i am having problems understanding the OBJECT SNAP settings and the LAYER properties. please i need to undertstand these things soon

What exactly do you need to know?

dear eddyjones,
 
your problem is so friendly for a new user.....
 
okk.....OBJECT SNAP....... its a handy tool to improve drafting.....
how does it work?
 
- It's a cleaver friend of u while you are drafting if the OSNAP & SNAP tabs are turned on then it helps you to find out the nearest ---- endpoints, centre marks, perpenidular .....inersectn.......etc.. so insead of precising on your own that you are drafting clean and clear....it helps a lot....by joing the edgs...try it.......... i hope you will find is usefull as anything.......
 
okkk now Layer properties........
 
It's another verrrrryyy usefull aspect of CAD...... it allows you to .....
name a set of customized properties .....(colour, linetype, lineweight) it provides you a huge space to work freely.....
 
give the command....LA
thn create a new layer change those properties.....
apply....
okk now u r able to work instead of default white 0 layer ........ just drop down the layer list...select your named layer.... have fun.......
 
later you will find few very usefull terms related to layer properties.......
 
like ............    thaw, freeze, layer ON/OFF, layer LOCK/UNLOCK....etc.....
go through HELP....it can provide you through guidance
 
hope for now this will give a support to you...........
best of luck.....

eddyjones,

the OSNAP settings help you to pick EXACTLY points on an object. For example if the endpoint osnap setting is on, even if your cursor is not at the endpoint of a line, as long as the yellow OSNAP marker is visible, when you click the mouse Autocad will exactly pick the endpoint of the line.

LAYER properties will allow you to assign different color, linetype or lineweight for every layer. Using these features will differentiate objects of different layer. Also, it will be easier to work by turning ON/OFF or FREEZE/THAW layers you are not currently working on.

nandy