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Preferences Dialog

Allowed Angles set in the Plan Defaults 3 Specify whether the Continuous
dialog are used; otherwise, Allowed Drawing Behavior restarts after a
Angles are ignored. closed shape is formed. See “Alternate” on
page 209.
• Uncheck Stop When Connected to
remain in the continuous Alternate draw-
ing mode after a closed shape is formed.
When checked, the continuous drawing
mode is halted but can be started again.

4 Select one of the six Edit Type radio
buttons. For detailed information about
the different edit types and how they affect
Box rotating about Current different objects, see “Defaults, Preferences,
Point with Jump set to 45° and Edit Behaviors” on page 208.

2 The Primary Movement Methods •If Concentric is selected, specify the
control the directions that you can desired Jump increment.
move objects using their edit handles.
• Uncheck Behavior Indicators to turn off
• Select Orthogonal to move an object per- the display of the mouse pointer icons
pendicular to any of its edges. associated with these Edit Behaviors. This
• Select Polar to move an object at box is checked by default.
Allowed Angles.
Note: Unlike other Preferences, the program
always restores the Default Edit Behavior
whenever you close the program.

Snap Properties Panel

The settings on the SNAP PROPERTIES panel appearance of snap indicators. See “Object
of the Preferences dialog control the Snaps” on page 168.
behavior of Object Snaps as well as the

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