User Manual - Page 2802

For AUTOCAD 2011.

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1 Click Home tab ➤ Build panel ➤ Column Grid
drop-down ➤ Enhanced Custom Grid.
Alternatively, you can select the Enhanced Custom Column Grid
tool on the Design Tool Palette.
2 Define the grid as described in Creating a Rectangular Grid on
page 2734 or Creating a Radial Grid on page 2737.
3 Under Bubble Parameters, click Generate Bubbles to activate the
generation of grid bubbles.
4 Turn the grid labeling selectively on and off for different grid axes
and directions with the four individual checkboxes.
NOTE You can switch off the grid labels fully or partially during
insertion of the grid, but switch them back on later. For more
information, see Adding Labels to an Enhanced Custom Column Grid
after Insertion on page 2763.
5 Click Advanced Settings, and set the following parameters:
â–  Under Bubble Extension, define the extension of the labels
from the grid.
â–  Under Grid Extension, define the extension of the grid lines
beyond the grid.
â–  Under Grid End Space, define how far a grid line that does not
extend in this direction should be removed from the grid
extents.
6 To define a different bubble, click Bubble and select a different
multi-view block as the bubble definition.
7 If needed, set further properties for your grid:
â–  Defining the Numbering and Lettering Scheme for Grid
Bubbles on page 2747
â–  Defining the Numbering Scheme for Secondary Grid Lines on
page 2748
8 Press ENTER and add the grid to the drawing.
2746 | Chapter 34 Grids
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