Display grids, rulers & guides

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Click View > Show Grid to show or hide the grid. Right-click for settings.

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Click View > Show Rulers and Guides to show or hide rulers and guides. Right-click for settings.

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Drag the ruler zero point to reset a new ruler zero point.

Use grid lines to help accurately align or size embroidery objects. Default grid spacing is 10mm x 10mm. Invoke rulers to accurately position and scale objects. The unit of measurement – mm or inches – defaults to the regional settings in the MS Windows® Control Panel.

To display grids, rulers and guides...

3Click the Show Grid icon or press Shift+G. Right-click for settings. You can change grid spacing, select a reference point and turn Snap to Grid on or off in the Options dialog.

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3Click the Show Rulers & Guides icon or press Ctrl+R.

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3Reset the ruler zero point by clicking and dragging the button in the top left-hand corner of the ruler.

3To create a guide, click either ruler – horizontal or vertical – and click-and-drag it into position. Multiple guides can be created and just as easily removed.

3For more accurate positioning of guides, double-click the yellow handle. In the Guide Position dialog, enter a precise distance from zero point and click OK.

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3To remove a guide, drag the yellow guide handle off the design window.

3Optionally, turn on the Snap to... feature via the Options dialog.

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3You can also change the color of grid and guidelines via the Background & Display Colors dialog.

Related topics...

3Grid display options

3Change display colors

3Manual hoop selection