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Hello,
=C2=A0
Also=20keep=20in=20mind=20that=20if=20You=20have=20for=20example=20metric=
=20components=20and=20set=20imperial=20grid=20then=20some=20pads=20will=20=
never=20be=20on=20grid.=20Snapping=20cursor=20is=20only=20way=20there.
Regards,
Michael=20W.
On=2031/05/13=2011:26,=20Patrick=20Dupre=20wrote:
>=20Hello,
>
>=20I=20received=20a=20.pcb=20file,=20but=20the=20components=20are=20n=
ot=20placed=20on=20the=20grid.
>=20I=20tried=20to=20move=20them,=20but=20they=20never=20match=20the=20=
grid=20properly.
>=20I=20did=20not=20find=20an=20option=20of=20the=20setting=20to=20be=20=
able=20to=20do=20so=20(I=20set=20the=20grid
>=20size=20to=2025=20mil).
>=20What=20am=20I=20missing?
>
>=20Thank.
If=20the=20grid=20size=20has=20been=20changed=20repeatedly,=20the=20compo=
nents=20can=20be=20off=20
the=20grid.
You=20can=20turn=20on=20Cursor=20Snaps=20to=20Pins=20and=20Pads=20so=20th=
at=20you=20can=20pick=20up=20
the=20parts=20centrally,=20and/or,=20you=20can=20use=20realign=20grid=20(=
once=20you've=20
clicked=20on=20this,=20click=20a=20pin=20of=20a=20part=20and=20the=20grid=
=20will=20be=20aligned=20to=20
that=20point).
The=20combination=20of=20these=20will=20allow=20you=20to=20place=20groups=
=20of=20components=20on=20
different=20grid=20spacings=20where=20you=20like.=20Each=20time=20you=20w=
ant=20to=20work=20on=20a=20
particular=20area=20with=20a=20particular=20grid=20size,=20remember=20to=20=
change=20the=20grid=20
setting=20accordingly=20and=20to=20realign=20the=20grid=20onto=20one=20of=
=20the=20parts=20before=20
doing=20anything=20else=20in=20that=20area.
This=20is=20great=20when=20working=20around=20various=20metric/imperial=20=
parts.
I=20hope=20that=20helps,
Ed
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<br=20/><br=20/>Hello,<br=20/>
=C2=A0<br=20/>
Also=20keep=20in=20mind=20that=20if=20You=20have=20for=20example=20metric=
=20components=20and=20set=20imperial=20grid=20then=20some=20pads=20will=20=
never=20be=20on=20grid.=20Snapping=20cursor=20is=20only=20way=20there.<br=
=20/>
Regards,<br=20/>
Michael=20W.<br=20/>
<blockquote=20style=3D"font-size:=2012px;=20padding-left:=201em;=20margin=
-left:=201em;=20margin-bottom:=200px;=20border-left:=20#ccc=202px=20solid=
;"><br=20/>On=2031/05/13=2011:26,=20Patrick=20Dupre=20wrote:<br=20/>>=20=
Hello,<br=20/>><br=20/>>=20I=20received=20a=20.pcb=20file,=20but=20=
the=20components=20are=20not=20placed=20on=20the=20grid.<br=20/>>=20I=20=
tried=20to=20move=20them,=20but=20they=20never=20match=20the=20grid=20pro=
perly.<br=20/>>=20I=20did=20not=20find=20an=20option=20of=20the=20sett=
ing=20to=20be=20able=20to=20do=20so=20(I=20set=20the=20grid<br=20/>>=20=
size=20to=2025=20mil).<br=20/>>=20What=20am=20I=20missing?<br=20/>>=
<br=20/>>=20Thank.<br=20/><br=20/>If=20the=20grid=20size=20has=20been=20=
changed=20repeatedly,=20the=20components=20can=20be=20off=20<br=20/>the=20=
grid.<br=20/><br=20/>You=20can=20turn=20on=20Cursor=20Snaps=20to=20Pins=20=
and=20Pads=20so=20that=20you=20can=20pick=20up=20<br=20/>the=20parts=20ce=
ntrally,=20and/or,=20you=20can=20use=20realign=20grid=20(once=20you've=20=
<br=20/>clicked=20on=20this,=20click=20a=20pin=20of=20a=20part=20and=20th=
e=20grid=20will=20be=20aligned=20to=20<br=20/>that=20point).<br=20/><br=20=
/>The=20combination=20of=20these=20will=20allow=20you=20to=20place=20grou=
ps=20of=20components=20on=20<br=20/>different=20grid=20spacings=20where=20=
you=20like.=20Each=20time=20you=20want=20to=20work=20on=20a=20<br=20/>par=
ticular=20area=20with=20a=20particular=20grid=20size,=20remember=20to=20c=
hange=20the=20grid=20<br=20/>setting=20accordingly=20and=20to=20realign=20=
the=20grid=20onto=20one=20of=20the=20parts=20before=20<br=20/>doing=20any=
thing=20else=20in=20that=20area.<br=20/><br=20/>This=20is=20great=20when=20=
working=20around=20various=20metric/imperial=20parts.<br=20/><br=20/>I=20=
hope=20that=20helps,<br=20/>Ed</blockquote>
<br=20/><br=20/><br=20/>
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