# Repeated X Axis Values,

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**Category:** Ignition\
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**Created:** [December 30, 2024, 6:35am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/repeated-x-axis-values/100296 "2024-12-30T06:35:39Z")\
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You probably need to work with `xAxes.0.appearance.grid.minDistance` to get the effect you want. Have a read of Nick Minchin's reply on this topic. (It's about the y-axis grid so you'll need to convert to x-axis.)

> [@Perspecrive XY CHART Question](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspecrive-xy-chart-question/72550/6):
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> Setting it to 0.5 isn't going to produce 5 gridlines, even if there weren't smarts to work out how many will actually fit on the graph; you would get 100s of 1000s of gridlines (600k) If you want 5 gridlines dynamically, then you will need to: set the min/max y range statically (props.yAxes[x].value.range.min/max and set useStrict to true) set props.yAxes[x].appearance.grid.minDistance = expression binding: ({this.props.yAxes[x].value.range.max}-{this.props.yAxes[x].value.range.min})/5 whe…

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