OSNAP — OSNAP

Object snap.

• Command: OSNAP · Global name: _OSNAP · Alias: OS, DDOSNAP · Shortcut: F3

Turns running object snaps on and off: while a command asks for a point, the cursor jumps to nearby key points (endpoints, midpoints, centers, intersections...) and a marker shows which one was found. It is not typed as a command: use the F3 key or the OSNAP button on the status bar.

Usage

1. Press F3 or click the OSNAP button to turn them on or off.
2. Right-click the button to choose the modes: Endpoint, Midpoint, Center, Intersection, Perpendicular, Tangent, Quadrant, Insertion, Node, Extension and Nearest. Select All and Clear All check or clear them all.

Temporary snaps

When a command asks for a point, type the first three letters of a mode to use it for that point only, even with running snaps off: END, MID, CEN, INT, PER, TAN, QUA, INS, NOD, EXT or NEA (the Spanish names FIN, MED, CUA, CER... also work).

Notes

• Object snaps take priority over tracking, SNAP and Ortho.
• Object snap tracking (OTRACK, F11) needs object snaps on to acquire points.
• They are on at startup.

See also

POLAR · ORTHO · SNAP · Object snaps and precision