A quick tour of the Grids and Graticules Designer

You define grids and graticules layers in the Grids and Graticules Designer. This tool can create a *.xml file that you can use as input to the Make Grids and Graticules Layer geoprocessing tool.

The Production Cartography toolbar

The Production Cartography toolbar contains grid and graticule management tools.

Production Cartography toolbar

The Grids and Graticules Designer

You can display the Grids and Graticules Designer window from the Production Cartography toolbar.

Grids and Graticules Designer window

You design new or modify existing grids from this window. Once you have finished your grid design, you can either save it to a *.xml file or create a grid and graticule layer by clicking the Create button.

You can reuse and redistribute grid *.xml files. Use the Make Grids and Graticules Layer tool to generate a grid and graticule layer from a grid *.xml file.

Right-clicking within the Grids and Graticules Designer window displays a shortcut (context) menu.

The following options are available on the shortcut menu:

Grids and graticules properties

Grids have properties to control their context and display. See Grid Properties for more information.


10/2/2010