SmartCursor cues

The following table lists the individual cues that the SmartCursor uses along with a description of each. In many cases, two cues are used together to indicate that two snaps have been activated. For example, the cue ‘Align H/Angle’ means that the point located is both aligned horizontally to the indicated smart point and also snapping to an angle.

Some cues display when a first point has already been found, and a second point is being sought. These two points form a line called the feedback segment. This segment forms an angle and length which the SmartCursor uses for some of its snaps.

When other snap points are nearby, an icon displays to the left of the SmartCursor cue text to alert you. Zoom in or use the snap loupe for a close enough view to select the desired snap point.

For a line, the feedback segment is the same as the line being drawn. However, for other objects, the interactive image does not lie on the feedback segment. The SmartCursor works on the feedback segment created from the first to the second points (for polygons, from the previous point to the current point).

Cue

Description

Snap to Angle

 

Alt

Feedback segment is parallel to the alternative coordinate system angle

Alt 90°

Feedback segment is perpendicular to the alternative coordinate system angle

Delta angle

Feedback segment is at the specified snap angle from the rotated grid

Horizontal

Feedback segment is horizontal

Parallel

Feedback segment is parallel to an object

Perpendicular

Feedback segment is perpendicular to an object

Plan Rotation

(Design Suite required)

Feedback segment is aligned to the rotated plan angle

Symmetric

Feedback segment is sketching out a square or circle

Vertical

Feedback segment is vertical

X

Feedback segment is aligned with the X axis

Y

Feedback segment is aligned with the Y axis

Z

Feedback segment is aligned with the Z axis, or point is aligned to a smart point in the direction of the Z axis

X’

Feedback segment is aligned with the X axis of the rotated grid

Y’

Feedback segment is aligned with the Y axis of the rotated grid

Z’

Feedback segment is aligned with the Z axis of the rotated grid, or point is aligned to a smart point in the direction of the Z axis of the rotated grid

Smart Point

 

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Extension line used for all smart point cues except Datum

Align

Feedback segment is perpendicular to a segment from the cursor to a smart point

Align H

Point is aligned horizontally with a smart point

Align V

Point is aligned vertically with a smart point

Align X

Point is aligned with the X coordinate of a smart point

Align Y

Point is aligned with the Y coordinate of a smart point

Align Z

Point is aligned with the Z coordinate of a smart point

Align X’

Point is aligned with the X coordinate of a smart point, in the space of the rotated grid

Align Y’

Point is aligned with the Y coordinate of a smart point, in the space of the rotated grid

Align Z’

Point is aligned with the Z coordinate of a smart point, in the space of the rotated grid

Align Edge

Point is aligned to smart edge

Align Edge 90°

Point is aligned perpendicular to smart edge

Align Alt

Point is aligned to the user coordinate system

Align Alt 90°

Point is aligned perpendicular to the user coordinate system

Datum

Point is the Datum

O

Circle around Datum

Working Plane

Point is on the grid plane

Snap to Distance

 

Along Line

2D Point is at a specified distance along line

3D Point is at a specified distance along line from the end point of a NURBS curve, 3D polygon, or edge of a solid object

Data bar

 

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Extension line used to indicate X or Y value is locked

Angle

Feedback segment is constrained to an angle

Length

Feedback segment is of a fixed length set in Data bar

Snap to Object

 

Arc

Cursor is over the corner point of a polyline arc segment

Arc Center

Cursor is over the center point of an arc

Arc End

Cursor is over the end of an arc segment

Bézier

Cursor is over the corner point of a polyline Bézier segment

Bottom Center

Cursor is over the bottom center of rectangle or group

Bottom Left

Cursor is over the bottom left of the object’s bounding box

Bottom Right

Cursor is over the bottom right of the object’s bounding box

Center

2D Cursor is over the center of the object’s bounding box

3D Cursor is over the geometric center of certain objects, NURBS curves, 3D polygons, or the center of a circular NURBS curve

Center Left

Cursor is over the center left of the object’s bounding box

Center Right

Cursor is over the center right of the object’s bounding box

Corner

Cursor is over the corner point of a polyline segment

Endpoint

Cursor is over the end of an object’s edge

Fit

Cursor is over the corner point of a polyline cubic segment

Internal Origin

Cursor is over the file’s internal origin marker

Insertion Point

Cursor is over the object origin for symbols, parametric objects, and text objects; for dimensions, the cursor is over one of the referenced points

Light

Cursor is on a light

Locus

Cursor is on a locus

3D Locus

Cursor is on a 3D locus

Midpoint

Cursor is over the middle of an object’s edge

Object

2D Cursor is on an object’s edge

3D Cursor is on any non-specific point along a solid edge or NURBS curve; displays at all corner points when the Nearest Point on Edge option is deselected for object snapping

Page

Cursor is over the page boundary

Page Bottom Center

Cursor is over the bottom center of the page boundary

Page Bottom Left

Cursor is over the bottom left of the page boundary

Page Bottom Right

Cursor is over the bottom right of the page boundary

Page Center

Cursor is over the center of the page

Page Center Left

Cursor is over the center left of the page boundary

Page Center Right

Cursor is over the center right of the page boundary

Page Top Center

Cursor is over the top center of the page boundary

Page Top Left

Cursor is over the top left of the page boundary

Page Top Right

Cursor is over the top right of the page boundary

Point

2D Cursor is on an object

3D Cursor is on one of the vertices of a solid, the control point of a NURBS curve, the control point of a NURBS surface, or NURBS curve interpolation point

Top Center

Cursor is over the top center of the object’s bounding box

Top Left

Cursor is over the top left of the object’s bounding box

Top Right

Cursor is over the top right of the object’s bounding box

Smart Edge

 

Bisector

Point is on the bisector between two smart edges

Edge

Feedback segment is parallel to a smart edge, or cursor is on the edge between two smart points

Edge 90°

Feedback segment is perpendicular to a smart edge

Offset

Point is a preset distance from a smart edge

Smart Edge

Point is on a smart edge, but not on the object itself

Snap to Tangent

 

Tangent

Feedback segment is tangent to an arc

Tangent/Tangent

Feedback segment is tangent to two arcs

Setting snapping parameters

Drawing with snapping

 

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