Draft Snap: Difference between revisions

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Snapping means "gluing" your next 3d point onto an existing point. Snapping is available with most Draft and Arch tools, and can be enabled and disabled globally with the File:Snap Lock.png Draft ToggleSnap command. Each snap location below can also be enabled or disabled individually by clicking the corresponding button on the snap toolbar.

Available snap locations

File:Snap Midpoint.png Midpoint: the middle point of line and arc segments
File:Snap Perpendicular.png Perpendicular: on line and arc segments, perpendicularly to the latest point
File:Snap Grid.png Grid: the nodes of the Draft grid, if visible.
File:Snap Intersection.png Intersection: the intersection of 2 line or arc segments. Hover the mouse over the two desired bjects to activate their intersection snaps
File:Snap Parallel.png Parallel: on an imaginary line parallel to a line segment. Hover the mouse over the desired object to activate its parallel snap
File:Snap Endpoint.png Endpoint: the endpoints of line, arc and spline segments
File:Snap Angle.png Angle: the special cardinal points of circles and arcs, at 45° and 90°
File:Snap Center.png Center: the center point of arcs and circles
File:Snap Extension.png Extension: on an imaginary line that extends beyond the endpoints of line segments. Hover the mouse over the desired object to activate its extension snap
File:Snap Near.png Near: the closest point on the nearest object
File:Snap Ortho.png Ortho: on imaginary lines that cross the last point, and extend at 0°, 45° and 90°
File:Snap Dimensions.png Dimensions
File:Snap WorkingPlane.png Restrict to working plane: always places the snapped point on the current working plane, even if you snap to a point outside that working plane.

Options

File:Snap Lock.png Lock: turns snapping on/off globally
Certain additional snap locations can be obtained by combining 2 snap locations, such as ortho + extension, that will give you a snap point at the intersection of their imaginary lines.
Other, more complex snap locations can also be obtained by using constraining (by pressing SHIFT or X or Y or Z while drawing).
Pressing L while drawing locks the current angle of the line segment being drawn.
The maximum distance at which a point is snapped a snap location is specified in the preferences, and can also be changed on-the-fly by pressing [ or ] keys.

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-Snapping means "gluing" your next 3d point onto an existing point. Snapping is available with most [[Draft Module|Draft]] and [[Arch Module|Arch]] tools, and can be enabled and disabled globally with the [[#Options|Draft ToggleSnap]] command. Each snap location below can also be enabled or disabled individually by clicking the corresponding button on the snap toolbar.
+Snapping means "gluing" your next 3d point onto an existing point. Snapping is available with most [[Draft Module|Draft]] and [[Arch Module|Arch]] tools, and can be enabled and disabled globally with the [[Image:Snap_Lock.png|32px]] [[#Options|Draft ToggleSnap]] command. Each snap location below can also be enabled or disabled individually by clicking the corresponding button on the snap toolbar.
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-* [[Image:Snap_Midpoint.png|32px]] '''Midpoint''': the middle point of line and arc segments
+* [[Image:Snap_Midpoint.png|32px]] [[Draft_Midpoint|Midpoint]]: the middle point of line and arc segments
-* [[Image:Snap_Perpendicular.png|32px]] '''Perpendicular''': on line and arc segments, perpendicularly to the latest point
+* [[Image:Snap_Perpendicular.png|32px]] [[Draft_Perpendicular|Perpendicular]]: on line and arc segments, perpendicularly to the latest point
-* [[Image:Snap_Grid.png|32px]] '''Grid''': the nodes of the Draft grid, if visible.
+* [[Image:Snap_Grid.png|32px]] [[Draft_ToggleGrid|Grid]]: the nodes of the Draft grid, if visible.
-* [[Image:Snap_Intersection.png|32px]] '''Intersection''': the intersection of 2 line or arc segments. Hover the mouse over the two desired bjects to activate their intersection snaps
+* [[Image:Snap_Intersection.png|32px]] [[Draft_Intersection|Intersection]]: the intersection of 2 line or arc segments. Hover the mouse over the two desired bjects to activate their intersection snaps
-* [[Image:Snap_Parallel.png|32px]] '''Parallel''': on an imaginary line parallel to a line segment. Hover the mouse over the desired object to activate its parallel snap
+* [[Image:Snap_Parallel.png|32px]] [[Draft_Parallel|Parallel]]: on an imaginary line parallel to a line segment. Hover the mouse over the desired object to activate its parallel snap
-* [[Image:Snap_Endpoint.png|32px]] '''Endpoint''': the endpoints of line, arc and spline segments
+* [[Image:Snap_Endpoint.png|32px]] [[Draft_Endpoint|Endpoint]]: the endpoints of line, arc and spline segments
-* [[Image:Snap_Angle.png|32px]] '''Angle''': the special cardinal points of circles and arcs, at 45° and 90°
+* [[Image:Snap_Angle.png|32px]] [[Draft_Angle|Angle]]: the special cardinal points of circles and arcs, at 45° and 90°
-* [[Image:Snap_Center.png|32px]] '''Center''': the center point of arcs and circles
+* [[Image:Snap_Center.png|32px]] [[Draft_Center|Center]]: the center point of arcs and circles
-* [[Image:Snap_Extension.png|32px]] '''Extension''': on an imaginary line that extends beyond the endpoints of line segments. Hover the mouse over the desired object to activate its extension snap
+* [[Image:Snap_Extension.png|32px]] [[Draft_Extension|Extension]]: on an imaginary line that extends beyond the endpoints of line segments. Hover the mouse over the desired object to activate its extension snap
-* [[Image:Snap_Near.png|32px]] '''Near''': the closest point on the nearest object
+* [[Image:Snap_Near.png|32px]] [[Draft_Near|Near]]: the closest point on the nearest object
-* [[Image:Snap_Ortho.png|32px]] '''Ortho''': on imaginary lines that cross the last point, and extend at 0°, 45° and 90°
+* [[Image:Snap_Ortho.png|32px]] [[Draft_Ortho|Ortho]]: on imaginary lines that cross the last point, and extend at 0°, 45° and 90°
-* [[Image:Snap_Dimensions.png|32px]]
+* [[Image:Snap_Dimensions.png|32px]] [[Draft_Dimensions|Dimensions]]
-* [[Image:Snap_WorkingPlane.png|32px]] '''Restrict to working plane''': always places the snapped point on the current [[Draft SelectPlane|working plane]], even if you snap to a point outside that working plane.
+* [[Image:Snap_WorkingPlane.png|32px]] [[Draft_WorkingPlane|Restrict to working plane]]: always places the snapped point on the current [[Draft SelectPlane|working plane]], even if you snap to a point outside that working plane.
 ==Options== <!--T:4-->
-* [[Image:Snap_Lock.png|32px]] '''Lock''': turns snapping on/off globally
+* [[Image:Snap_Lock.png|32px]] [[Draft ToggleSnap|Lock]]: turns snapping on/off globally
 * Certain additional snap locations can be obtained by combining 2 snap locations, such as ortho + extension, that will give you a snap point at the intersection of their imaginary lines.
 * Other, more complex snap locations can also be obtained by using [[Draft Constrain|constraining]] (by pressing {{KEY|SHIFT}} or {{KEY|X}} or {{KEY|Y}} or {{KEY|Z}} while drawing).