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# If '''Draft Snap Ortho''' is not active do one of the following:
# If '''Draft Snap Ortho''' is not active do one of the following:
#* Press the {{Button|[[Image:Draft_Snap_Ortho.svg|16px]] [[Draft_Snap_Ortho|Draft Snap Ortho]]}} button in the Draft Snap toolbar.
#* Press the {{Button|[[Image:Draft_Snap_Ortho.svg|16px]] [[Draft_Snap_Ortho|Draft Snap Ortho]]}} button in the Draft Snap toolbar.
#* Press the {{Button|[[Image:Draft_Snap_Ortho.svg|16px]][[Image:Toolbar_flyout_arrow.svg|8px]]}} button in the [[Draft_snap_widget|Draft snap widget]].
#* Press the {{Button|[[Image:Draft_Snap_Ortho.svg|16px]]}} button in the [[Draft_snap_widget|Draft snap widget]].
# Choose a [[Draft_Module|Draft]] or [[Arch_Module|Arch]] command to create your geometry.
# Choose a [[Draft_Module|Draft]] or [[Arch_Module|Arch]] command to create your geometry.
# Note that you can also change snap options while a command is active.
# Note that you can also change snap options while a command is active.

Revision as of 17:20, 1 August 2021

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Draft Snap Ortho

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

Description

The Draft Snap Ortho option snaps to imaginary lines that cross the previous point at 0°, 45°, 90° and 135°. The lines and angles are relative to the XY plane of the working plane coordinate system.

Snapping the second point of a line to a point that makes an angle of 135° with the horizontal; small circles indicate all possible snapping directions

Usage

For general information about snapping see Draft Snap.

  1. Make sure snapping is enabled. See Draft Snap Lock.
  2. If Draft Snap Ortho is not active do one of the following:
  3. Choose a Draft or Arch command to create your geometry.
  4. Note that you can also change snap options while a command is active.
  5. Pick a first point. This snap option requires a previous point.
  6. If you move the cursor around the previous point and are on an imaginary infinite line crossing that point at an angle of 0°, 45°, 90° or 135° the icon is displayed near the cursor.
  7. Click to confirm the point.

Preferences

See Draft Snap.