Snapping toolbar

Use the snap switches on the Snapping toolbar to control which positions you can pick in the model or drawing to place objects. By using snap switches, you can position objects precisely without having to know the coordinates. Use the Snapping toolbar to activate snap switches and to access additional snapping options.

Click the snap switches on the Snapping toolbar to switch them on or off.

By default, the Snapping toolbar is located at the bottom of the screen. If you cannot find the toolbar, click File > Settings, and in the Toolbars list ensure that the Snapping toolbar is selected.

Alternatively, you can control the snap switches with Quick Launch. Start typing the name of the snap switch, for example, snap, and click the name of the snap switch in the search results list to activate the switch.

Main snap switches

The two main snap switches define whether you can snap to reference points or any other points on objects, for example part corners. These switches have the highest snap priority. If both these switches are off, you cannot snap to any positions, even if all the other switches are on.


Switch	Snap positions	Description	Symbol
	Reference lines and points	You can snap to object reference points (points that have handles).	Large
	Geometry lines and points	You can snap to any point on an object. In drawings, you can use this switch to snap to snapshot overlays.	Small

Snap switches and snap points

The snap symbols have two colors in the model:

Orange for model objects
Green for objects inside components

Make sure that you do not have too many snap switches on when snapping, as it may easily lead to inaccuracies and errors in snapping. Be particularly careful when you use the Snap to any position snap switch.


Switch	Snap positions	Description
	Points	Snaps to points and grid line intersections.
	End points	Snaps to end points of lines, polyline segments, and arcs.
	Centers	Snaps to centers of circles and arcs. In a drawing, when you want to snap to the center point of a circle that has been created by using a polygon cut in the model, set the advanced option XS_ADD_SNAPPING_SYMBOL_TO_CIRCLES to `TRUE`.
	Midpoints	Snaps to midpoints of lines, polyline segments, and arcs.
	Intersections	Snaps to intersections of lines, polyline segments, arcs, and circles, or to intersections of an object face and part edge line, a construction line or a grid line. Snapping on object faces works only when the rendering of parts is set to Parts rendered/Components rendered/References rendered.
	Perpendicular	Snaps to points on objects, also on object faces, that form a perpendicular alignment with another object. Snapping on object faces works only when the rendering of parts is set to Parts rendered/Components rendered/References rendered.
	Parallel	Snaps to points that are parallel to grid lines, part reference lines, and the edge lines of existing objects or reference objects .
	Line extensions	Snaps to the line extensions of nearby objects, and reference and geometry lines of drawing objects.
	Any position	Snaps to any position.
	Nearest point	Snaps to the nearest points on objects, for example, any point on part edges or lines.
	Lines	Snaps to grid lines, reference lines, and the edges of existing objects.
	Dimensions and mark lines, drawing layout items and drawing frames	Snaps to annotation geometries, drawing layout items and drawing frames. Available only in drawings.

Snapping in drawings

In drawings, you can snap in positions in the same way as in the model. You can also snap to orthogonal angles while placing drawing objects or sketching.