Draft Snap Midpoint: Difference between revisions

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Snap Endpoint

Snap Center

Draft

Menu location
Draft Snap Midpoint
None
Workbenches
Draft, Arch
Default shortcut
None
Introduced in version
-
See also
Draft Snap, Draft Snap Lock

Description

The Draft Snap Midpoint option snaps to the midpoint of straight and circular edges. The edges can belong to Draft or Arch objects but also to objects created with other workbenches.

Snapping the second point of a line to the midpoint of an edge

Usage

For general information about snapping see Draft Snap.

Make sure snapping is enabled. See Draft Snap Lock.
If Draft Snap Midpoint is not active do one of the following:
- Press the button in the Draft Snap toolbar.
- Press the button in the Draft snap widget and in the menu select the Snap Midpoint option.
Choose a Draft or Arch command to create your geometry.
Note that you can also change snap options while a command is active.
Move the cursor over a straight or circular edge.
The edge is highlighted.
If a midpoint is found the point is marked and the icon is displayed near the cursor.
Click to confirm the point.

Preferences

See Draft Snap.

Snap Endpoint

Snap Center

Draft

Drafting: Line, Polyline, Fillet, Arc, Arc by 3 points, Circle, Ellipse, Rectangle, Polygon, B-spline, Cubic Bézier curve, Bézier curve, Point, Facebinder, ShapeString, Hatch
Annotation: Text, Dimension, Label, Annotation styles, Annotation scale
Modification: Move, Rotate, Scale, Mirror, Offset, Trimex, Stretch, Clone, Array, Polar array, Circular array, Path array, Path link array, Point array, Point link array, Edit, Subelement highlight, Join, Split, Upgrade, Downgrade, Wire to B-spline, Draft to sketch, Set slope, Flip dimension, Shape 2D view

Draft Tray: Select plane, Set style, Toggle construction mode, AutoGroup
Snapping: Snap lock, Snap endpoint, Snap midpoint, Snap center, Snap angle, Snap intersection, Snap perpendicular, Snap extension, Snap parallel, Snap special, Snap near, Snap ortho, Snap grid, Snap working plane, Snap dimensions, Toggle grid

Miscellaneous: Apply current style, Layer, Manage layers, Add a new named group, Move to group, Select group, Add to construction group, Toggle normal/wireframe display, Create working plane proxy, Heal, Show snap toolbar
Additional: Constraining, Pattern, Preferences, Import Export Preferences, DXF/DWG, SVG, OCA, DAT
Context menu:
- Layer container: Merge layer duplicates, Add new layer
- Layer: Activate this layer, Select layer contents
- Text: Open hyperlinks
- Wire: Flatten
- Working plane proxy: Write camera position, Write objects state

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, Assembly, CAM, Draft, FEM, Inspection, Mesh, OpenSCAD, Part, PartDesign, Points, Reverse Engineering, Robot, Sketcher, Spreadsheet, Start, Surface, TechDraw, Test Framework, Web

Addons: Addon Manager, External workbenches, Scripting and macros

Hubs: User hub, Power users hub, Developer hub

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+|[[Draft_Snap_Endpoint|Snap Endpoint]]
+|[[Draft_Snap_Center|Snap Center]]
+|[[Draft_Workbench|Draft]]
+|IconL=Draft_Snap_Endpoint.svg
+|IconR=Draft_Snap_Center.svg
+|IconC=Workbench_Draft.svg
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-|Name=Draft Midpoint
+|Name=Draft Snap Midpoint
+|Workbenches=[[Draft_Workbench|Draft]], [[Arch_Workbench|Arch]]
-|MenuLocation=Draft → [[Draft_Snap|Snap]] → Midpoint
-|Workbenches=[[Draft Module|Draft]], [[Arch Module|Arch]]
+|SeeAlso=[[Draft_Snap|Draft Snap]], [[Draft_Snap_Lock|Draft Snap Lock]]
-|SeeAlso=[[Draft Snap]], [[Draft ToggleGrid]]
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-== Description == <!--T:3-->
+== Description == <!--T:11-->
-This snap mode lets you select the midpoint of elements.
-== How to use == <!--T:4-->
+<!--T:3-->
+The [[Image:Draft_Snap_Midpoint.svg|24px]] '''Draft Snap Midpoint''' option snaps to the midpoint of straight and circular edges. The edges can belong to [[Draft_Workbench|Draft]] or [[Arch_Workbench|Arch]] objects but also to objects created with other [[Workbenches|workbenches]].
-#Make sure snap mode is turned on
-#Choose element to be inserted into the FreeCAD-document
-#Move cursor near the midpoint of the element you wish to attach your element to
-#below on the right side of the cursor the symbol of the snap mode will appear
-#click to attach your element to the selected endpoint of target element
+</translate>
-=== Notes === <!--T:5-->
+[[Image:Draft_Snap_Midpoint_example.png]]
-Snap mode can be used with
+<translate>
-*sketcher elements (lines, arcs)
+<!--T:6-->
-*draft elements (DWires, Lines, Arcs)
+{{Caption|Snapping the second point of a line to the midpoint of an edge}}
-*edges of shapes
-*edges of solids
+== Usage == <!--T:12-->
-Clicking on the snap-mode icon will toggle the snap mode on/off.
+<!--T:13-->
+For general information about snapping see [[Draft_Snap|Draft Snap]].
+<!--T:4-->
+# Make sure snapping is enabled. See [[Image:Draft_Snap_Lock.svg|16px]] [[Draft_Snap_Lock|Draft Snap Lock]].
+# If '''Draft Snap Midpoint''' is not active do one of the following:
+#* Press the {{Button|[[Image:Draft_Snap_Midpoint.svg|16px]]}} button in the Draft Snap toolbar.
+#* Press the {{Button|[[Image:Draft_Snap_Lock.svg|16px]][[Image:Toolbar_flyout_arrow.svg|8px]]}} button in the [[Draft_snap_widget|Draft snap widget]] and in the menu select the {{MenuCommand|[[Image:Draft_Snap_Midpoint.svg|16px]] Snap Midpoint}} option.
+# Choose a [[Draft_Workbench|Draft]] or [[Arch_Workbench|Arch]] command to create your geometry.
+# Note that you can also change snap options while a command is active.
+# Move the cursor over a straight or circular edge.
+# The edge is highlighted.
+# If a midpoint is found the point is marked and the [[Image:Draft_Snap_Midpoint.svg|16px]] icon is displayed near the cursor.
+# Click to confirm the point.
+== Preferences == <!--T:14-->
+<!--T:15-->
+See [[Draft_Snap#Preferences|Draft Snap]].
+<!--T:7-->
+{{Docnav
+|[[Draft_Snap_Endpoint|Snap Endpoint]]
+|[[Draft_Snap_Center|Snap Center]]
+|[[Draft_Workbench|Draft]]
+|IconL=Draft_Snap_Endpoint.svg
+|IconR=Draft_Snap_Center.svg
+|IconC=Workbench_Draft.svg
+}}
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+{{Draft Tools navi{{#translation:}}}}
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