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Choosing from osnap points "under" the cursor.

In crowded regions of a drawing, with many crossing lines, it may be difficult to choose (toggle) from the many offered object snapping points (center, intersection, middle, endpoint...).

AutoCAD selects, by default, the point closest to the current pointer/cursor position but you can use the TAB key to select the other osnap points near your cursor - points laying on other entities. This option is available only when the dynamic input is not active, resp. the function "cursor entry" - i.e. when the DYNMODE variable is set to a negative value, or 0, or 2.

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20.8.2006 8513×

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applies to: AutoCAD 2009 · AutoCAD 2007 · AutoCAD 2006 · AutoCAD Map 2007 · AutoCAD Architecture 2007 · AutoCAD Civil 3D 2007 ·

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