funky fedaykin Posted May 13, 2008 Share Posted May 13, 2008 Is it possible to snap to a dashed line in a gap? Is there a editable variable or something that will make it work? It's really frustrating when drawing a line that needs to be perpendicular or something to a dashed line and not be able to snap to it because the intersection happens to land in the gap in the linetype. I then have to change the linetype, draw the other line, then change in back again. All help apreciated! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Alan Cullen Posted May 13, 2008 Share Posted May 13, 2008 I think you're stuck with that problem. Yeah, it is a nagging problem, but not a lot you can do about it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tzframpton Posted May 14, 2008 Share Posted May 14, 2008 Is it possible to snap to a dashed line in a gap? Is there a editable variable or something that will make it work? It's really frustrating when drawing a line that needs to be perpendicular or something to a dashed line and not be able to snap to it because the intersection happens to land in the gap in the linetype. I then have to change the linetype, draw the other line, then change in back again. All help apreciated! There is two ways to work around this. 1st off the more you zoom out the better the snaps will work. As long as you see the snap then you know it'll be right. Just remember, then "line" is there, it's just a linetype that makes you "think" that a portion of the line isn't there. 2nd, don't EVER change linetypes just to snap to a particular line. This is a wasted step. All you have to do is type LTS to adjust the Linetype Scale of the drawing. this will seem to make the line "solid" enough for you to continue working without complications, then set it back to normal for you to view correctly. That's what I do. But yes it's a common issue lots of people have to deal with on a daily basis. Hope this helps you some, anyways. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
funky fedaykin Posted May 14, 2008 Author Share Posted May 14, 2008 Thanks :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobDraw Posted May 15, 2008 Share Posted May 15, 2008 You can also cycle through available snaps by hitting the tab button. Start your line, move cursor to the object you want to be perpendiclar to and tab away. When the perpendicular symbol is showing, enter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CADguy209 Posted May 15, 2008 Share Posted May 15, 2008 Use point filters. When youre in the line command type either .x or .y (depending on which corordinate you want to startwith first) then select the point on the X plane and the point on the YZ plane. It will go to the intersection of those two points, and you wont have to trim anything. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eldon Posted May 15, 2008 Share Posted May 15, 2008 Is it possible to snap to a dashed line in a gap? The simple answer is yes. With the perpendicular snap, you just move your crosshair to a bit of the line with an actual line, and the perpendicular line will be drawn to the gap. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LarsT Posted March 27, 2009 Share Posted March 27, 2009 I've not had problems with snapping perpendicular to a dashed line, but I have a lot of trouble snapping to an intersection. I think I'll try the LTS command from StykFacE, but I was hoping that this was an issue that Autodesk had resolved. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patrick Hughes Posted March 30, 2009 Share Posted March 30, 2009 I've not had problems with snapping perpendicular to a dashed line, but I have a lot of trouble snapping to an intersection. I think I'll try the LTS command from StykFacE, but I was hoping that this was an issue that Autodesk had resolved. Try "Apparent Intersect", you'll need to select two objects to find the AI. I don't know that it is really an issue that needs addressing by Autodesk. Eldon has the correct answer to this "gap issue". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rkent Posted March 30, 2009 Share Posted March 30, 2009 .... I don't know that it is really an issue that needs addressing by Autodesk. Eldon has the correct answer to this "gap issue". I second that, stop picking in the gap, pick any where the line is visible, osnaps are there to do the work for us, you don't have to pick exactly where you think Perp or intersection is at. I watch users trying to pick the end point of a line by moving their pickbox way over to the end of the line, just pick somewhere past the half way point and keep on drafting. OSNAP Happens. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LarsT Posted March 30, 2009 Share Posted March 30, 2009 I'm not picking in the gap - I'm picking on a solid part of the line near the intersection. Also, the AI command does not work for me, but the LTS command does, and so I've been using that. What generally happens when I try to snap to an intersection is that the snap goes either to the end of a line or a midpoint (no matter how far away those points are), even when I use the AI command. I thought perhaps there was something in the Autosnap settings that I need to change, but I've had no success with that either. Eldon's solution only works for perpendicular snaps, and I've not had a problem with those - mainly just the intersections. I'm fairly content with using the LTS command that StykFacE recommends, however, but I still find that somewhat annoying, especially when I trying to snap to intersectioning gapped lines. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uddfl Posted March 30, 2009 Share Posted March 30, 2009 The simple answer is yes. With the perpendicular snap, you just move your crosshair to a bit of the line with an actual line, and the perpendicular line will be drawn to the gap. Yeah this is what I usually do. The only snap you really can't do on a gap is NEArest, but even that can be done via temporary tracking. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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