Use the Snaps dialog to enable and disable object snaps and define snap increments. The dialog also lists keyboard shortcuts to override snap settings for a single pick.
- Manage tab
Settings panel
(Snaps)
The Snaps dialog also lists defined keyboard shortcuts for object snaps. If you change a default shortcut using the Keyboard Shortcuts dialog, the Snaps dialog displays the new shortcut.
Restore Defaults is currently available only to students and to Autodesk Maintenance and Desktop Subscription customers for the Revit 2015 R2 release of the software.
| Object Snap | Default Keyboard Shortcut | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Snaps Off | SO | Disables all snap settings. Clear the check box to enable snapping. |
| Dimension Snaps Select check boxes to enable snap increments, or clear check boxes to disable them. | ||
| Length dimension snap increments | (none) | Specify the increments for snapping to length-based dimensions as you zoom into a view from far to near. Separate increment values with semicolons. |
| Angular dimension snap increments | (none) | Specify the increments for snapping to angular dimensions as you zoom into a view from far to near. Separate increment values with semicolons. |
| Object Snaps Select check boxes to enable specified object snaps, or clear check boxes to disable them. | ||
| Endpoints | SE | Snaps to the endpoint of an element. |
| Midpoints | SM | Snaps to the midpoint of an element. When placing a wall insert (such as a window, door, or opening), you can use the midpoint override, SM, to snap the insert to the midpoint of the wall segment. |
| Nearest | SN | Snaps to the nearest element. If you turn off the Nearest object snap, the software allows jump snaps to endpoints, midpoints, and centers. A jump snap is a snap point that is more than 2 mm away from the cursor on the screen. |
| Work Plane Grid | SW | Snaps to a work plane grid. |
| Quadrants | SQ | Snaps to quadrant points. For arcs, jump snaps are enabled. |
| Intersections | SI | Snaps to intersections. |
| Centers | SC | Snaps to the center of an arc. |
| Perpendicular | SP | Snaps to perpendicular elements. |
| Tangents | ST | Snaps tangent to an arc. |
| Points | SX | Snaps to site points when editing points using the Move or Copy tool. |
| Snap to Remote Objects | SR | Similar to jump snaps, this option snaps to objects that are not near the element. |
| Snap to Point Clouds | PC | Snaps to points or surfaces in a point cloud. |
| Temporary Overrides | ||
| Close | SZ | Snaps to close valid open loops. |
| Turn Override Off | SS | Turns off snap overrides. |
| Cycle through snaps | Tab key | Cycles through the available snap options. To reverse direction when cycling through snaps, press Shift+Tab. |
| Force horizontal and vertical | Shift key | Forces horizontal and vertical constraints. |