[Qgis-user] Fwd: Local Grid Layout in QGIS

[Andre Joost]

Am 31.10.2016 um 14:33 schrieb Christian Yrrman:
> Hi Grant,
>
> not sure if this is what you want, but there's the ftools plugin:
> http://docs.qgis.org/2.14/en/docs/user_manual/plugins/plugins_ftools.html
>
> with it come the "research tools" with which you can define vector grids
> (not rotated though afaict):
> "Vector grid - Generate a line or polygon grid based on user-specified grid
> spacing."
>

The ftools plugin has been replaced by some processing algorithms since 
QGIS 2.16. The functions are still available in the vector menu, but 
lacking the needed rotation. The MMQGIS plugin offers a similar tool.

As a workaround, you can create a local omerc projection, as mentioned 
in 
<http://gis.stackexchange.com/questions/83861/using-customized-coordinate-system-for-archaeological-site-data>

HTH,
André Joost