Grid, ruler, & guide display settings

Grids

Grids overlay your design window with regularly spaced lines or dots, giving you a visual framework for measuring and aligning objects. Grids can be placed on top of the design or behind the design.

Rulers

Rulers along the top and side of the window provide exact measurements and let you set a zero point for accurate placement.

Guides

Guides are user-defined reference lines you can drag onto the design for quick alignment to specific positions or angles.

Snap

‘Snap’ makes all of these tools interactive: as you digitize or move objects, points automatically ‘snap’ to the nearest grid line, guide, or object edge, ensuring precise alignment without manual fine-tuning.