Crown Audio IQ-MSD Turbo Software - Manual (Page 52)

IQ–MSD Turbo 1.4 Advanced IQ System Software
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Grid Width: Sets the width of the grid in pixels. (A pixel is the smallest dot of light that can be controlled
on your display, considering the video resolution settings of your system’s host computer.)
Grid Height: Sets the height of the grid in pixels.
Show Grid: Causes the grid to be visible. It is displayed with grey lines that are one pixel wide. An
example of a grid whose width and height are both set to 20 pixels on a standard VGA screen (640 x 480
total pixels) is shown in Figure 3.8. Except for the grid and standard Crown IQ icon, the graphics plate in
this example is empty.
The grid helps you align objects so they look organized and well placed on the graphics plate. The grid
can be shown without turning on the Snap to Grid attribute. In this way it can be used as a visual alignment
aid. The grid can then be turned off after the graphics plate has been designed.
Note: If both the Snap to Object and Snap to Grid attributes are turned on, Turbo will attempt to snap
objects that are moved to the grid first, and if this fails, it will snap them to another object if one is in close
proximity.
Now that we’ve created a new graphics plate, it is time to add the various objects that will turn it into a powerful
control center for your IQ System. The next section will explain how to place and prepare those objects.
Fig. 3.8 An Empty Graphics Plate with a Visible Grid