2D entity snaps

2D entity snaps allow you to specify a precise location on entities when prompted to select one or more points during a command.

Note: Different markers signal the precise location based on your chosen 2D entity snap mode. Check the Working with 2D entity snaps article for more details.

Endpoint

Enables the cursor to snap to the endpoints of entities, including lines, arcs, polyline segments, open splines, and 3D edges.

  1. Endpoint entity snap.

Midpoint

Enables the cursor to snap to the midpoint of entities, including lines, polyline segments, splines, arcs, elliptical arcs, and 3D edges.

  1. Midpoint (of line).
  2. Midpoint (of arc).

Center

Enables the cursor to snap to the center point of circular or elliptical entities, including circles, arcs, polyline arcs, ellipses, elliptical arcs, circular 3D faces, and elliptical 3D faces.

  1. Center of circle.

Geometric Center

Enables the cursor to snap to the centroid of closed entities, including polylines, splines, regions, and planar 3D faces.

  1. Geometric center entity snap.

Perpendicular

Enables the cursor to snap to a point perpendicular to an existing entity.

  1. Perpendicular (to entity).

Parallel

Enables the cursor to snap to a point parallel to an existing entity.

  1. Parallel entity snap.

Tangent

Enables the cursor to snap to the tangent points of curved entities, including circles, arcs, polyline arcs, ellipses, elliptical arcs, splines, circular 3D faces, and elliptical 3D faces.

  1. Point of tangency.

Quadrant

Enables the cursor to snap to the quadrant points of circular or elliptical entities, including circles, arcs, polyline arcs, ellipses, elliptical arcs, circular 3D faces, and elliptical 3D faces.

  1. Quadrant.

Insertion

Enables the cursor to snap to the insertion points of entities, including text, MText, tables, attribute text, blocks, external references, PDF references, and raster images.

  1. Insertion entity snap.

Node

Enables the cursor to snap to point entities, including MText.

  1. Point.
  2. Node entity snap.

Nearest

Enables the cursor to snap to 2D or 3D geometry nearest to the cursor.

  1. Nearest entity snap.

Intersection

Enables the cursor to snap to the intersection of entities that physically intersect each other.

  1. Intersection entity snap.

Apparent Intersection

Enables the cursor to snap to the intersections of entities, even when they only appear to intersect in 3D space.

  1. In one 3D viewpoint, the lines do not intersect.
  2. In another 3D viewpoint, the lines appear intersect.
  3. Apparent intersection.

Extension

Enables the cursor to snap to the intersection of one or two extended entities.

  1. Extension
  2. Extension entity snap.