How do I turn off the FreeCAD grid?

How do I hide the draft grid in FreeCAD?

Usage

1. Optionally change the working plane and/or the grid.
2. To invoke Draft ToggleGrid do one of the following: Press the. button in the Draft Snap toolbar. Press the. button in the Draft snap widget. Use the keyboard shortcut: G then R. This shortcut cannot be used when a command is active.

How do I show the grid in FreeCAD?

What worked for me on 0.19:

1. Open a blank FreeCAD project and navigate to the Sketcher workbench.
2. Go to Edit –> Preferences. Now there should be a Sketcher preferences menu on the left side (this menu is visible only after you opened the Sketcher workbench in step 1). Tick the Show Grid box and enjoy the grid.

How do you change the grid scale in FreeCAD?

So, to change the grid size go to Edit > Preferences > Draft > Snapping settings and change the value for “Grid spacing”.

How do I change units in Freecad?

FreeCAD: Changing unit system

1. Select [Edit]-[Preferences…] in menu bar to open Preferences dialog.
2. In the dialog, select [Unit] tab in [General] panel and set a unit system by [Unit system]. …
3. Set the number of decimal places at [Number of decimals].
4. Click Apply to apply settings.

How do you snap on FreeCAD?

Press ` one or more times to snap to an object that is obscured by other geometry. This is called “snap cycling”. Note that you must move the cursor by a small amount in the 3D view after pressing the key.

How do you rotate parts in FreeCAD?

Select a object to be moved and select “Transform” on right-click menu. Arrows and spheres appear for each direction X, Y, Z on 3D view. If you want to translate the object, drag an arrow. If you want to rotate the object, drag a sphere.

How do I get a body active on FreeCAD?

Double-click the Body in the tree view or open the context menu (right-click) and select Toggle active body to activate or deactivate the Body. If another Body is active, it will be deactivated.