots.

To close the grid dialog press `Close`. To display this help press `Help`

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