Snapping

Snapping can be used to easily specify precise positions when designing objects in your Scene.

The application currently supports 4 types of snapping:

• Snap to Grid
• Snap to Center Points
• Snap to End Points
• Snap to Mid Points

The above snap types can be combined together to form the current snap mode. The current snap mode can be modified with the aid of the Snap Toolbar:

Each button in this toolbar corresponds to one of the available snap types. You can switch on or off a specific snap type by checking or unchecking the corresponding button. For example to only allow snapping to grid points you have to check the grid button and make sure all other buttons are unchecked.

Snap to Grid

When this option is enabled then grid positions will be considered when snapping.

Snap to Center Points

When this option is enabled then Node centers (e.g. the center of a Circle) will be considered when snapping.

Snap to End Points

When this option is enabled then Node end points (e.g. the 4 corners of a a Rectangle) will be considered when snapping.

Snap to Mid Points

When this option is enabled then Node mid points (e.g. the mid-point of a line segment) will be considered when snapping.

Keyboard Shortcuts

In order to change the snap mode using the keyboard you can use the following shortcuts:

Snap Type	Keyboard Shortcut
Snap to Grid	shift + 1
Snap to Center Points	shift + 2
Snap to End Points	shift + 3
Snap to Mid Points	shift + 4

Notes

• Some tools do not support snapping. These are the Select Tool and the Mouse Joint Tool