Using the Map Builder > Using More Map Builder Features > Displaying a Grid

To display a grid:

  1. Click the Grid Settings tab to open the pane.
  2. Click the down arrow and select a grid type from the list.
  3. Select the option Use Delayed Drawing, if you want to delay the redrawing of the grid to improve performance on fast moving maps.
  4. The grid is displayed in the Map View and a Grid layer is added to the Map Layers pane.
  5. Set the grid properties for this layer in the Map Style Property Sheet, see Figure 3.33.

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Figure 3.33 Grid Layer Properties

For a detailed description of the properties, see Programming with JViews Maps.