GTS
provides various snap functions for high accessibility of data input.
All the snap functions are located in the
Snap Toolbar.

<Snap Toolbar Configuration>

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Grid
Snap |
Snap at grid points of the Work Plane. |

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Vertex
Snap |
Snap at vertex of a geometric entity. |

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End
Snap |
Snap at both ends of an Edge. |

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Middle
Snap |
Snap at the mid-point of an Edge. |

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Perpendicular
Snap |
Snap at a point on an Edge, perpendicular
to the previous point. |

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Center
Snap |
Snap at the center of a circle or arc. |

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Quadrant
Snap |
Snap at quarterly divided points of a circle
or arc. |

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Intersection
Snap |
Snap at the intersecting point of two Edges. |

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Node
Snap |
Snap at Nodes. |

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Off
All Snaps (Ctrl+X) |
Turn off all snaps. |

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Lock
Snap |
Only snapped points will be entered as a valid
data entry. |
When using some of snap functions, such as
End Snap and Middle Snap, the user must select the relevant Edge instead
of selecting the actual vertex. Therefore, one must select an Edge which
can clearly define the end or middle point.
In GTS,
although snap functions are turned on, the user is allowed to select a
point other than the snapped points. Lock
Snap will block such a point selection at unsnapped position.
The user can control the snap sensitivity
by change values of "Selection &
Snap Sensitivity" and "Grid
Snap Sensitivity" which are located in Environment-View
in Main Menu >
Tools > Preference. As the value increases, it becomes easier
to detect the snap value. However, if the snap sensitivity value is too
high, it will blur the snapping accuracy. Therefore, the user should be
careful when changing the snap sensitivity.
When too many
snap functions are on, it may be difficult to snap at the desired position
due to the other snap detections. In such a case, the user must turn off
the unnecessary snap functions.
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