Object Snap


Without having to know the exact coordinates, object snaps enable you to quickly locate points relative to existing objects such as center points of circles or midpoints of lines.

Use Running Object Snaps

Press F3 or click the OSNAP button on the Status Bar to turn on the running object snap. When it is turned on, you can use one or more object snaps repeatedly.

Right-click Osnap button on the Status Bar, you can open the Object Snaps tab of Drafting Settings dialog box, in which you can determine one or more running object snaps.

If more than one object snap is available at a given location, you can press TAB to cycle through the possibilities before specify the point.

 

Object Snap

 

Specify an Object Snaps

You can do one of the following to specify an object snap at a prompt for a point:

The object snap will only stay active just for the next point that you specify, when you indicate an object snap at a prompt.

Object Snap Tools

The Auto Snap settings can be modified on the Drafting tab in the Options dialog box. By default Auto Snap markers, tooltips and magnet are turned on.

 


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Article ID: 2494
Created: November 9, 2021
Last Updated: April 14, 2022
Author: GstarCAD MY /KW

Online URL: https://www.gstarcad.com.my/knowledge/article/object-snap-2494.html