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Operation of Snap Increment Setting (v8.2 - Bug 2536)

The following problems affecting the operation of the snap increment input in the View tab of the Settings have been corrected:

Input Units

The units for the snap increment have been changed from feet or metres to inches or mm, so that you do not have to enter e.g. 0.33333 for 4". The input form now shows the units being entered (in or mm) , whereas previously it just showed the number.

Unit Conversion

When changing from metric to imperial, the program used the same numeric snap increment without converting it. It now converts to a round number in the other unit system.

Setting Update

Occasionally, the snap increment was set to zero rather than updating when re-entering the settings, and a strange message about web openings appeared when you tried to exit the box. This has been corrected.

Saving Default

The snap increments were not being written to the initialization file as defaults for new projects. This has been corrected.

Factory Default

The default snap increment for new installations of Sizer has been changed from 1m to 30cm, which converts to one foot upon change in units. This creates a visible set of gridlines for the Generate Gridline feature, and then can be changed to create a more refined grid for particular structural elements.

See Also

Concept Mode

Lateral Support in Concept Mode (v8.2 - Feature 182)

Operation of View Limits Setting (v8.2 - Bug 2536)

Materials Database

Gridpoint Elevation Update (v8.2 - Bug 2537)

Message Joist Transfer from Concept Mode to Beam Mode (v8.2 - Bug 2539)

View Options for Concept Mode in Initialization File (v8.2 - Bug 2527)