Setting the canvas and grid preferences

  1. From the Preference menu in Modeler, choose Preference.

    The Main Preferences window opens.

  2. Click the Canvas tab if it is not already displayed.
  3. In the Canvas Attribute section, click the down arrow to the right of Background Color, and choose a color from the list.
  4. In the Grid Attribute section, enable the Grid check box to display grid lines on the canvas.
  5. Select the Snap to Grid check box to snap graphical elements to the grid.
  6. Click the down arrow to the right of Grid Color, and choose a color from the list.
  7. Click the up arrow or the down arrow to the right of X-size, and choose a spacing between vertical grid lines.
  8. Click the up arrow or the down arrow to the right of Y-size, and choose a spacing between horizontal grid lines.
  9. To set default preferences for the canvas, click Default in the Set to Defaults section.
  10. Click Accept.

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