Graphics with grid lines

Question

With the following example code

Graphics[
  {
    Line[{{0, 0}, {6, 6}}]
  }, ImageSize -> {500, 500}, Frame -> True
]

I get:

How can I produce grid lines vertically and horizontally each 0.5 steps. The small tick marks should be 0.5 apart and the large 1.

How can that be done in the Graphics environment?

Do you want to create GridLines or Ticks? Either way, documentation answers your question, right? — Kuba, Jun 06 '16 at 12:10
@Kuba: both, small ticks should be each 0.5 steps, large ticks each 1 step, and the grid lines should be at both axes each 0.5 steps. — mrz, Jun 06 '16 at 12:17

score 2 · Accepted Answer · answered Jun 06 '16 at 12:21

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myRange = Range[0, 6, 0.5]

{0., 0.5, 1., 1.5, 2., 2.5, 3., 3.5, 4., 4.5, 5., 5.5, 6.}

Graphics[{Line[{{0, 0}, {6, 6}}]}, Frame -> True, GridLines -> {myRange, myRange}]

And directly from the documentation:

grids[min_, max_] := 
Join[Range[Ceiling[min], Floor[max]], 
Table[{j + .5, Dashed}, {j, Round[min], Round[max - 1], 1}]]

Graphics[{Line[{{0, 0}, {6, 6}}]}, Frame -> True, GridLines -> {grids, grids}]

answered Jun 06 '16 at 12:21

how do you set the small ticks each 0.5 steps? – mrz Jun 06 '16 at 12:23
1

@mrz, see How to increase the number of minor ticks in a plot? all else is automatic. – Jun 06 '16 at 12:33

Graphics with grid lines

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