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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
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The snap base point is the offset from a specified X,Y value from which snap
points are measured. The default snap base point is 0,0, but it can be changed
to any X,Y coordinate value to adjust snap points.
For example, if X and Y spacing are set to 0.5, and X and Y base points are set
to 0,0, the snap points along the X and Y axes are 0, .50, 1.0, and so on.
Changing the X snap base point to 0.1 and the Y snap base point to 0.2
causes the snap points along the X axis to shift to 0.1, 0.60, 1.1, and so on,
and the snap points along the Y axis to shift to 0.2, 0.7, 1.2, and so on. Shift-
ing the snap base point may be necessary to align a hatch pattern.
See Also
“Set Isometric Grid and Snap” on page 1658
To display a grid and set grid spacing
1 From the Tools menu, choose Drafting Settings.
2 In the Drafting Settings dialog box, Snap & Grid tab, select Grid On to
display the grid.
3 Under Snap Type and Style, make sure Grid Snap and Rectangular Snap are
selected.
4 For grid X Spacing, enter the horizontal grid spacing in units.
5 To use the same value for vertical grid spacing, press
ENTER. Otherwise,
enter a new value for grid Y Spacing.
6 Choose OK.
Although the grid dots do not necessarily correspond to the current snap
interval, they do reflect the current snap angle and isometric snap and
grid settings.
Command line
DSETTINGS
To turn on Snap mode and set snap spacing
1 From the Tools menu, choose Drafting Settings.
2 In the Drafting Settings dialog box, Snap & Grid tab, select Snap On.
3 Under Snap Type and Style, make sure Grid Snap and Rectangular Snap are
selected.
4 In Snap Type & Style, select Grid Snap.
5 In the Grid X Spacing box, enter the horizontal snap spacing value in
units.