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Wizardvette
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Posted: Thu Sep 30, 2004 6:32 pm    Post subject: No grid? Reply with quote

I can set a grid anywhere in a NEW drawing, but not in an existing one. In an existing drawing, it will allow a grid only in paper space. In model space I get a "grid too dense to display" message no matter my density settings. Is there a setting I have missed?

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JDMATHER
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Posted: Thu Sep 30, 2004 7:49 pm    Post subject: Re: No grid? Reply with quote

Zip and post the file (you can erase everthing first if proprietary information).
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teiarch
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Posted: Thu Sep 30, 2004 8:30 pm    Post subject: Re: No grid? Reply with quote

"Grid too dense to display" means basically that you are zoomed out too far for AutoCad to display the grid. Grids usually start at the 0,0 point and extend in an X and Y-axis direction to the specified limits, whatever they might be. If you've never reset the limits, I think the default is x=9", y=12".

To "find" the grid origin from a zoom extents view, start the line command and select 0,0 as the start point, draw it long enough to be seen in this view then zoom in tight on the line start point. If the grid is on , it should display.

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Paul Turvill
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Posted: Thu Sep 30, 2004 9:06 pm    Post subject: Re: No grid? Reply with quote

x=12, y=9
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"teiarch" <nospam@address.withheld> wrote in message
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> I think the default is x=9", y=12".
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Dean Saadallah
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Posted: Thu Sep 30, 2004 10:40 pm    Post subject: Re: No grid? Reply with quote

LIMITS command, change the settings when prompted to encompass your entire
drawing.

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teiarch
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Posted: Sat Oct 02, 2004 2:43 am    Post subject: Re: No grid? Reply with quote

P.T.: I shouldn't have included the inch marks and I forgot the default orientation was portrait view.
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Paul Turvill
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Posted: Sat Oct 02, 2004 3:17 am    Post subject: Re: No grid? Reply with quote

....I think you mean Landscape...
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P.T.: I shouldn't have included the inch marks and I forgot the default
orientation was portrait view.
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teiarch
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Posted: Sun Oct 03, 2004 7:05 am    Post subject: Re: No grid? Reply with quote

P.T.: Believe me, I know better. Landscape is correct; it was late and I don't see too well -or think as well either.

Thanks.
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Matti Pitkänen
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Posted: Tue Oct 05, 2004 7:26 pm    Post subject: Re: No grid? Reply with quote

Or you have some scrap ( or something else ) looong away in space, so that
small grid space cannot be shown.

Matti

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I can set a grid anywhere in a NEW drawing, but not in an existing one. In
an existing drawing, it will allow a grid only in paper space. In model

space I get a "grid too dense to display" message no matter my density
settings. Is there a setting I have missed?
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Matti Pitkänen
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Posted: Tue Oct 05, 2004 7:28 pm    Post subject: Re: No grid? Reply with quote

Or adjust your grid spacing biiiig enough to be shown.

Matti
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