diff --git a/src/Mod/BIM/bimcommands/BimSketch.py b/src/Mod/BIM/bimcommands/BimSketch.py
index 101a81d400..e3c4129815 100644
--- a/src/Mod/BIM/bimcommands/BimSketch.py
+++ b/src/Mod/BIM/bimcommands/BimSketch.py
@@ -48,25 +48,25 @@ class BIM_Sketch:
     def Activated(self):
         import WorkingPlane
         from draftutils import params
+        from draftutils import utils
+        from FreeCAD import Units
 
-        issnap = False
-        if hasattr(FreeCAD, "DraftWorkingPlane"):
-            FreeCAD.DraftWorkingPlane.setup()
-        if hasattr(FreeCADGui, "Snapper"):
-            FreeCADGui.Snapper.setGrid()
-            issnap = FreeCADGui.Snapper.isEnabled("Grid")
+        wp = WorkingPlane.get_working_plane()  # also updates the grid
         sk = FreeCAD.ActiveDocument.addObject("Sketcher::SketchObject", "Sketch")
-        if issnap and hasattr(sk.ViewObject, "GridSnap"):
-            s = FreeCAD.ParamGet("User parameter:BaseApp/Preferences/Mod/Draft").GetInt(
-                "gridSize", 100
-            )
-            sk.ViewObject.GridSize = s
-            sk.ViewObject.GridSnap = True
+        sk.Placement = wp.get_placement()
         sk.MapMode = "Deactivated"
-        sk.ViewObject.LineColor = params.get_param_view("DefaultShapeLineColor")
-        sk.ViewObject.PointColor = params.get_param_view("DefaultShapeLineColor")
+
         sk.ViewObject.LineWidth = params.get_param_view("DefaultShapeLineWidth")
-        sk.Placement = WorkingPlane.get_working_plane().get_placement()
+        sk.ViewObject.PointSize = params.get_param_view("DefaultShapePointSize")
+        sk.ViewObject.AutoColor = False
+        sk.ViewObject.LineColor = params.get_param_view("DefaultShapeLineColor")
+        sk.ViewObject.PointColor = params.get_param_view("DefaultShapeVertexColor")
+        sk.ViewObject.ShapeAppearance = [utils.get_view_material()]
+
+        if getattr(FreeCADGui, "Snapper", None) and FreeCADGui.Snapper.grid.Visible:
+            sk.ViewObject.GridSize = Units.Quantity(params.get_param("gridSpacing"))
+            sk.ViewObject.ShowGrid = True
+
         FreeCADGui.ActiveDocument.setEdit(sk.Name)
         FreeCADGui.activateWorkbench("SketcherWorkbench")