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Grid and Snap Settings Dialog

The Grid And Snap Settings dialog establishes settings and options for snaps, the home grid, and user-defined grids.

  • Default menu: Tools menu > Grids and Snaps > Grid and Snap Settings
  • Alt menu: Scene menu > Grids and Snaps > Grid and Snap Settings
  • Right-click any snap toggle button on the main toolbar.
  • Shift+right-click a viewport. > Snaps Shortcut Menu > Snap Options quadrant > Grid and Snap Settings

Controls on the Grid And Snap Settings dialog determine which snap settings are used when you activate snaps by clicking 3D Snap Toggle. Adjusting any of these snap settings does not automatically turn on snaps.

You can use objects within an XRef scene as snap references.

Topics in this section
  • Snap Settings
    Snapping gives you additional control when creating, moving, rotating, and scaling objects by causing the cursor to “jump” to specific portions of existing geometry and other scene elements during creation and transformation of objects or sub-objects. The controls in this dialog set the snap strength and other characteristics such as the snap target.
  • Snap Override
    Snap Override lets you supersede all the currently selected snap types and temporarily use only one, or none, of the snap types currently selected on the Grid And Snap Settings dialog. For example, you might be creating a spline while snapping to grid points, but then need to snap one of its vertices to the midpoint of an object.
  • Snap Options
    The Options panel of the Grid And Snap Settings dialog lets you set options related to snapping.
  • Home Grid Settings
    The Home Grid panel of the Grid And Snap Settings dialog sets the spacing and other characteristics of the home grid. Choosing useful home grid settings can simplify the construction process. The home grid provides a visual reference for creating objects in a scene.
  • User Grid Settings
    The User Grids panel controls automatic activation of grid objects and settings for AutoGrid.
Parent topic: Using Snaps

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