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Manage floor and grid settings

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    You can manage floor and grid settings using the Floor/Grid Settings dialog box. The settings enable you to customize the floor size, style, and solid floor thickness, as well as the grid that appears on the floor.

    The preference settings only affect the current document. Settings such as floor size and grid spacing can vary depending on whether you are designing a work cell or an entire factory. For example, you would want a small section of floor for designing a work cell. The floor size usually matches the building for laying out an entire factory. If you change the settings in the template, all new documents use those settings. For existing documents, you have to change the settings in each document if you want the new behavior.

    Procedures

    Manage floor and grid settings

    The Floor/Grid Settings dialog box contains two groups of settings. The Floor Settings control the size and appearance of the floor. The Grid Settings control the spacing and appearance of the grid. The floor size settings control the overall grid size, even if the floor display is turned off.

    Change floor settings

    By default, the floor is specified as visible in a new factory layout. It is set to resize automatically once components are moved outside the default boundary. You can control the floor color and whether a border displays.

    1. On the ribbon, click Factory tabOptions panel Floor/Grid Settings to display the Floor/Grid Settings dialog box.
    2. In the Floor Settings group, uncheck Visible to turn off the floor display. Select Auto Size to have the floor dynamically change size based on component placement, or User Defined to specify a fixed size for the floor.
      NoteTo change the minimum floor size for Auto Size, select User Defined and enter the floor dimensions, then select Auto Size again.
    3. Specify the thickness of the solid floor that is created using the Create Solid Floor command. You can change the solid floor thickness in a factory floor layout at any time.
    4. In the Floor Style area, uncheck Floor Border to turn off the display. To change the Floor Color, click the drop-down arrow to display the color palette. You can select one of the basic colors or click Select Color… to display the Color dialog box, where you can define a custom color.

    Change grid settings

    1. On the ribbon, click Factory tabOptions panel Floor/Grid Settings to display the Floor/Grid Settings dialog box.
    2. In the Grid Settings group, uncheck Visible to turn off the grid display. You can individually control whether Major Grids, Minor Grids, XY Axes, and the Coordinate System Triad are displayed.

      The Minor Grid Spacing controls the distance between grid lines. By default, every other grid line is displayed as a major grid line. You can enter an integer from 1 through 512 to change the frequency of the Major grid lines.

    3. In the Grid Style area, you can set the Major Grid Color and the Minor Grid Color. Click the drop-down arrow to display the color palette. You can select one of the basic colors or click Select Color… to display the Color dialog box, where you can define a custom color.

    Make Default

    After making changes to the floor settings, floor style, grid settings, or grid style, click the Make Default button to store your changes for all subsequent factory layout sessions.

    Restore default floor/grid settings

    You can still make changes to the floor and grid settings after clicking the Make Default button. If you want to return to the settings stored under Make Default, click the Restore Defaults button.

    1. On the ribbon, click Factory tabOptions panel Floor/Grid Settings.
    2. In the Floor/Grid Settings dialog box, click Restore Defaults.

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    Manage floor and grid settings

    The Floor/Grid Settings dialog box sets the behavior for the factory floor size and the grid settings. The units displayed in the dialog box are dependent on the units set in the active assembly file.

    Access:

    		 Ribbon: Factory tab Options panel Floor/Grid Settings

    Floor settings

    Controls the floor visibility, size, and style.

    Visible Check this box to enable the visibility of the floor in the layout. By default, the floor visibility is enabled.
    Auto Size Select this option to allow Inventor to resize the floor as components are added or moved within the layout. The floor is resized such that components always remain positioned on the floor. The User Defined Length and Width settings set the minimum floor size.
    User Defined Select this option to set the length and width of the floor manually. Enter the values in the Length and Width fields to set the floor size.
    Thickness This option sets the thickness for the solid floor that is created using the Create Solid Floor command.
    Floor Border Check this box to enable the visibility of the floor border. The border displays as yellow and gray stripes around the exterior of the floor. By default the border is displayed.
    Floor Color Select a color from the drop-down menu to change the color of the floor.

    Grid settings

    Controls the grid visibility and spacing on the floor.

    Visible Check this box to enable the visibility of the grid in the layout. By default, the grid visibility is enabled.
    Minor Grid Spacing Enter a value to define the minor grid layout spacing for the floor.
    Major every __ Minor lines Enter an integer from 1 through 512 to display a major grid line every X number of minor grid lines. Where X represents the user-defined value.
    Major Grids Check this box to display the major grid lines on the floor. This option is enabled by default.
    Minor Grids Check this box to display the minor grid lines on the floor. This option is enabled by default.
    XY Axes Check this box to display the X and Y axis on the floor. The X axis is displayed as red and the Y axis is displayed as green. This option is enabled by default.
    Coordinate System Triad Check this box to display a coordinate system triad at the center of the floor. This option is disabled by default.
    Major Grid Color Select a color from the drop-down menu to change the color of the major grid lines.
    Minor Grid Color Select a color from the drop-down menu to change the color of the minor grid lines.
    Make Default Click this button to store your floor/grid settings for subsequent factory layout sessions.
    Restore Defaults Click this button to restore any floor/grid settings that were saved using the Make Default button.

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