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Define the perspective grid

Before displaying the perspective grid, you can define how the grid should appear.

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Turn to page 2. In the Page Size Magnification text box, type 39 and press Enter (Windows) or Return (Macintosh).

2

In the Layers panel, lock the Tomb Walls layer.

3

Choose View > Perspective Grid > Define Grids.

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In the Define Grids dialog box, double-click Grid 1 and type Wall to rename the grid.

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Verify that Vanishing Point is set to 1.

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In the Grid Cell Size text box, type 100, and click OK.

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Still on page 2, choose View > Perspective Grid > Show.

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In the Tools panel, select the Perspective tool.

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Position the Perspective tool pointer on the horizon line, which is the top border of the horizontal grid, and drag the horizon up to the horizontal guide line supplied for you.

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Drag the vanishing point to the right until the vertical lines align with the vertical guide.

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Drag the horizontal grid line at the bottom of the perspective grid down to meet the horizontal guide below page 2.