Rockwell Automation 2711-ND3 PanelBuilder v2.60 Software User Manual - Manual (Page 114)

7–6 Working with Objects
Publication 2711-6.0
Screen Grid
Keypad terminals use a screen grid to size and position objects. You
can turn the grid on or off and size the grid in increments of pixels.
The Snap to Grid feature forces each object to the nearest
intersection of the grid.
On touch screen terminals, use the screen grid to position graphics
and displays. Control objects are aligned using the touch grid.
To show the grid:
Choose Grid from the Align menu. The grid displays with the
current grid attributes.
A check mark ( n ) appears next to Grid when it’s active. Choose
Grid again to hide the grid.
To snap objects to the grid:
Choose Snap to Grid from the Align menu.
A check mark ( n ) appears next to the command when it’s active.
Choose Snap to Grid again to turn the feature off.
To resize the grid:
1. Choose Grid Attributes from the Align menu.
The Grid Spacing dialog box opens showing the current grid size
in pixels on the X and Y-axis.
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Default grid for PV550 terminal is 8 x 8.
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Default grid for PV600 terminal is 10 x 29.
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Default grid for PV900 monochrome terminal is 13 x 25.
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Default grid for PV900/PV1000 color and grayscale terminals
is 13 x 30.
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Default grid for PV1400 color terminal is 33 x 37.
2. To increase or decrease the spacing of the grid lines on the
X-axis, click the up or down arrow next to the X box.
Or type a number in the box. A value of 13 creates horizontal
grid lines every 13 pixels.
3. To increase or decrease the spacing of the grid on the Y-axis,
click the up or down arrow next to the Y box.
Or type a number in the box. A value of 25 creates vertical grid
lines every 25 pixels.
4. Click the OK button.