Parts not snapping to grid

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I’ve done a search on this, and I am assuming it a me issue vs a software issue but I can’t get it to work.

I have parts as they get dumped out from Update PCB, with arbitrary locations that don’t match the grid. I am using a metric grid to make building the case easier using human readable numbers.

I am 100% sure that in the past when I drag items, they would snap to the grid. At the moment whilst parts are moving in increments of the grid they don’t snap to them.

Searching says to check 2 settings:

  • Common - Warp mouse to origin of move object (Enabled, but disabled doesn’t seem to change anything)
  • PCB Editor - Display Settings - Snap to grid (Always)

I am using 7.0.8 on macOS

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This is where you make an interpretation fault:

If you can move a pad (item) with grid increments, then grid snapping works, and it is not a grid issue.

You probably want to move a pad (item) from “off grid” to “on grid”. To do this, first snap to your item (pad), and then drag it until it snaps to a grid point. I assume that the magnetic points are set wrong, so you can’t snap to your pad in the first place. Have a look at (and experiment with, (just looking does not help) PCB Editor / Preferences / Preferences / PCB Editor / Editing Options / Magnetic Points

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