Toolbar: Entity Snaps
Menu: Settings > Entity Snap
Keyboard: ESNAP
Alias: -OS, OSNAP, -OSNAP
Experience Level: Intermediate
Enables points to be precisely located on reference points of existing entities.
Snaps: NEArest · ENDpoint · MIDpoint · CENter · PERpendicular · TANgent · QUAdrant · INSertion · POInt · INTersection · PLAnview · <Off>: To turn entity snaps off, press Enter. To snap to the nearest point on an entity, choose NEArest. To snap to the endpoint of an entity, choose ENDpoint. To snap to the midpoint of an entity, choose MIDpoint. To snap to the center point of an entity, choose CENter. To snap to a point that is perpendicular to an entity, choose PERpendicular. To snap to the tangent of entity, choose TANgent. To snap to a quadrant point of an entity (arc, circle, ellipse, or elliptical arc), choose QUAdrant. To snap to the insertion point of a block, text, or an attribute, choose INSertion. To snap to a point entity, choose POInt. To snap to the three-dimensional intersection of an entity, choose INTersection. To snap to a two-dimensional intersection, choose PLAnview.
NOTE The program provides three visual indicators to show that an entity snap is turned on. When any entity snap is turned on, ESNAP appears in black on the status line. When the Entity Snaps toolbar is displayed, the entity snap tool that is on is displayed as recessed. When drawing or editing, the cursor displays icons indicating the current entity snap.
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Use the Clear Entity Snaps tool
Use the Insertion Point Snap tool
Use the Perpendicular Snap tool