Clearing Grids allows you to create grids in a map that meet your size and labeling specifications. These grids can be used to divide a particular geography in ways that are meaningful to you and allow for clear communication with others.
To create a grid, complete the following steps:
- On the ribbon, click the tab where you added the Clearing Grids tools, and click Open Clearing Grids
. - In the Draw Grids group, in the Select Grid Area section, do one of the following to set the grid extent:
- Check the Use Existing Layer check box and choose a layer from the drop-down list to match the grid extent to a polygon layer in the map.
- Click the Draw Grid Rectangle tool
to draw the grid extent on the map. Click once to begin drawing the grid extent and click again to finish it.
- From the Grid Type drop-down list, select the type of grid to create.
- MGRS creates a grid that aligns to the MGRS gridlines in your area. Lines of the grid are labeled according to the MGRS coordinates in your area.
- MGRS with Reference creates a grid that aligns to the MGRS gridlines in your area. Lines of the grid are labeled according to the MGRS coordinates in your area. Rows of the grid are labeled with numeric values and columns of the grid are labeled with alpha values.
- Reference creates a grid on your map that is not based on any coordinate system. Rows of the grid are labeled with numeric values and columns of the grid are labeled with alpha values.
- From the Cell Size drop-down list, select the size of the cells that make up the grid.
- Optionally, you can customize the appearance of the output grids by doing one of the following:
- Setting the Clearing Grids options.
- Importing a Clearing Grids options configuration file.
- On the ribbon, in the Draw Grids group,
click Create Grid.
The Create Grid dialog box appears.
- Optionally, enter a name in the Grid Name input box.
- Click OK.