Object Snap and Auto Track

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Object Snap and Auto Track

• Professor Dr. Miguel Alonso Jr.

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Outline

• Object Snap
• AutoTrack
• Temporary Tracking

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Object Snap

• Snapping is picking a point near the intended
  position and having the cursor snap exactly to
  the specific point
• Object snap modes identify the object snap point
• Example Endpoint, Midpoint
• Autosnap (default) give a visual cue

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• Object snap overrides
• Select a point, then use object snap override
• Object snap modes
• Pg 194, figure 6-4
• Running object snap
• Tools-gtDraft Settings-gtObject Snap
• Right Click on OSNAP button
• AutoSnap settings
• Object Snap-gtOptions

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AutoTrack

• Helps create geometry that lines up with existing
  geometry
• Alignment Paths
• Tracking Vectors
• Two modes
• Object snap tracking
• Polar
• Temporary Tracking

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Temporary Tracking

• Temporary Tracking Point (TT)
• From (FRO)
• Mid Between two Points (M2P)

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Drawing Problems

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