Snapping by distance

Tool

Location

Snap to Distance

Snapping set

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 activate distance snapping:

Click the tool.

To change settings, if needed, double-click, right-click, or click and hold the tool to open the Distance Snap Settings popover and set the parameters.

Click to show/hide the parameters.Click to show/hide the parameters.

Parameter

Description

Snap by

Specify the distance snap settings using a fraction, percentage, or a dimensional distance

Repeat snap points along the line

Repeats snap points along a line; for example, the SmartCursor can snap every quarter inch, or every 1/8 of the length of the line

Reset to Defaults

Resets the distance snap settings to the defaults

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.

SmartCursor cues

Setting snapping parameters

 

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