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Using Object Snap (Osnap)

July 22, 2009 in AutoCAD, CAD

Object Snap or Osnap for short, is an AutoCAD command primarily use to specify precise locations on objects, from your drawing. Therefore this command works to make your drawing more accurate and reliable. For example, you can use an object snap to draw a line to the center of a circle, or to the midpoint or endpoint of any polyline segment.

Object Snap Toolbar

By default, a marker and a tooltip are displayed whenever you move the cursor over an object in your drawing. And from there you can specify a point, when AutoCAD prompt you for a point. To specify an Osnap at a prompt for a point, you can press SHIFT, and right click to display the Object Snap shortcut menu list. Or click an Object Snap button on the Object Snap toolbar. Or you can just key-in the name of an Object Snap at the command prompt. Just remember that Object Snap works only when AutoCAD ask you for a point, from any command that’s in effect. An error message will be displayed if you try to use an Osnap at the command prompt.

Object Snap

Importance of Object Snap

So, what’s the importance of Object Snap? a question that every AutoCAD users should ask. Object Snap or Osnap is essential to us AutoCAD users, for this function helps us makes our drawing more reliable, more accurate and exact, when it comes to doing our work we’ve been assigned to. Without Osnap in AutoCAD, or without knowing how to use this function your drawing will be more likely as a drawing without a real information.

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using Dimension Space

July 22, 2009 in AutoCAD, CAD

Dimension presentation is vital in a drawing, a drawing plans cannot be use if the dimension is not readable. Thats why it is important for us AutoCAD Drafters and Architects that we assure that, the dimensions are shown in a nice and in a readable way. But sometimes, in an unavoidable situation like rushing up yourself to finish your drawing and eventually making it to submission day. This is the time when your drawing presentation might suffer, specially the dimension presentation.

Goodthing, AutoCAD has this routine, that can automatically adjust existing parallel linear and angualr dimension in a drawing, so they are equally spaced or aligned at the dimension line with each other.

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This routine called, the Dimension Space, or DIMSPACE, you can find this routine at the Dimension Pulldown menu, Dimension Space, you can also find it at the dimension toolbar (fig.1). Alternatively, at the command prompt, type DIMSPACE, then ENTER, then select the dimensions you want to adjust. The dimension that to be selected must be linear or angular, of the same type (rotated or aligned), parallel or concentric to one another, and on the extension line of each other. See the example below (fig.2 and fig.3).