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Posted by: MarcAFK
« on: February 02, 2016, 09:13:27 AM »

I use the old eyeball protractor.
Posted by: db48x
« on: February 02, 2016, 08:26:23 AM »

A higher number means a smaller grid spacing, so use a low number to get them lined up.

No, the number is the size of the grid, the distance between two properly lined-up systems.

I agree that it's a bit tedious though. It works by just rounding down the coordinates to the next grid point, which makes it easy to misplace a system and have it collapse down to the same position as a previous system. Always place the system above and to the left of the grid position where you want it to go and the line-up button will put it in the right spot.
Posted by: 83athom
« on: February 02, 2016, 07:16:16 AM »

A higher number means a smaller grid spacing, so use a low number to get them lined up. I usually don't bother with aligning to an evenly spaced grid, but I might try it in v7.2. I would also love a toggle for "show grid" was available on the galaxy map, and it would display the grid of the current size selected.
Posted by: Rich.h
« on: February 02, 2016, 06:44:43 AM »

I'm wondering exactly how folk go about getting their galaxy maps to line up neatly? I know we have the save positions and the grid size part of the map, but I am not quite sure exactly how grid size and line up functions? Do folks simply endure an unpleasant task of manually moving every system to fit inside an imaginary square/hex grid? Or is there a way of using grid size and line up to do this for you?