# Layout View Settings

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To open the Layout View window, follow the instructions under [Add windows](/grandma3/2-3/wvm_add_window/).

In the Add Window pop-up:

1. Tap Tools. 
2. Tap Layout Viewer.

![](/img/grandma3/2-3/window_layout-viewer_1-9-cd4eae.png)

Layout View window

## Open Layout View Settings

- To open the Layout View Settings, tap  in the upper left corner of the layout window.

The Layout View Settings pop-up opens. 

![](/img/grandma3/2-3/windows_layout_viewer_settings_v2-1-f23ddb.png)

Layout View Settings pop-up

This is a description of each button in the layout view settings.

### Display Tab

- **Layout**:\
  Link selected, select an existing layout or create a new one. 

- **Setup:**

- **Layer**:\
  Select the layer readout between **DMX**, **Value**, or **Output**.

- **Lasso Filter:\
**Specifies which type of layout element will be selected when a lasso selection is made.

  - **All**: All layout elements will be selected.
  - **Fixtures**: Only fixtures will be selected.
  - **Others**: Everything but fixtures will be selected.

- **Show Selection:**\
  Displays the selected fixtures by a yellow frame in the layout view or not. Show Selection is not available in the Setup mode.

- **Right Click To Edit**:\
  When this button is toggled on, it will allow editing of objects assigned to layout elements by right-clicking or using the two-finger edit gesture.\
  Toggle this button off to disable the right-click and two-finger edit gesture to prevent accidental editing of objects.

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| ![](/img/grandma3/2-3/tip_gray-269535.png) | **Hint:**                                                                                                    |
|                                            | To edit an object when this button is toggled off, press Edit and tap the assigned object you wish to edit.  |

- **Lock Position**:\
  Toggle on to protect the layout arrangement.

- **Selection Mode:\
**This defines how the fixtures are selected and positioned in the [Selection Grid](/grandma3/2-3/operate_selection/). The selection mode has two different options:

  - **2D Grid**: Using the lasso selection adds them as a two-dimensional selection to the Selection Grid.
  - **Linearize: **The selection is linearized to only the X-axis of the Selection Grid. 

* **Auto Fit**:\
  Toggle on to fit elements according to the window size.

* **Canvas Fit Mode**:\
  There are 3 fit modes, **Bar** will fit the entire canvas, **Crop** fits the canvas to its total width, and **Stretch** fits the canvas to its total height.

* **Fit Type**:\
  Toggle to fit the **Elements**, the **Canvas**, or **Both**.

* **Snap To Grid**:\
  Toggle on for objects to snap to the grid when in setup mode.

* **Snap Grid**:\
  Tap to open the calculator, then enter a snap value between 1 and 14 000 pixels.\
  Make this number smaller to be as precise as possible when moving elements in the layout view.

* **Visible Grid**:\
  Tap to open the calculator, then enter a value for the visible grid size.

* **Grid Color**:\
  Use the edit grid color popup to create the desired grid color.

* **Grid Style**:\
  Select the grid style between **Off**, **Lines**, or **Dots**.

* **Scale**:\
  When Auto Fit is off, the fader can scale the layout.

* **Show Title Bar:**

### Mask Tab

- **Filter**:

## Layout View Title Bar

- **![](/img/grandma3/2-3/icon_selection-grid_15_v1-9-2ee8fe.png):**\
  Transfers the currently selected arrangement of fixture positions in the layout to the Selection Grid.
- **Zoom to fit**:\
  Tap to zoom out to see the entire canvas.

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| ![](/img/grandma3/2-3/tip_gray-269535.png) | **Hint:**                                                                          |
|                                            | If no values are set for Dimension H and Dimension W, Zoom to fit is unavailable.  |