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<title>GrADS Command: set grid</title>
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<h2><b>set grid</b></h2>
<p>
<code>set grid <i>status <linestyle> <color#></i></code>
<p>
Specifies the characteristics of the displayed grid lines. Default is to draw
horizontal and vertical grid lines with color number 15 (grey) and linestyle 5 (dotted).
<p>
Options for <code><i>status</i></code> are:
<ul>
<code>on </code>
- both latitude and longitude lines are drawn<br>
<code>off </code>
- no grid lines lines are drawn<br>
<code>horizontal </code>
- only latitude grid lines are drawn<br>
<code>vertical </code>
- only longigude grid lines are drawn<br>
</ul>
<p>
Options for <code><i>linestyle</i></code> are:
<ul>
<code>1 </code>- solid <br>
<code>2 </code>- long dash <br>
<code>3 </code>- short dash <br>
<code>4 </code>- long dash, short dash <br>
<code>5 </code>- dotted <br>
<code>6 </code>- dot dash <br>
<code>7 </code>- dot dot dash <br>
</ul>
<p>
<code><i>color#</i></code> may be one of the <a href="16colors.html">16 GrADS default colors</a>
or a new color defined with <a href="gradcomdsetrgb.html"><code>set rgb</code></a>.
<p>
<h3>Usage Notes</h3>
<ol>
<li>Changes to the grid display characteristics 'stick' until reset by a new
execution of <code>set grid</code>.
<p>
<li>You cannot specify a <code><i>color#</i></code> without also specifying
a <code><i>linestyle</i></code>.
<p>
<li>Grid lines are aligned with the labeled tick marks on the X and Y
axes. GrADS chooses appropriate defaults for spacing of the labeled
tick marks, but these defaults may be overridden by the commands <a
href="gradcomdsetxaxis.html">set xaxis</a>, <a
href="gradcomdsetyaxis.html">set yaxis</a>, <a
href="gradcomdsetxlint.html">set xlint</a>, <a
href="gradcomdsetylint.html">set ylint</a>, <a
href="gradcomdsetxlevs.html">set xlevs</a>, and <a
href="gradcomdsetylevs.html">set ylevs</a>. Please consult these
reference pages for more information.
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<p>
<h3>Examples </h3>
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