Well, I can snap to it, but the grid is not visible at that scale. I guess this is what I am trying to say.

Anything below Grid Size 6, and the grid disappears.

Hi RD,

re:
> I would like to see the grid at that scale and be able to snap to it.

I just don't recommend doing it, it's not very practical to have an enormous number of lines.

You can set the actual snap to whatever you want though. That's why grid size and snap size are separate settings.

- Michael

Hi RD,

re:
> Anything below Grid Size 6, and the grid disappears.

Can you maybe show me a screenshot or send a model file so I can better understand what you're seeing?

- Michael

"You can set the actual snap to whatever you want though. That's why grid size and snap size are separate settings."

Please correct me if I am wrong, but this means that I can't set the grid to be visible when dealing with such small scale settings? I can snap to these settings, but can't get visual confirmation using the grid?

Thank you.

Hi RD,

re:
> Please correct me if I am wrong, but this means that I can't set the grid to be visible when
> dealing with such small scale settings? I can snap to these settings, but can't get visual
> confirmation using the grid?

The visible grid would be spaced out wider than the snap points. You'll get visual confirmation of the snap by both movement happening in jumps and the XYZ coordinate input showing the current coordinate value in whole numbers.

If you are going to do some work for a while in a particular small region of the model you can reduce the grid size for a while and relocate the grid if needed by using View > CPlane.

- Michael

"If you are going to do some work for a while in a particular small region of the model you can reduce the grid size for a while and relocate the grid if needed by using View > CPlane."

Ah!

This is what was wrong with my workflow when using MoI3d. I understand now. I just assumed that the Grid settings would work under any circumstances and also when switching to other components inside the same scene.

Thank you Micheal, I think that this is the answer that I was looking for, to better understand how to work with the Grid settings inside MoI3d.

The way i would handle this would be to setup an "assembly" type workflow.

So MoI allows you to launch multiple, concurrent sessions. I would have one file with my overall scale. Then others can be created for whatever the current need is.

Copy and paste between the 2 works like a charm.

So with this, i can have a 64 story building, and model a tennis shoes shoelace eyelet, on the 34th floor, next to the cup on the window sill......

That's a good idea. Thanks for the suggestion.