Point snap

Precision drawing

When you place a point with the left mouse button, you can snap to points on existing elements as you do so. You can snap to the following types of points: end points, midpoints, division points and points of intersection. You do not need to know the coordinates of these points, nor is it necessary to work with construction lines. When CursorTips are activated, a symbol (known as a CursorTip) is displayed at the center of the crosshairs. The CursorTip shows the kind of point that has been detected in the snap radius. Using the Options, Desktop environment, Point snap, you can set the types of points the system is to snap and whether the system is to scan active, edit or reference drawing files for points.

By means of linear snap, you can align points exactly with existing points. Here, too, visual aids are provided to facilitate the process.

Note: If you have set a cursor snap angle, then this will have priority over any point snap settings you have made, as well as any other options you have selected on the shortcut menu. This means that only points in alignment with one of the set cursor snap angles will be snapped.