Nearest Snap tool

Use the Nearest Snap tool to snap to the nearest point of another entity. You can snap to the nearest point on an arc, circle, ellipse, elliptical arc, line, point, polyline segment, ray, spline, or infinite line that is visually closest to the cursor.

To set the Nearest Snap

Do one of the following:

• Choose Settings > Entity Snap > Nearest Snap.
• On the Entity Snaps toolbar, click the Set Nearest Snap tool ().
• Type nearest and then press Enter.