# \[Solved\] Lower step size (position of the trace bend points )

**URL:** <https://forum.fritzing.org/t/solved-lower-step-size-position-of-the-trace-bend-points/10120>\
**Category:** beginners\
**Created:** [June 20, 2020, 8:07am UTC](https://forum.fritzing.org/t/solved-lower-step-size-position-of-the-trace-bend-points/10120 "2020-06-20T08:07:56Z")\
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**Author:** ![1984bryan](https://forum.fritzing.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/1/fbc32d/32.png) [@1984bryan](https://forum.fritzing.org/u/1984bryan)\
**Post date:** [June 20, 2020, 8:07am UTC](https://forum.fritzing.org/t/solved-lower-step-size-position-of-the-trace-bend-points/10120/1 "2020-06-20T08:07:56Z")

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Hello,

\*would like to decrease size of the “step” when drawing wires, or moving components.  
for exemple, I am making a break out for a SSOP 48, but I can’t do it with current setting:

 ![image](https://forum.fritzing.org/uploads/default/original/2X/8/826fb37740acef663fa3eaa7c390b55633dc9e2c.png)

thank you

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**Author:** ![Old\_Grey](https://forum.fritzing.org/user_avatar/forum.fritzing.org/old_grey/32/973_2.png) [@Old\_Grey](https://forum.fritzing.org/u/Old_Grey)\
**Post date:** [June 20, 2020, 9:53am UTC](https://forum.fritzing.org/t/solved-lower-step-size-position-of-the-trace-bend-points/10120/2 "2020-06-20T09:53:03Z")

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If you’re talking about traces, just select the trace and punch any number up to 128 in Inspector.  
You can do the same with “select all traces” and change the Inspector trace width for all of them at once.

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**Author:** ![1984bryan](https://forum.fritzing.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/1/fbc32d/32.png) [@1984bryan](https://forum.fritzing.org/u/1984bryan)\
**Post date:** [June 20, 2020, 10:58am UTC](https://forum.fritzing.org/t/solved-lower-step-size-position-of-the-trace-bend-points/10120/3 "2020-06-20T10:58:52Z")

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there is no number in the inspector for wire

 ![image](https://forum.fritzing.org/uploads/default/original/2X/f/f178ecc5618d13f92d660f5a68a414e5a98ad346.jpeg)

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**Author:** ![Old\_Grey](https://forum.fritzing.org/user_avatar/forum.fritzing.org/old_grey/32/973_2.png) [@Old\_Grey](https://forum.fritzing.org/u/Old_Grey)\
**Post date:** [June 20, 2020, 12:54pm UTC](https://forum.fritzing.org/t/solved-lower-step-size-position-of-the-trace-bend-points/10120/4 "2020-06-20T12:54:39Z")

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In English it’s the white box called width, yours looks like largeur - can’t read your pic -. Select the text and punch in a number.

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**Author:** ![microMerlin](https://forum.fritzing.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/76d3ee/32.png) [@microMerlin](https://forum.fritzing.org/u/microMerlin)\
**Post date:** [June 20, 2020, 1:57pm UTC](https://forum.fritzing.org/t/solved-lower-step-size-position-of-the-trace-bend-points/10120/5 "2020-06-20T13:57:43Z")

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Did you maybe mean where (how close) the position of the trace bend points go? That is contolled by settings on the View menu. “Align to Grid”, and “Set Grid Size…”. Turning off Align to grid gives complete/smooth position change. Reduce the grid size from 0.1 (the default) to 0.01change makes the “steps” 10 time smaller. For this example, I set the grid size to 0.002

 ![gridsize](https://forum.fritzing.org/uploads/default/original/2X/6/68d312ce0c2f679498b6232cd128d721bfa22204.png)

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**Author:** ![Old\_Grey](https://forum.fritzing.org/user_avatar/forum.fritzing.org/old_grey/32/973_2.png) [@Old\_Grey](https://forum.fritzing.org/u/Old_Grey)\
**Post date:** [June 20, 2020, 2:32pm UTC](https://forum.fritzing.org/t/solved-lower-step-size-position-of-the-trace-bend-points/10120/6 "2020-06-20T14:32:19Z")

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Ah, grid! Now it makes sense.

I thought he was talking about the track widths in the drop down box being stepped too far apart 😊

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**Author:** ![1984bryan](https://forum.fritzing.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/1/fbc32d/32.png) [@1984bryan](https://forum.fritzing.org/u/1984bryan)\
**Post date:** [June 20, 2020, 2:59pm UTC](https://forum.fritzing.org/t/solved-lower-step-size-position-of-the-trace-bend-points/10120/7 "2020-06-20T14:59:40Z")

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thanks a lot, that is what I wanted, I have been searching in the edition, setting etc menus, but view is not what I thaugh  
I prepared a picture to explain, I put it if it can help someone understand

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**Author:** ![1984bryan](https://forum.fritzing.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/1/fbc32d/32.png) [@1984bryan](https://forum.fritzing.org/u/1984bryan)\
**Post date:** [June 20, 2020, 5:08pm UTC](https://forum.fritzing.org/t/solved-lower-step-size-position-of-the-trace-bend-points/10120/9 "2020-06-20T17:08:23Z")

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