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When CursorTips are activated, CursorTips are displayed at the center of the crosshairs before you set points. These CursorTips indicate the type of point detected within the snap radius. CursorTips are displayed after you have activated a drawing tool (the Line tool, for example) and you move the crosshairs across the workspace. You can specify which types of points the system is to look for in 
Point snap options on the shortcut menu.
The following CursorTips are displayed to indicate the different types of points:
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Free point: There is no defined point within the snap radius. The circle represents the size of the snap radius. |
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End point: Snaps to the nearest element endpoint. This option cannot be deactivated. |
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Intersection: Snaps to the point of intersection between two elements within the snap radius. |
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Midpoint: Snaps to the nearest midpoint of a line or polygon inside the snap radius. |
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Tangential point: Snaps to the nearest tangential point of an arc, circle or ellipse. |
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Quadrant point: Snaps to the nearest quadrant point on an arc, circle or ellipse. |
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Grid point: Snaps to the nearest grid point inside the snap radius. The grid is defined with |
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Reference point of dimension lines: Snaps to existing reference points when you draw dimension lines. |
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Linear snap using CTRL + left mouse button: With this, the nearest point in the snap radius is snapped with CTRL + left mouse button when placing points. This way, you can quickly draw mutually perpendicular lines. This option cannot be disabled. |
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Element: Snaps to the nearest point on an element within the snap radius. |
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