User`s guide
Table Of Contents
- Introduction
- Chapter 1: Taking the AutoCAD Tour
- Chapter 2: Creating Basic Drawings
- Chapter 3: Manipulating Objects
- Lesson: Selecting Objects in the Drawing
- Lesson: Changing an Object's Position
- Lesson: Creating New Objects from Existing Objects
- Lesson: Changing the Angle of an Object's Position
- Lesson: Creating a Mirror Image of Existing Objects
- Lesson: Creating Object Patterns
- Lesson: Changing an Object's Size
- Challenge Exercise: Grips
- Challenge Exercise: Architectural
- Challenge Exercise: Mechanical
- Chapter Summary
- Chapter 4: Drawing Organization and Inquiry Commands
- Chapter 5: Altering Objects
- Lesson: Trimming and Extending Objects to Defined Boundaries
- Lesson: Creating Parallel and Offset Geometry
- Lesson: Joining Objects
- Lesson: Breaking an Object into Two Objects
- Lesson: Applying a Radius Corner to Two Objects
- Lesson: Creating an Angled Corner Between Two Objects
- Lesson: Changing Part of an Object's Shape
- Challenge Exercise: Architectural
- Challenge Exercise: Mechanical
- Chapter Summary
128 ■ Chapter 2: Creating Basic Drawings
Lesson: Using Object Snap Tracking
In this lesson, you learn what object snap tracking is and how it can assist you in creating geometry.
When you have completed the lesson, you will be able to describe and use object snap tracking to
position geometry.
Object snap tracking is the most efficient way to locate a point using your existing objects as
reference.
In the following image, object snap tracking is used to quickly locate the center of the rectangle.
Objectives
After completing this lesson, you will be able to:
■ Describe object snap tracking.
■ Use object snap tracking to position geometry.