Shapr3D sketch tools will automatically snap to existing elements in your design and graphical elements in the user interface, such as the grid. You can adjust settings in Snapping Options to modify this behavior as desired.
You can access Snapping Options by selecting the magnet icon.
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To learn more, explore the sections below:
Snap To settings
Shapr3D helps you define precise geometries by allowing you to snap to important points. These just offer suggestions: you can always define points between the snap points. But they could still get in the way occasionally if you want to place points at very short distances. There are several different types of elements where you can control snapping behavior:
| Grid | Snap to points on the grid displayed for the active plane. | ||
| Sketch Guidelines | Sketch guidelines are displayed as purple extensions from sketch elements. They help you identify where you can achieve constraints such as coincident and tangent. For more information, see Examples of Sketch Guidelines. | ||
| Sketch Guidepoints | Sketch guidepoints include endpoints, midpoints, arc center points, and profile center points. For more information, see Examples of Sketch Guidepoints. | ||
| 3D Guidepoints | 3D guidepoints are points from a 3D body. These include vertices, edges, edge midpoints, and face and hole centers. |
Examples of Sketch Guidelines
Sketch guidelines are displayed as you sketch or when you make a selection. See the table below for some examples of Sketch guidelines.
| Sketch Guidelines appear while sketching. | Sketch guidelines appear when you select or modify a sketch line. | |
| Sketch guidelines appear when you select or modify an arc. | Sketch guidelines appear between multiple arcs when making modifications. | |
| Sketch guidelines indicate a spline's minimum and maximum points when making modifications. |
Examples of Sketch Guidepoints
Endpoint of a line "snapping" to a sketch point.
Show settings
In Snapping Options, the Show settings control the visibility of guide points in the design space and allow you to turn on Snapping Hints.
Snapping Hints provide you with visible text next to the pointer that indicates what you are snapping to.
Pointer feedback
Besides showing Snapping Hints, you can also identify what you are snapping to by paying attention to pointer feedback. The pointer will display as follows:
- A purple circle indicates snapping to a point.
- A purple square indicates snapping to a line or edge.