Grid shelf tool

Creates a plane.

Placing a Grid in the viewer ¶

To...	Do this
Place the grid anywhere in the scene	Click the Grid tool on the Create tab. Move the cursor into the scene view. Note You can hold `Alt` to detach the grid from the construction plane. Click `LMB` to place the grid anywhere in the scene view. If you press `Enter` without clicking, Houdini places the grid at the origin.
Place the grid at the origin	Press `⌃ Ctrl` + `LMB` on the Grid tool on the shelf.

Note

The grid can be moved once it is placed by either dragging it in the scene view or changing the values in the parameter editor.

There are special handles available at the geometry level for the grid object that allow you to scale it.

Move to the geometry level by double clicking LMB the grid node in the network editor or by clicking the Jump to Operator button on the operation controls toolbar.
Drag the handles to enlarge or shrink the grid.

For specific parameter help see the Grid node help.