Object snaps include
a visual aid called AutoSnap™ to help
you see and use object snaps more efficiently. AutoSnap displays
a marker and a tooltip when you move your cursor over an object
snap location.
AutoSnap Tools
AutoSnap
consists of the following snap tools:
- Marker. Displays the object snap
location when the cursor moves over or near an object. Marker shape
is dependent on the snap it is marking.
- Tooltip. Describes which
part of the object you are snapping to in a small flag at the cursor location.
- Magnet. Attracts and locks the
cursor onto the nearest detected snap points. Provides a visual cue,
similar to snapping to a grid.
- Aperture box. Surrounds
the crosshairs and defines an area within which object snaps are evaluated.
You can choose to display or not display the aperture box, and you
can change the aperture box size.
The AutoSnap markers, tooltips, and magnet are
turned on by default. You can change AutoSnap settings on the Drafting
tab in the Options dialog box.
Use AutoSnap to Confirm
or Change an Object Snap
If you have set more than one running object
snap, you can press Tab to cycle through all the object snap points
available for a particular object.
To change the AutoSnap settings
-
- In the Options dialog box, Drafting tab,
change settings as needed:
- Marker. Turns
the marker on or off.
- Magnet. Turns
the magnet on or off.
- Display AutoSnap Tooltip. Turns tooltips
on or off.
- Display AutoSnap Aperture
Box. Turns the target box on or off when you specify
an object snap. This setting does not affect object snaps when you
are not using AutoSnap.
- AutoSnap Marker Color. Changes
the color of the marker.
- AutoSnap Marker Size. Adjusts
the size of the marker.
- Click OK.
CommandsAPERTURE
Sets the display size
for the object snap target box, in pixels.
OPTIONS
Customizes the program
settings.
OSNAP
Sets running object
snap modes.
System VariablesAPBOX
Turns the display of
the AutoSnap aperture box on or off.
AUTOSNAP
Controls the display
of the AutoSnap marker, tooltip, and magnet.
OSMODE
Sets running object
snaps