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Document Properties > Grip/Snap

Setting	Get/Set Methods	Return Value or <Value>	Comments
Display grid	IModelDocExtension::GetUserPreferenceToggle(swUserPreferenceToggle_e.swGridDisplay, swUserPreferenceOption_e.swDetailingNoOptionSpecified) IModelDocExtension::SetUserPreferenceToggle(swUserPreferenceToggle_e.swGridDisplay, swUserPreferenceOption_e.swDetailingNoOptionSpecified, <Value>)	Boolean value	Specifies whether to display sketch grid
Dash	IModelDocExtension::GetUserPreferenceToggle(swUserPreferenceToggle_e.swGridDisplayDashed, swUserPreferenceOption_e.swDetailingNoOptionSpecified) IModelDocExtension::SetUserPreferenceToggle(swUserPreferenceToggle_e.swGridDisplayDashed, swUserPreferenceOption_e.swDetailingNoOptionSpecified, <Value>)	Boolean value	Specifies whether to use solid or dashed grid lines; does not affect current document; only affects future documents
Automatic scaling	IModelDocExtension::GetUserPreferenceToggle(swUserPreferenceToggle_e.swGridAutomaticScaling, swUserPreferenceOption_e.swDetailingNoOptionSpecified) IModelDocExtension::SetUserPreferenceToggle(swUserPreferenceToggle_e.swGridAutomaticScaling, swUserPreferenceOption_e.swDetailingNoOptionSpecified, <Value>)	Boolean value	Specifies whether to automatically adjust display of grid when zooming in and out
Major grid spacing	IModelDocExtension::GetUserPreferenceDouble(swUserPreferenceDoubleValue_e.swGridMajorSpacing, swUserPreferenceOption_e.swDetailingNoOptionSpecified) IModelDocExtension::SetUserPreferenceDouble(swUserPreferenceDoubleValue_e.swGridMajorSpacing, swUserPreferenceOption_e.swDetailingNoOptionSpecified, <Value>)	Double value in meters	Specifies space between major grid lines
Minor-lines per major	IModelDocExtension::GetUserPreferenceInteger(swUserPreferenceIntegerValue_e.swGridMinorLinesPerMajor, swUserPreferenceOption_e.swDetailingNoOptionSpecified) IModelDocExtension::SetUserPreferenceInteger(swUserPreferenceIntegerValue_e.swGridMinorLinesPerMajor, swUserPreferenceOption_e.swDetailingNoOptionSpecified, <Value>)	Integer value	Specifies the number of minor grid lines between major grid lines
Snap points per minor	IModelDocExtension::GetUserPreferenceInteger(swUserPreferenceIntegerValue_e.swSnapPointsPerMinor, swUserPreferenceOption_e.swDetailingNoOptionSpecified) IModelDocExtension::SetUserPreferenceInteger(swUserPreferenceIntegerValue_e.swSnapPointsPerMinor, swUserPreferenceOption_e.swDetailingNoOptionSpecified, <Value>)	Integer value	Specifies the number of snap points between minor grid lines

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