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Nearest Snap tool

Use the Nearest Snap tool to snap to the nearest point of another entity. You can snap to the nearest point on an arc, circle, ellipse, elliptical arc, line, point, polyline segment, ray, spline, infinite line, or hatch pattern that is visually closest to the cursor.

 

Endpoint Snap tool

Use the Endpoint Snap tool to snap to the endpoint of another entity. You can snap to the closest endpoint of an arc, line, polyline segment, ray, hatch pattern, plane, or three-dimensional face. If an entity has thickness, the Endpoint Snap also snaps to the endpoints of the edges of the entity.

 

Midpoint Snap tool

Use the Midpoint Snap tool to snap to the midpoint of another entity. You can snap to the midpoint of an arc, ellipse, line, polyline segment, plane, infinite line, spline, or hatch pattern. In the case of infinite lines, the midpoint snaps to the first defined point. If an entity has thickness, the midpoint entity snap also snaps to the midpoint of the edges of the entity.

 

Type m2p or mtp to enable a one-time snap to the midpoint of two points.

You specify the points, such as two points selected using entity snaps.

 

Center Snap tool

Use the Center Snap tool to snap to the center point of another entity. You can snap to the center of an arc, circle, polygon, ellipse, or elliptical arc. To snap to the center, you must select a visible portion of the entity.

 

Perpendicular Snap tool

Use the Perpendicular Snap tool to snap to the perpendicular point of another entity. You can snap to an arc, circle, ellipse, line, polyline, infinite line, ray, spline, hatch pattern, or edge of a plane to form a perpendicular alignment with that entity or with an imaginary extension of that entity.

 

Tangent Snap tool

Use the Tangent Snap tool to snap to the tangent point of another entity. You can snap to the point on an arc, ellipse, spline, or circle that, when connected to the previous point, forms a line tangent to that entity.

 

Quadrant Snap tool

Use the Quadrant Snap tool to snap to the quadrant point of another entity. You can snap to the closest quadrant of an arc, circle, ellipse, or elliptical arc.

 

Insertion Point Snap tool

Use the Insertion Point Snap tool to snap to the insertion point of an attribute, block, or text entity.

 

Node Snap tool

Use the Node Snap tool to snap to a point entity.

 

Parallel Snap tool

Use the Parallel Snap tool to show parallel guides when picking second and subsequent points of new entities. Guides display parallel to points that you indicate on other lines, infinite lines, rays, or linear segments of polylines.

 

Turn ORTHO off before using parallel snapping

If on, double-click ORTHO on the status bar to turn it off.

 

Apparent Intersection Snap tool

The Apparent Intersection Snap tool snaps to the intersection of two entities that do not intersect in three-dimensional space but seem to intersect in the current view. You can snap to any two entities in the combination of an arc, circle, line, infinite line, polyline, ray, ellipse, elliptical arc, spline, hatch pattern, polygon mesh, or polyface mesh. You can also snap to an intersection point within a single entity, including a polyline or spline.

 

The Extended Apparent Intersection Snap option snaps to the logical location where two entities (lines, arcs, or elliptical segments) would intersect if they were of infinite length. CADdirect 2022 automatically uses the extension option only when you type app in the command bar (not the full apparent command name) after selecting a com-mand, such as Line or Circle. Dashed extension lines are drawn to help show the extended apparent intersection.

 

There are two types of intersection snaps.

You can set the Apparent Intersection Snap or Intersection Snap, but you cannot use both at the same time.

 

Quick Snap command

Normally, an entity snap searches all the entities crossing the target and selects the one closest to the center of the target. Use the Quick Snap command to modify the current entity snap so that the program stops searching for the snap point as soon as it finds one entity with at least one point of the current entity type.

 

Clear Entity Snaps tool

Use the Clear Entity Snaps tool to turn off all entity snap settings, regardless of how they were set: by menu, tool, command, or in the Drawing Settings dialog box.

 

From Point tool

Use the From Point tool to set a temporary base point from which to offset point selection. The From Point tool can be used only while another active command is requesting a point.

 

Temporary Tracking Point tool

Use the Temporary Tracking Point tool to set a temporary tracking point while using a command. The Temporary Tracking Point tool can be used only while another active command is requesting a point.

 

Mid Between 2 Points tool

Use the Mid Between 2 Points tool to set a temporary midpoint snap between two points. The Mid Between 2 Points tool can be used only while another active command is requesting a point.

 

Using fly-over snapping

Fly-over snapping is a visual aid to help you see and use entity snaps more efficiently. When fly-over snapping is turned on, CADdirect 2022 displays a colored marker at match-ing entity snap points as you move the crosshairs around the drawing.

 

Setting up fly-over snapping

When fly-over snapping is enabled and multiple entity snaps are on, you can press Tab to cycle through the available entity snap points of the entities covered by the target box. For example, when the Endpoint and Midpoint Snaps are on and the aperture box is located on a line, press Tab to cycle between the line's closest endpoint and midpoint.

 

 

Using entity snap tracking

 

When entity snap tracking is turned on, guides display at specified angles outward from temporary tracking points. This can help you draw and modify entities using the relative position of existing entities, for example, inserting a block with the same ycoordinate of an existing line.

 

Temporary tracking points are marked with a red plus sign, and can be placed anywhere in the drawing. To select where tracking points display, first activate a command that requests a point, then:

 

• Move the cursor and hover over an entity snap point to add a tracking point.

• Choose the Temporary Tracking Point command, then select anywhere in the drawing for the tracking point to reside.

• Move the cursor and hover over an existing tracking point to remove a trackingpoint.

 

You can set up entity snap tracking to display guides at 90-degree increments or additional increments that are defined for polar tracking. You can also set up entity snap tracking to display guides relative to the current UCS or relative to the last segment drawn.

 

To use entity snap tracking, at least one entity snap must be turned on and running snaps cannot be turned off. Polar tracking does not have to be turned on in order to use entity snap tracking.