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and the previously ac tive snap types are active
again.
To use Sna p Overr ide dur ing a drag operation:
1.
Left-click, press SHIFT, and then right-click to
display the menu.
2. Release the left mouse button, and then
left-click to select the snap you want.
3. Release the SHIFT key, right-click, and
continue the drag operation (the geometr y
remains locked to the mouse).
4. Left-click to complete the operation.
Inter face
In addition to the avai lable snap types, the snap
quad menu contains these items:
Options quadrant—Lets you set the following
options:
• Grid and Snap Sett ings: Toggles display of the
Grid And Snap Settings dialog.
• Snaps To Frozen Objects: Tu rn this on to
enable snapping to frozen object s. D efault=off.
• Snaps Use Axis Constr aints: Tur n this on
to use the current transform constraints. For
example, if you’re moving a vertex with Restrict
To XY Plane on and want to snap the vertex to
a point removed on the Z axis, turn this off, if
necessar y. Default=off.
None—Turnsoffallsnaptypesforthenextmouse
action. (This item is unavailable if the Snap Toggle
is off.)
[la st ]—Displaysthelastsnapoverridetypeyou
chose, letting you easily reuse that type.
Snap Options
Customize menu > Grid and Snap Settings > Grid an d
Snap Settings dialog > Options panel
Status bar > Right-click 3D Snap To ggle > Grid and Snap
Settings dialog > Options p ane l
The Snap Options tab of the Grid and Snap
Settings dialog lets you set options related to
snapping.
Procedures
To set sna p options:
1.
Choose Customize menu > Grid And Snap
Settings.
2. Click the Options tab.
3. Set the options as desired.
Exa mple: To use Snap Pr eview:
The Snap Preview Radius setting lets you preview
a snap before it actually happens. The Snap Radius
setting determines when actual snapping occurs,
providing the same functionality as Snap Strength
in previous versions.
This procedure also demonstrates how to cycle
through available snap/preview points with the
keyboard shortcut.
1. Reset the software, and then maximize the
Perspective viewport.
To maximize the Perspective viewport, make
sure it’s active (yellow border), and then press
ALT+W.
2. Zoom in a bit so the grid squares are relatively
large.
Snap and Snap Preview measure in pixels, so if
the grid points are relatively far apart, it’s easy
to see the difference between Snap Preview and
Snap.