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.

Snap spacing does not have to match grid spacing. For example, you might set a wide grid spacing to be used as a reference but maintain a closer snap spacing for accuracy in specifying points. You also can set the grid spacing to be smaller than the snap spacing.

    snap and grid

To turn on Snap mode and set snap spacing

  1. From the Tools menu, choose Drafting Settings.
  2. On the Snap and Grid tab of the Drafting Settings dialog box, select Snap On.
  3. Enter the value for Snap X Spacing in units.
  4. To specify the same vertical snap spacing, press ENTER. Otherwise, enter the value for Snap Y Spacing.
  5. Under Snap Style & Type, select Rectangular Snap and Grid Snap.
  6. Choose OK.

To turn Snap mode on and off, click Snap on the status bar, use the SNAP command, press CTRL+B, or press F9.

Command line DSETTINGS
Shortcut menu Right-click Snap on the status bar and choose Settings.