Perpendicular Snap: PERPENDICULAR

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Toolbar: Entity Snaps > Set Perpendicular Snap

Ribbon: Draw > Set Perpendicular Snap (in Entity Snaps)

Menu: Tools > Entity Snap > Perpendicular Snap

Keyboard: _PERPENDICULAR

Experience Level: Intermediate

Toggles the Perpendicular Snap on or off. When set to ON, you can snap a new entity that you are drawing to point perpendicular to another entity. You can snap a new entity to an arc, circle, ellipse, line, polyline, infinite line, ray, spline, hatch pattern, or plane.

 

  1. The 90-degree angle between the entity you are drawing and the existing entity.
  2. The entity to which you are snapping a perpendicular line.

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PERPENDICULAR
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