show grid settings

 Nope... Silly eh :)

To make things a bit easier here are some macros you can use to toggle the grid size. If the command window is open at the bottom of the screen then the grid size will get reported.

Add this macro to your env file it uses the g key to cycle through various grid sizes.

##### "''Macros to setup grids" Uses grid-set.scr to set values
funckey g 'settoggle gridvalue 100 50 25 12.5 5; replay set-grid $gridvalue;echo grid = $gridvalue'

The macro depends on a script "grid-set.scr" to work. This file contains the grid settings. Place the script in the directory you use for scripts.

scriptmode +invisible
setwindow pcb
define grid
setwindow form.grid
FORM grid non_etch non_etch_x_grids $gridvalue
FORM grid non_etch non_etch_y_grids $gridvalue
FORM grid all_etch all_etch_x_grids $gridvalue
FORM grid all_etch all_etch_y_grids $gridvalue
FORM grid done

Kudos to the original author of these macros... I find them a big help hope you will too :)

Scott.. 

 I tried this in 16.6, and the grid settings box open, then I get an  'illegal grid increment error'.

Any ideas?

 Can't answer the above question, but what I have done is create a bunch of scripts for my different grid settings and then created a custom menu for all my grids.  Anytime I want to change a grid, I just select my "Grids" menu and select the one I need.  Very easy and quick.

 Chad

I've created different grid scripts, but how do you make a menu?

 There are two methods I know of.  The first one is probably the easiest to understand.

1. Copy the Cadence installed menu to a "site" location and modify with yourcustomizations. Add the "site" menu location to the menu path to use the customized menu.  I have attached an example (allegro.zip) of what I used to use.  The draw back of this is that when versions change, you may have to update your menus.

2. Using a SKILL script you can actually add items to the Cadence installed menu as it is loading.  This is a bit more hairy, especially if you are not familiar with running SKILL scripts.  I have again attached an example of what I use (Dynamic_Menus.zip). This needs to be put with any other SKILL scripts you are running and a line added to the allegro.ilinit as explained in the file itself.

Chad