Using AutoSnap

When you use any of the object snap settings, AutoSnap displays a marker and a SnapTip when you move your cursor over a snap point. AutoSnap is automatically turned on when you enter an object snap on the command line or turn on object snaps in the Osnap Settings dialog box.

After you enter a drawing command, AutoSnap indicates the snap points as you drag your cursor over the object.

If you have set more than one running object snap, you can press TAB to cycle through all the snap points available for a particular object. For example, if you press TAB while the cursor is on the circle in the following illustration, AutoSnap gives you the option to snap to quadrant, intersection, and center.

AutoSnap consists of the following snap tools:

• Marker. Displays the object snap location when the cursor moves over or near an object. Marker shape is dependent on the snap it is marking.
• SnapTip. Describes which part of the object you are snapping to in a small flag at the cursor location.
• Magnet. Attracts and locks the cursor onto the nearest detected snap points. Provides a visual cue, similar to snapping to a grid.