Draft Snap Grid
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Menu location |
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None |
Workbenches |
Draft, Arch |
Default shortcut |
None |
Introduced in version |
- |
See also |
Draft Snap, Draft Snap Lock, Draft ToggleGrid, Draft SelectPlane |
Description
The Draft Snap Grid option snaps to the intersections of grid lines. The grid can only be used if the Use grid preference is selected. See Preferences.
Snapping the second point of a line to the grid
Usage
For general information about snapping see Draft Snap.
- Optionally change the working plane and/or the grid.
- Make sure snapping is enabled. See
Draft Snap Lock.
- If Draft Snap Grid is not active do one of the following:
- Press the
button in the Draft snap toolbar.
- Hold down the
button in the Draft snap widget and in the menu that opens select the
Snap Grid option.
- Press the
- Choose a Draft or Arch command to create your geometry.
- Note that you can also change snap options while a command is active.
- The grid is now displayed if it was not yet visible.
- Move the cursor near the intersection of two grid lines.
- If an intersection is found the point is marked and the
icon is displayed near the cursor.
- Click to confirm the point.
Preferences
See Draft Snap.
- To use the grid select: Edit → Preferences... → Draft → Grid and snapping → Grid → Use grid. After changing this preference you must restart FreeCAD.
- Several other grid preferences are also available: Edit → Preferences... → Draft → Grid and snapping → Grid.
- Drafting: Line, Polyline, Fillet, Arc, Arc by 3 points, Circle, Ellipse, Rectangle, Polygon, B-spline, Cubic Bézier curve, Bézier curve, Point, Facebinder, ShapeString, Hatch
- Annotation: Text, Dimension, Label, Annotation styles, Annotation scale
- Modification: Move, Rotate, Scale, Mirror, Offset, Trimex, Stretch, Clone, Array, Polar array, Circular array, Path array, Path Link array, Point Array, Point Link array, Edit, Subelement highlight, Join, Split, Upgrade, Downgrade, Wire to B-spline, Draft to Sketch, Set slope, Flip dimension, Shape 2D view
- Draft Tray: Select Plane, Set style, Toggle construction mode, AutoGroup
- Snapping: Snap Lock, Snap Endpoint, Snap Midpoint, Snap Center, Snap Angle, Snap Intersection, Snap Perpendicular, Snap Extension, Snap Parallel, Snap Special, Snap Near, Snap Ortho, Snap Grid, Snap WorkingPlane, Snap Dimensions, Toggle Grid
- Miscellaneous: Apply current style, Layer, Manage layers, Add a new named group, Move to group, Select group, Add to Construction group, Toggle normal/wireframe display, Create working plane proxy, Heal, Toggle continue mode, Show snap toolbar
- Additional: Constraining, Pattern, Preferences, Import Export Preferences, DXF/DWG, SVG, OCA, DAT
- Context menu:
- Layer container: Merge layer duplicates, Add new layer
- Layer: Activate this layer, Select layer contents
- Working plane proxy: Write camera position, Write objects state

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