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Chapter 5: Board and View Manipulation
Construction Lines
Construction lines are the horizontal and vertical black dotted center lines that are visible on the surface of the
board. These lines are used to attach geometry and assist in layout. The construction lines can be toggled on and
off by selecting Toggle Construction Lines from the View pull down menu or tool bar.
Figure 5�3� Construction Lines
Rendering Quality
To increase performance, the software normally displays in a lower-quality format while a design is being
manipulated, and then displays in a high quality format after all manipulation has ceased. This function can be
can be toggled on and off by selecting Toggle Auto Re-Render from the View pull down menu or tool bar. The
quality of the rendering can be changed by selecting “Rendering Quality” from the View pull down menu and
clicking on the desired setting from the drop-down button list of rendering quality settings. Faster machines
with good graphics cards may be able to turn off auto-render and run at the highest quality setting.
Grid
A grid of lines can be a useful tool for laying out geometry. The grid can be toggled on or off by
selecting ‘Toggle Grid Lines’ from the ‘View’ menu. The interval of the grid can be changed through
the Snap dialog that is found in the ‘Layout’ menu. (Snap and Grid on page 129)
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