To Change the Location of Column Grids

Use this procedure to change the location of column grids. You can relocate a column grid by changing the coordinate values of its insertion point. The column grid also has an orientation with respect to the world coordinate system (WCS) or the current user coordinate system (UCS). For example, if the top and bottom of the column grid are parallel to the XY plane, its normal is parallel to the Z axis. You can change the orientation of the column grid by aligning its normal with another axis. You can also rotate the column grid on its plane by changing the rotation angle.

  1. Select the column grid that you want to change.
  2. On the Properties palette, expand Basic Location.
  3. Select Additional information.
  4. Specify the location of the column grid:
    If you want to… Then…
    relocate the column grid enter new coordinate values under Insertion Point.
    locate the column grid on the XY plane make the normal of the column grid parallel to the Z axis: under Normal, enter 1 for Z, and enter 0 for X and Y.
    locate the column grid on the YZ plane make the normal of the column grid parallel to the X axis: under Normal, enter 1 for X, and enter 0 for Y and Z.
    locate the column grid on the XZ plane make the normal of the column grid parallel to the Y axis: under Normal, enter 1 for Y, and enter 0 for X and Z.
    change the rotation of the column grid enter a new value for Rotation Angle.
  5. Click OK.