Exercise Workbook for Beginning AutoCAD 2005
Use this easy-to-follow, self-study guide to learn the basics of AutoCAD through step-by-step lessons and non-intimidating exercises.
TABLE OF CONTENTS Exercise Workbook for Beginning AutoCAD 2005
Lesson 4
OBJECT SNAP
In Lesson 2 you learned about Increment Snap. Increment Snap enables the cursor to move in an incremental movement. So you could say your cursor is "snapping to increments" preset by you.
Now you will learn about Object Snap. If Increment Snap snaps to increments, what do you think Object Snap snaps to? That's right; "objects". Object snap enables you to snap to "objects" in very specific and accurate locations on the objects. For example: The endpoint of a line or the center of a circle.
Selecting an Object Snap option using the Toolbar: Select View / Toolbars.
Select the toolbar tab and then the Object Snap box. (Close the Customize dialog box)
Selecting an Object Snap option using a Popup Menu: (I prefer this method)
Method 1: Press the wheel and the Object Snap menu will appear.
| Note | The command "Mbuttonpan" must be set to 0. Refer to Intro-10) |
Method 2: While holding down the shift key, press the right mouse button and the Object Snap menu will appear.
OBJECT SNAP OPTIONS: (Note: Refer to Lesson 5 for more Object Snap selections.)
| | Snaps to the closest endpoint of a Line, Arc or polygon segment. Place the cursor on the object close to the end. |
| | Snaps to the middle of a Line, Arc or Polygon segment. Place the cursor anywhere on the object. |
| | Snaps to the intersections of any two objects. Place the Pick... |
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