Distance Snapping

When snap to distance snapping is on, the SmartCursor finds points at a selected distance along a straight or curved line, polygon edges, wall edges, and other linear objects.

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To set the snap distance:

  1. Select Tools > SmartCursor Settings, or double-click the Snap to Distance tool in the Snapping palette.

  2. The SmartCursor Settings dialog box opens. From the Distance tab, specify the distance snap settings.

  3. Set the distance using a fraction, percentage, or a dimensional distance. Select Multiple Divisions to repeat snap points along a line. For example, the SmartCursor can snap every quarter inch, or every 1/8 of the length of the line.

  4. The SmartCursor measures from each endpoint to the center of the line. If a line is 10 units long and the distance is set to 6 units, the distance will not be found at all, since it is longer than half a line. Similarly, any fraction greater than 1/2 the length of the object or less than 0 cannot be used.

  5. Click OK to set the Snap to Distance options.

  6. To activate distance snapping, click the Snap to Distance tool from the Snapping palette.

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SmartCursor Cues

Setting Snapping Parameters

Drawing with Snapping

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