Cursor Snap Functions

You can snap to a point either by clicking with the cursor or by using general snap functions. Select a function from the context-sensitive menu or use a keyboard shortcut. The search function of the point reset relative displacement coordinates dx,dy,dz to the point searched, and then the point is a local zero point.

  Search Keyboard command
Line Z
Point X
Center Point C
Intersection S
Middle D
To the center of an arc or closed polyline.  
  To the tangent point of an arc / center point of a circle  
Surface Shift+M
To the center point of a plane surface / corner point of an elbow.  
Through Surface W

Relative Snap

By pressing Shift+the key, you can snap to a point on an object without selecting the point, i.e. so that the relative offset coordinates are not reset. You can reset the offset coordinates after this by pressing the Q key, and, for example, locking the cursor and entering an offset from the point. The following relative snap functions are available:

  • To line Shift+L
  • To point Shift+X
  • To intersection point Shift+S
Note: If you have added a grid in a drawing or model, you can snap the cursor to points on the grid by pressing the angle brackets keys (< or >) on the keyboard. You can add a grid by editing the general drawing properties.