GuiCommand: Name: Draft Snap Angle MenuLocation: Snapping , Snap angle Workbenches: Draft_Workbench, BIM_Workbench SeeAlso: Draft_Snap, Draft_Snap_Lock
Draft Snap Angle
Description
The Draft Snap Angle option snaps to the special cardinal points on circular edges, at multiples of 30° and 45°. The edges can belong to Draft or BIM objects but also to objects created with other workbenches.
Snapping the second point of a line to the -30° point on a circular edge. The small magenta circles indicate all available special cardinal points.
Usage
For general information about snapping see Draft Snap.
- Make sure snapping is enabled. See
Draft Snap Lock.
- If Draft Snap Angle is not active do one of the following:
- Press the
Snap angle button in the Draft snap toolbar.
- Draft: Hold down the
button in the Draft snap widget and in the menu that opens select the
Snap angle option.
- BIM: Select the Snapping →
Snap angle option from the menu, or from the 3D view context menu.
- Press the
- Choose a Draft or BIM command to create your geometry.
- Note that you can also change snap options while a command is active.
- Move the cursor over a circular edge.
- The edge is highlighted.
- If a cardinal point is found the point is marked and the
icon is displayed near the cursor.
- Optionally move the cursor closer to another cardinal point to select that point instead.
- Click to confirm the point.
Preferences
See Draft Snap.
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