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).
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Cue |
Description |
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Snap to Angle |
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Alt |
Feedback segment is parallel to the alternative coordinate system angle |
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Alt 90° |
Feedback segment is perpendicular to the alternative coordinate system angle |
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Delta angle |
Feedback segment is at the specified snap angle from the rotated grid |
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Horizontal |
Feedback segment is horizontal |
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Parallel |
Feedback segment is parallel to an object |
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Perpendicular |
Feedback segment is perpendicular to an object |
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Plan Rotation (Design Suite required) |
Feedback segment is aligned to the rotated plan angle |
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Symmetric |
Feedback segment is sketching out a square or circle |
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Vertical |
Feedback segment is vertical |
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X |
Feedback segment is aligned with the X axis |
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Y |
Feedback segment is aligned with the Y axis |
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Z |
Feedback segment is aligned with the Z axis, or point is aligned to a smart point in the direction of the Z axis |
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X’ |
Feedback segment is aligned with the X axis of the rotated grid |
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Y’ |
Feedback segment is aligned with the Y axis of the rotated grid |
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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 |
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Smart Point |
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Extension line used for all smart point cues except Datum |
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Align |
Feedback segment is perpendicular to a segment from the cursor to a smart point |
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Align H |
Point is aligned horizontally with a smart point |
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Align V |
Point is aligned vertically with a smart point |
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Align X |
Point is aligned with the X coordinate of a smart point |
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Align Y |
Point is aligned with the Y coordinate of a smart point |
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Align Z |
Point is aligned with the Z coordinate of a smart point |
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Align X’ |
Point is aligned with the X coordinate of a smart point, in the space of the rotated grid |
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Align Y’ |
Point is aligned with the Y coordinate of a smart point, in the space of the rotated grid |
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Align Z’ |
Point is aligned with the Z coordinate of a smart point, in the space of the rotated grid |
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Align Edge |
Point is aligned to smart edge |
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Align Edge 90° |
Point is aligned perpendicular to smart edge |
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Align Alt |
Point is aligned to the user coordinate system |
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Align Alt 90° |
Point is aligned perpendicular to the user coordinate system |
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Datum |
Point is the Datum |
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O |
Circle around Datum |
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Working Plane |
Point is on the grid plane |
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Snap to Distance |
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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 |
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Data bar |
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Extension line used to indicate X or Y value is locked |
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Angle |
Feedback segment is constrained to an angle |
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Length |
Feedback segment is of a fixed length set in Data bar |
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Snap to Object |
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Arc |
Cursor is over the corner point of a polyline arc segment |
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Arc Center |
Cursor is over the center point of an arc |
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Arc End |
Cursor is over the end of an arc segment |
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Bézier |
Cursor is over the corner point of a polyline Bézier segment |
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Bottom Center |
Cursor is over the bottom center of rectangle or group |
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Bottom Left |
Cursor is over the bottom left of the object’s bounding box |
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Bottom Right |
Cursor is over the bottom right of the object’s bounding box |
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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 |
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Center Left |
Cursor is over the center left of the object’s bounding box |
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Center Right |
Cursor is over the center right of the object’s bounding box |
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Corner |
Cursor is over the corner point of a polyline segment |
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Endpoint |
Cursor is over the end of an object’s edge |
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Fit |
Cursor is over the corner point of a polyline cubic segment |
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Internal Origin |
Cursor is over the file’s internal origin marker |
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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 |
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Light |
Cursor is on a light |
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Locus |
Cursor is on a locus |
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3D Locus |
Cursor is on a 3D locus |
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Midpoint |
Cursor is over the middle of an object’s edge |
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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 |
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Page |
Cursor is over the page boundary |
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Page Bottom Center |
Cursor is over the bottom center of the page boundary |
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Page Bottom Left |
Cursor is over the bottom left of the page boundary |
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Page Bottom Right |
Cursor is over the bottom right of the page boundary |
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Page Center |
Cursor is over the center of the page |
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Page Center Left |
Cursor is over the center left of the page boundary |
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Page Center Right |
Cursor is over the center right of the page boundary |
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Page Top Center |
Cursor is over the top center of the page boundary |
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Page Top Left |
Cursor is over the top left of the page boundary |
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Page Top Right |
Cursor is over the top right of the page boundary |
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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 |
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Top Center |
Cursor is over the top center of the object’s bounding box |
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Top Left |
Cursor is over the top left of the object’s bounding box |
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Top Right |
Cursor is over the top right of the object’s bounding box |
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Smart Edge |
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Bisector |
Point is on the bisector between two smart edges |
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Edge |
Feedback segment is parallel to a smart edge, or cursor is on the edge between two smart points |
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Edge 90° |
Feedback segment is perpendicular to a smart edge |
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Offset |
Point is a preset distance from a smart edge |
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Smart Edge |
Point is on a smart edge, but not on the object itself |
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Snap to Tangent |
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Tangent |
Feedback segment is tangent to an arc |
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Tangent/Tangent |
Feedback segment is tangent to two arcs |
