Restricts cursor movement
to specified intervals.
Access Methods
Toolbar: Status
bar
Snap
Command entry: snap or
‘snap for
transparent use
List of Prompts
The following prompts are displayed.
Specify snap
spacing or [ON/OFF/Aspect/Style/Type]
<current>: Specify a distance, enter
an option, or press Enter
Snap Spacing
Activates Snap mode with the value you specify.
On
Activates Snap mode using the current settings of
the snap grid.
Off
Turns off Snap mode but retains the current settings.
Aspect
Specifies different spacing in the X and Y directions.
Style
Specifies the format of the snap grid, which
is Standard or Isometric.
Standard
Sets a rectangular snap grid that is parallel
to the XY plane of the current UCS. X and Y spacing may
differ.
- Spacing
-
Specifies the overall spacing of the snap grid.
- Aspect
-
Specifies the horizontal and vertical spacing
of the snap grid separately.
Isometric
Sets an isometric snap grid, in which the snap locations
are initially at 30-degree and 150-degree angles. Isometric snap
cannot have different Aspect values. The lined grid does not follow
the isometric snap grid.
ISOPLANE determines
whether the crosshairs lie in the top isometric plane (30- and 150-degree angles),
the left isoplane (90- and 150-degree angles), or the right isoplane
(30- and 90-degree angles).
Type
Specifies the snap type, polar or rectangular. This
setting is also controlled by the SNAPTYPE system
variable.
- Polar
-
Sets the polar angle
increment.
(POLARANG system
variable)
- Grid
-
Sets the snap to Grid. When you specify points, the
cursor snaps along vertical or horizontal grid points.
