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Table Of Contents
- Contents
- Chapter 1 - Find the Information You Need
- Part 1 - The User Interface
- Part 2 - Start, Organize, and Save a Drawing
- Part 3 - Control the Drawing Views
- Part 4 - Create and Modify Objects
- Chapter 14 - Control the Properties of Objects
- Chapter 15 - Use Precision Tools
- Chapter 16 - Draw Geometric Objects
- Chapter 17 - Change Existing Objects
- Part 5 - Hatches, Notes, and Dimensions
- Chapter 18 - Hatches, Fills, and Wipeouts
- Chapter 19 - Notes and Labels
- Chapter 20 - Dimensions and Tolerances
- Part 6 - Create Layouts and Plot Drawings
- Chapter 21 - Create Layouts
- Chapter 22 - Plot Drawings
- Part 7 - Share Data Between Drawings and Applications
- Chapter 23 - Reference Other Drawing Files (Xrefs)
- Chapter 24 - Link and Embed Data (OLE)
- Chapter 25 - Work with Data in Other Formats
- Chapter 26 - Access External Databases
- Overview of Using AutoCAD with External Databases
- Access a Database from Within AutoCAD
- Link Database Records to Graphical Objects
- Use Labels to Display Database Information in the Drawing
- Use Queries to Filter Database Information
- Share Link and Label Templates and Queries with Other Users
- Work with Links in Files from Earlier Releases
- Part 8 - Work with Other People and Organizations
- Chapter 27 - Protect and Sign Drawings
- Chapter 28 - Use the Internet to Share Drawings
- Chapter 29 - Insert and View Markups
- Chapter 30 - Publish Drawing Sets
- Part 9 - Create Realistic Images and Graphics
- Glossary
- Index
Snap to Locations on Objects (Object Snaps) | 235
Use Running Object Snaps
If you need to use the same object snap repeatedly, you can set it as a running
object snap, which means it stays on until you turn it off. For example, you
might set Center as a running object snap if you need to connect the centers
of a series of circles with a line. As with single object snaps, the aperture, or
target box, indicates that an object snap is on and identifies the selection
area. You can change the size of the target box.
When you turn on multiple running object snaps, AutoCAD uses the object
snap most appropriate to the object you select. If two potential snap points
fall within the selection area, AutoCAD snaps to the eligible point closest to
the center of the target box.
Note If several running object snaps are on, you need to check which one is in
effect when you specify a point. If more than one object snap is eligible at a given
location, press the
TAB key to cycle through the possibilities before you specify
the point.
Object Snap Restrictions
Most of the object snaps that are described here affect only objects visible on
the screen, including objects on locked layers, layout viewport boundaries,
and polyline segments. You cannot snap to objects that are not visible, such
as objects that are not displayed, objects on turned-off or frozen layers, or the
blank portions of dashed lines.
Object snaps work only when AutoCAD prompts for a point. If you try to use
an object snap at the Command prompt, AutoCAD displays an error
message.
To snap to a geometric point on an object
1 At the prompt for a point, hold down
SHIFT and right-click in the drawing
area. Then choose the object snap you want to use.
2 Move your cursor over the desired snap location.
If AutoSnap is on, your cursor automatically locks onto the snap location
you selected, and a marker and tooltip indicates the snap point.
3 Select an object.
The cursor snaps to the eligible location closest to your selection. Press
SHIFT and right-click (for object snap menu).