Advance Steel automatically places certain object snaps at useful points during modeling.
The complete list of object snaps is available in the AutoCAD platform help (See OSNAP).
There are two additional object snap types specifically created for Advance Steel.
- Flange middle - Finds the midpoint of the outer edge of a beam flange.
- Grid intersection - Finds the point where two Advance Steel grid lines cross (ignoring other object types).
Specify an Advance Steel object snap
- Press <SHIFT> and right-click to display the Object Snap shortcut menu:
- On the status bar, right-click the object snap button. Advance Steel snaps are available in the Drafting Settings dialog box
Steel Osnap tab.
Note: To access the Drafting Settings dialog, click on the small arrow next to the Object snap command in the bottom right side of the workspace and select Object Snap Settings:
Use Object Snaps in 2D / 3D
When working in 3D there can be so many snap points available that it can be difficult to make sure that the required point or plane was selected. However, if you must work in only one plane (elevation, plan view or top view of a building, situations where points overlap) it is useful to restrict the cursor only to the desired plane.
You can switch between 2D and 3D snap modes:
 (2D snap mode on)
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The Z coordinate is ignored, and replaced with 0 in the current UCS. |
 (2D snap mode off)
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The default working mode. All object snaps are selected in 3D. |
Note: When drawing Advance Steel objects, make sure the correct OSNAP mode is set. The current mode is indicated by the corresponding icon on the Quick views tool palette.