Model with precision

Constrain cursor movement

To Cartesian coordinates.
To an angle.
To a distance from the last point.
To both an angle and a distance.
Vertically from the construction plane.
To x-, y-, and z-coordinate points.
To relative coordinates.

Snap to the cursor to a specific location on an object

Object snaps

Constrain the marker to an exact location on an object such as the center of a circle or the midpoint of a line.

Osnap

Set object snaps state.

AlongLine object snap

Track along a line.

AlongParallel object snap

Track along a line parallel to a reference line between two points.

Between object snap

Snap midway between two specified locations.

Center object snap

Snap to the center of a circle, arc, closed polyline, or annotation text bounding box.

End object snap

Snap to the end of a curve.

From object snap

Snap from a specified base point.

Intersection object snap

Snap to the intersections of curves, edges, and isoparametric curves on a surface.

Knot object snap

Snap to a knot on a curve or surface.

Midpoint object snap

Snap to the midpoint of a curve or surface edge.

Near object snap

Snap onto a curve at the cursor location.

NoSnap object snap

Turn off persistent object snaps for one pick.

OnCrv object snap

Snap to and track along a selected curve for one pick.

OnPolysurface object snap

Snap to and track over a polysurface for one pick.

OnSurface object snap

Snap to and track over a surface for one pick.

Perpendicular (To) object snap

Snap perpendicular to a curve.

PerpendicularFrom object snap

Track along a line perpendicular to a curve.

Point object snap

Snap to a point object, control point, edit point, and block or text insertion point.

Quadrant object snap

Snap to the point on a curve that is at the maximum x or y point relative to the current construction plane.

Tangent (To) object snap

Snap tangent to a curve.

TangentFrom object snap

Track along a line tangent to a curve.

Vertex object snap

Snap to a mesh vertex.

See also

Set model units

Pick a location


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