snapping to an edge

[raymarcher]

How do I snap my new line to the edge of another object? A workaround is drawing the line over the object, and snap the point back using intersection snapping. I hope you understand.

 

[designerstuart]

right click object snap button at the bottom of the screen - settings

turn on extension, and polar tracking too.

 

btw your profile says 3ds, but that looks like autocad to me!

[designerstuart]

oh and if it helps you can also just use command EX or TR to extend and trim to a line. so for this you'd hit EX, select the diagonal line, enter, select the horizontal line, enter.

 

or better still - EX, enter twice, then every line you select extends til it hits something. any use?

[qball]

oh and if it helps you can also just use command EX or TR to extend and trim to a line. so for this you'd hit EX, select the diagonal line, enter, select the horizontal line, enter.

 

or better still - EX, enter twice, then every line you select extends til it hits something. any use?

 

and don't forget this little gem when using Trim or Extend:

 

Select objects or <select all>:
Select object to extend or [b]shift-select to trim[/b] or