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OSNAP is a abbreviation of object snap which specifies a snap point at an exact location on an object. You can use an object snap once in the middle of a command, or you can set running object snaps. Running object snap modes can be toggled on and off with the Osnap button on the status bar. You can use the TAB key to cycle through available object snaps. Object snap settings are stored with the drawing.

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You can use the Profiles tab in the Options dialog box to create and save your drawing environment settings as a profile. If you share your workstation with other users who use the same login name, you can restore your options by making the profile current. You can also create and save profiles to use with different projects. By default, AutoCAD stores your current options in a profile named UNNAMED PROFILE. AutoCAD displays the current profile name, as well as the current drawing name, in the Options dialog box.

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The Files tab of the Options dialog box is where you set the search path AutoCAD uses to find support files such as text fonts, drawings, linetypes, and hatch patterns. The working support file search path lists paths from the support file search path that are valid and exist in the current system directory structure (including system network mapping). Using these options helps improve performance when AutoCAD loads these files.

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Snap mode restricts the movement of the crosshairs to intervals that you have defined. When Snap is on, the cursor seems to adhere, or “snap,” to an invisible grid. Snap is useful for specifying precise points with the keyboard or pointing device. You control snap precision by setting the X and Y spacing. Snap has a toggle control and can be turned on or off during another command.

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You can set the rectangular boundary, or limits, of the drawing area that is covered by grid dots when the grid is turned on. The grid provides a visual representation of the limits. Setting the limits controls the extent of the display of the grid, and serves as
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