Draft Snap Center
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Draft
User documentation
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| Menu location |
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| Draft → Snapping → Center |
| Workbenches |
| Draft, Arch |
| Default shortcut |
| None |
| Introduced in version |
| - |
| See also |
| Draft Snap, Draft ToggleSnap |
Contents |
Description
This method snaps to the center point of circles and arcs as well as to the center of faces.
Snapping the second point of a line to the center of an arc
Usage
- Make sure
Draft ToggleSnap and 
Snap Center are turned on. - Select a Draft tool to draw a shape, or another suitable Draft tool.
- Move the cursor over a circle, an arc, or a face.
- A small white square will indicate the object's center point. The target object is highlighted in yellow. For circles and arcs, the circumference is highlighted, for faces the surface.
- Click to register the indicated point.
Options
- Press Esc to abort.
- Refer to Draft Snap about advanced snapping options.
Note
Only objects with DataMake Face set to true are candidates for snapping to faces. A closed wire or shape without a filled face (DataMake Face set to false) is not applicable.
Draft
- Basics: Coordinates, Constraining, Snapping (Near, Extension, Parallel, Grid, Endpoint, Midpoint, Perpendicular, Angle, Center, Ortho, Intersection, Special, Dimensions, Working plane)
- Drawing: Line, Polyline, Fillet, Circle, Arc, Arc 3 points, Ellipse, Polygon, Rectangle, Text, Dimension, BSpline, Point, ShapeString, Facebinder, Cubic Bezier Curve, Bezier Curve, Label
- Modifying: Move, Rotate, Offset, Trimex, Join, Split, Upgrade, Downgrade, Scale, Edit, SubelementHighlight, Wire to BSpline, Add point, Delete point, Shape 2D View, Draft to Sketch, Array, LinkArray, Polar Array, Circular Array, Path Array, Path LinkArray, Point Array, Clone, Drawing, Mirror, Stretch
- Utilities: Set working plane, Finish line, Close line, Undo line, Toggle construction mode, Toggle continue mode, Apply style, Toggle display mode, Add to group, Select group contents, Toggle snap, Toggle grid, Show snap bar, Heal, Flip Dimension, VisGroup, Slope, AutoGroup, Set Working Plane Proxy, Add to Construction group
- Additional: Preferences, Import Export Preferences (DXF/DWG, SVG, OCA, DAT); Draft API
User documentation
- Getting started
- Installation: Download, Windows, Linux, Mac, Additional components, Docker, AppImage, Ubuntu Snap
- Basics: About FreeCAD, Interface, Mouse navigation, Selection methods, Object name, Preferences, Workbenches, Document structure, Properties; Help FreeCAD, Donate
- Help: Tutorials, Video tutorials
- Workbenches: Std Base; Arch, Draft, FEM, Image, Inspection, Mesh, OpenSCAD, Part, PartDesign, Path, Points, Raytracing, Reverse Engineering, Sketcher, Spreadsheet, Start, Surface, TechDraw, Test Framework, Web
- Deprecated or unmaintained workbenches: Complete, Drawing, Robot
- Hubs: User hub, Power users hub, Developer hub
