Preferences window - Modeling Rulers and Grid page

Use this page to change the default options for the rulers and grid.

Ruler options

Show rulers for new diagrams
Select to show or hide rulers for new diagrams. When you turn on the rulers, the guidelines are also turned on. You can drag the vertical and horizontal guidelines, which are anchored at the upper-left corner of the diagram, onto diagrams and then line up diagram elements to the guidelines.
Ruler units
Select to view rulers in inches, centimeters, or pixels.

Grid options

Show grid for new diagrams
Select to show or hide the grid for new diagrams.
Snap to grid for new diagrams
Select to snap elements to the grid for new diagrams. When the snap-to-grid feature is enabled, you can move diagram elements in increments based on the grid size. When you move diagram elements or add new elements to the diagram, the top-left corner of the shapes snap into alignment with the grid.
Grid spacing
Type a value for the distance between lines on the grid.

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