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Origin—Places the grid origin anywhere on the screen and shows coordinate
axes at the current grid origin.
Grid Params—Establishes the spacing and angle of the grid. The Cart Params
menu appears with the following options:
o X&Y Spacing—Sets the spacing in both X- and Y-direction to the same
value.
o X Spacing—Sets the X-spacing only.
o Y Spacing—Sets the Y-spacing only.
o Angle—Modifies the angle between the horizontal and the X-direction grid.
Note: Before creating wires it is helpful to:
Modify the grid parameters and/or the component locations so that all the nodes
are located on grid intersections.
Click Tools > Environment and check Snap to Grid to turn the grid snap on.
If you turn on the grid before creating connectors, it ensures that any pins (nodes)
you create are on the grid and are spaced properly.
To Switch Snap to Grid
1. Select Tools > Environment. The Environment dialog box opens.
2. In the Default Actions box, check or clear Snap to Grid and Snap to XY Axes
as required.
Note: If grid snap is on, objects only snap to the grid if the grid spacing is set
large enough to be visible. On an A-size drawing, the grid is not visible if the grid
spacing is less than 0.7 mm or 0.07 inches.
The visibility of the drawing also depends on the size of the window and whether
you have collapsed the left panel of the window or not.
3. Click Apply or OK for the changes to affect your current diagram.
To Set Default Conductor Names
Use the Pro/DIAGRAM setup options to customize default names of the wires, cables,
rails, and highways.
1. Click File > Properties. The Options dialog box opens.
2. Use the options below for wires as a guideline for all conductor objects; each
object (highways and rails for example) uses similar setup options.
o wire_default_prefix defines the prefix of wirenames. Use the characters
that are allowed for parameters. The default value is WIRE.
o wire_default_suffix defines the first number or letter of the wirename
that is incremented as you add a new wire. The value must either be only