From the course: AutoCAD 2014 Essential Training: 2 Drawing Fundamentals
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Automating object snap selection - AutoCAD Tutorial
From the course: AutoCAD 2014 Essential Training: 2 Drawing Fundamentals
Automating object snap selection
After jumping in and out of the Object Snap menu several times. You may be wondering if there's a faster way to select Object Snaps. In this lesson, we'll look at how to set running object snaps. On my screen, I have some abstract geometry. Let's say that all of these three sided objects represent unfinished squares. To close up these shapes, I'll need to use the Line command and I'll have to select a lot of end points. I'll start by launching line, and then I would like to create my line segment from the Shift+Right click to bring up the Object Snap menu. I'll choose Endpoint and I'll snap to the endpoint of this line. I will then Shift+Right click. Choose Endpoint, and I will snap to the end point of this line. When I am finished I will press Esc. I am sure you'll agree that opening the Object Snap menu for every object snap can be a little tedious. Instead, what I am going to do is pick a couple object snaps that I use frequently and I will set those as running object snaps. This…
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