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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-GB link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72"><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>I can’t seem to be able to add a custom CRS that shows correctly, using version 2.12.1-Lyon on Windows.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Initially I tried a local grid, which didn’t work. So I copied and pasted several parameters <i>exactly</i> and tried those and still they didn’t work. For example, I used OSGB 1936 / British National Grid:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>(+proj=tmerc +lat_0=49 +lon_0=-2 +k=0.9996012717 +x_0=400000 +y_0=-100000 +ellps=airy +towgs84=446.448,-125.157,542.06,0.15,0.247,0.842,-20.489 +units=m +no_defs).<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>When this is applied, the grid is aligned exactly vertically and horizontally, which clearly shouldn’t be (using a project CRS of EPSG:3857 these grids should be dipping slightly to the east in the area I am mapping). Also the grid references are showing completely incorrect numbers. If I copied and pasted a known set of parameters I can’t understand why this custom grid isn’t showing exactly the same as the one I copied..<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>UPDATE: I’ve tried it both on Windows and Linux Mint 17.3 and still no luck<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Any help would be appreciated as I really can’t work this out! Thanks.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>