Dynamic Snap with Object Snap off
Issue
Dynamic Snapping does not work if
Affects
PowerCADD v7.00, v7.0.1 in Mac OS? X
Description
In previous versions of PowerCADD (that is prior to PowerCADD v7), the user could force an object snap to occur by pressing the associated key command, even when
In PowerCADD v7, turning
To See the Correct Condition
In PowerCADD v6 and Mac OS X, do this:
- Create a New Untitled document
- Draw an object
- Choose
Layout menu > Drawing Setup > Snap tab ,uncheck theObject snap box, and clickOk - select the
Line tool and try to perform anEnd snap by pressing theE key and putting the mouse over the End Point of the object drawin in (1) - Observe: the new line is drawn and snapped precisely to the end point of the existing object
- This is a correct result
To See the Incorrect Condition
In PowerCADD v7 and Mac OS X, do this:
- Create a New Untitled document
- Draw an object
- Choose
Layout menu > Drawing Setup > Snap tab ,uncheck theObject snap box, and clickOk - select the
Line tool and try to perform anEnd snap by pressing theE key and putting the mouse over the End Point of the object drawin in (1) - Observe: the new line is
not drawn from the precise end point of the existing object - This is an incorrect result
Work Around
One work around is to keep
The second option is to use a new PowerCADD v7 feature and turning Layer Snap Off for the desired layer[s] thereby reducing the number of objects that PowerCADD will automatically snap to in a crowded drawing.
This issue has been reported to Engineered Software by PowerCADD Canada.
We hope that helps
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FIXED in PowerCADD 7.02
This issue is fixed and performance is GREAT in PowerCADD 7.02
If you're using PowerCADD 7.00 or 7.01, update your copy of PowerCADD and your problem should be fixed!
A third work around:
A third work around:
A third option, as suggested by PowerCADD Canada by email, is another good one. LeavingObject Snap On , but setting the Snap Distance to it's minimum value of 2 pixels, might be a practical solution for some drawing conditions.
To adjust theSnap Distance Setting , do this:
That will require the mouse to be 2 pixels (as compared to the default of 9 pixels) from an automatic snap before it's envoked.
We understand from
To the best of our understanding, the feature/problem discussed in this article is no longer supported in PowerCADD v7.
When the new PowerCADD 7 feature to permit turning snapping on or off per layer was introduced, support for the old feature (as described in the body of this article) appears to have been abandoned for internal programming issues.
If we get any additional information related to this known issue we'll report it here.