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Angle Snaps

additional Allowed Angles that you may another line is approached. You can draw the
specify. See “General Plan Defaults Dialog” new line at 15° using Intersection Snaps
on page 101.
to snap to a point on the existing line.
Angle Snaps can be turned on or off by
selecting Edit> Snap Settings> Angle Use both Object
Snapping and
Snaps , by clicking the toggle button, or Angle Snapping to
in the Preferences dialog. See “Snap create a 15-degree
Properties Panel” on page 127. When Angle line that intersects
Snaps are disabled, the Angle Snaps icon an existing line
will display near the mouse pointer.
Now suppose that we don't want the new line
Angle Snap Settings to end on the existing line. Hold down the
“S” key to temporarily disable Object Snaps,
You can change Allowed Angle settings for allowing only Angle Snaps. See “The
Angle Snaps in the Plan Defaults or Layout “S”Key - Case Study” on page 170.
Defaults dialog. See “General Plan Defaults
Dialog” on page 101. Angle Snap Grid
Specify 15 Degree or 7 ½ Degree angle The Angle Snap Grid is a visual
snaps. When 7 ½ Degree Angle Snaps are reference aide that displays the
selected, you can also specify Additional Allowed Angles in the current plan when
Angles. line-based objects are being drawn. Select
View> Angle Snap Grid to toggle this
Angle Snaps and feature on or off. The Angle Snap Grid can
Object Snaps be also turned on and off in the Preferences
dialog and is disabled by default. See “Snap
Angle Snaps have a higher priority than Grid
Properties Panel” on page 127.
Snaps and On Object Snaps , but a lower
priority to all other Object Snaps. If a valid
Object Snap exists, the program uses that
instead of an Angle Snap.

Walls are an exception to this snapping
prioritization. When walls are drawn or
edited, Angle Snaps take higher priority than
Object Snaps. See “Drawing Walls” on page
356.
Sometimes both Angle Snaps and Object
Snaps apply. For example, suppose a CAD Drawing a line with the Angle Snap Grid on
line is drawn at 15° using Angle Snaps and

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