Getting About In Layout 3- Snapping Problem

seasdes · 23 Mar 2012, 00:06

I am finding that when I draw lines, move objects, move dimension lines that the cursor appears to snap to a grid even though grid snap is off. How can I get the cursor to move about smoothly?
Walter

sonder · 23 Mar 2012, 00:28

Every object in layout has a basic snap position dead center on the object. To get objects (lines, references, symbols, images etc) you can grab that snap and place it anywhere you like. You can then move the object about that snap reference. As an example, if you highlight a line, it will have a center snap point which you can move or rotate the line about. When you hover over that snap point, you will see that you can reposition that point anywhere you like. Once you get the hang of it, it is extremely powerful in accurately placing objects in Layout.

seasdes · 23 Mar 2012, 01:47

Thanks Sonder. However, my dilema is that I am trying to stretch a dimension one millimetre at a time but find that it jumps by a larger amount.
Really I am trying to copy items to a known cartesian position from an existing point and was inserting a dimension to facilitate this. I hope that this makes sense.
Walter

sonder · 23 Mar 2012, 03:01

Double click the dimension, set the cursor over the dimension leg snap point that you are moving and enter the increment manually - (0, Xmm) or (Xmm,0) depending on direction. Do you have both object and grid snap off? If you have object snap on, makes sure there is not something that the dim line is snapping towards.

ArCAD-UK · 23 Mar 2012, 11:02

You might find it quicker and easier to create a reference point in the Sketchup model? I find it quite difficult in layout to lock onto undefined points.

sonder · 24 Mar 2012, 03:49

@arcad-uk said:

You might find it quicker and easier to create a reference point in the Sketchup model? I find it quite difficult in layout to lock onto undefined points.

Are you moving the basic center snap on any object in LO? It really is a wonderful ability to set the insertion point of any object anywhere you like. Once I got the hang of this, moving and inserting objects and references in LO is really intuitive, easy and extremely accurate, even when zoomed out.