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Object Snaps

drawing or editing, new indicators may
appear.

With the exception of On Object snaps,
Object Snaps have priority over all other
types of snapping in Chief Architect.
Bumping/Pushing overrides Object
Snaps, however. See “Bumping/Pushing” on
page 249. Extension anchors and lines
Extension Snaps are indicated by extension
Object Snap Locations anchors, indicated by small blue circles.

There are many locations on an object that Anchors display for Endpoint, Midpoint, and
other objects can snap to. In addition to snap Quadrant snaps when these snap behaviors
points located on objects, Extension Snaps are enabled.
locate points away from objects. Each type
of object snap can be toggled by selecting When an anchor is established, you can
Edit> Snap Settings or in the create Tangent , Perpendicular a n d
Preferences dialog. See “Snap Properties
Panel” on page 127. Orthogonal extension lines relative to it.
Regardless of which Object Snaps are active, To use extension snaps
when multiple objects are selected the
selection set’s only snap point is its midpoint. 1. Toggle on Object Snaps and make
sure the extension snaps are enabled.
Extension Snaps
2. Draw a Rectangular Polyline .
For some operations, it is helpful to snap to a
point far away from an original object, while 3. Select the Draw Line tool and move
maintaining a relationship to a point on that your pointer along the edges of the poly-
object. For example, you may want to snap to line.
a point exactly perpendicular to a line’s 4. When your pointer passes over an end-
endpoint. Extension Snaps are helpful in point or midpoint, an extension anchor is
these situations. created.

5. Move your pointer perpendicular edge
displaying the anchor to create a blue,
dashed extension line.
Only a limited number of anchors can exist at
one time; creating a new anchor removes the
oldest existing anchor. You can specify the
number of possible anchors in the

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