The Snap, Ortho, Freehand, and Verify Points tools are at the bottom of the PlanSwift window. They can be clicked on at any time to toggle them on (highlighted) or off (un-highlighted). We discuss Snap in this article, and the Ortho, Freehand, and Verify Points tools in the articles that follow.
Snapping is useful for creating takeoffs using Points from previously created takeoffs or CAD drawings.
To turn on Snap,
- Click the Snap button or press F3 on the keyboard.
Snap, when turned on, snaps the cursor to the nearest Point when your cursor crosshairs get close to that Point. When a Point is snapped to, a red square marker appears on that Point. When that marker is visible, clicking will automatically match your new takeoff to the existing Point .
Snap works only for existing Points created in PlanSwift and for CAD Points on imported CAD drawings but does not work for vector Points on imported PDF or TIFF drawings.
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