Hi, just started with FreeCAD. I've set grid to show in sketcher, but it draws the grid in front of objects so it looks like in screenshot attached.
How can I set it to show in back?
How to set Grid in back?
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How to set Grid in back?
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Re: How to set Grid in back?
Hi and welcome to the forum!
I can't verify this behaviour currently, but my guess is, that you cannot change this.
So I go a step further and recommend to use the grid only for a rough first layout, and then switch it off. It suggests that you have constrained things to the grid which is in fact not the case. The constraints are completely independent from the grid.
I can't verify this behaviour currently, but my guess is, that you cannot change this.
So I go a step further and recommend to use the grid only for a rough first layout, and then switch it off. It suggests that you have constrained things to the grid which is in fact not the case. The constraints are completely independent from the grid.
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Re: How to set Grid in back?
I don't use the grid for constrain, but it helps just to see the size of objects quickly.chrisb wrote: ↑Thu Dec 08, 2022 10:58 am Hi and welcome to the forum!
I can't verify this behaviour currently, but my guess is, that you cannot change this.
So I go a step further and recommend to use the grid only for a rough first layout, and then switch it off. It suggests that you have constrained things to the grid which is in fact not the case. The constraints are completely independent from the grid.
So does it mean there are no further customizations at all besides the preferences menu?
I wonder how then users can tweak the looks further? Maybe there is some advanced options via config files or anything?
Re: How to set Grid in back?
You can enter something like this in Python Console when Sketcher is in edit mode :Mikhail222 wrote: ↑Thu Dec 08, 2022 12:15 pm I wonder how then users can tweak the looks further? Maybe there is some advanced options via config files or anything?
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from pivy import coin
er = Gui.ActiveDocument.ActiveView.getSceneGraph().getByName('EditingRoot')
gr = er.getByName('GridRoot')
gr2 = coin.SoSeparator()
gr2.setName('GridRoot')
gr2.addChild(gr.getChild(0))
er.replaceChild(gr, gr2)
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Re: How to set Grid in back?
I have no opinion myself (not a grid user) but it has been changed to be like this in Paddle's PR.