Creating Project Datums: Adjusting Grid Lines

1.14.10 11:35-11:50am 15mins

Creating Project Datums: Adjusting Grid Lines

Training Files = Imperial\RAC_CPD_03_Adjust_Grids_i.rvt

In this exercise, you adjust the grid lines for clarity in the project. You modify end points and add gaps in grid lines where it will simplify the view.

Adjust grid line length

1. In the Project Browser, under Floor Plans, double-click 01 - Entry Level.
2. In the drawing area, select grid line 7.
3. Click the top lock to remove the constraint.
4. Adjust the end point of the grid line by dragging it down close to the edge of the longer building wing.
5. Using the previous method, adjust grid lines 8-10 to the same length. The grid lines will snap with the endpoint of grid line 7 to help with alignment. Remember to click the lock to remove the constraint before adjusting the end point. (Exact placement is not important.)

Display gridline labels

7. Display grid labels for grid lines 1-6 so that the grid is labeled on both sides of the building.
   • Select grid line 2, and click in the box above the grid line.
   • Using the previous method, display the labels for grid lines 3-6.

   
   

   Change the grid type

   8. While pressing CTRL, select grid lines 4-6.
   9. Click Modify Grids tabElement panelType Selector drop-down1/4'' Bubble Gap. You change to a grid type that allows a gap to be displayed in the grid line.
      
   10. Select grid line 6, and adjust the gap:
       • Using the control, adjust the top end point of the grid line gap so that it extends just below the shorter wing of the building, as shown. (Exact placement is not important.)
       • Adjust the bottom end point of the grid line gap so that it extends above the longer wing of the building, as shown.
       • Press Esc.
       
       
       11. Using the previous method, adjust the top and bottom end points of the grid line gaps for lines 4 and 5.
       
       
       End: Close the file with or without saving it.