Draft Snap Special

Draft Snap Special
Menu location
Snapping → Snap special
Workbenches
Draft, BIM
Default shortcut
None
Introduced in version
0.17
See also
Draft Snap, Draft Snap Lock

Description

The Draft Snap Special option snaps to special points defined by the object. The supported objects are Arch Walls, Arch Structures and Arch Equipment.

Snapping the second point of a line to a special point of an Arch Wall, which is a vertex of its Base object

Usage

For general information about snapping see Draft Snap.

1. Make sure snapping is enabled. See Draft Snap Lock.
2. If Draft Snap Special is not active do one of the following:
   • Press the Snap special 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 special option.
   • BIM: Select the Snapping → Snap special option from the menu, or from the 3D view context menu.
3. Choose a Draft or BIM command to create your geometry.
4. Note that you can also change snap options while a command is active.
5. Move the cursor over a supported object.
6. The object is highlighted.
7. If a special point is found the point is marked and the icon is displayed near the cursor.
8. If the object has multiple special points: optionally move the cursor closer to another special point.
9. Click to confirm the point.

Supported special points

• The vertices of the DataBase object of Arch Walls.
• The DataPlacement point of Arch Structures.
• The DataSnap Points of Arch Equipment.

Preferences

See Draft Snap.