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paper, but the grid is simply a visual reference — it never prints — whereas Snap con-
strains the points that you can pick with the mouse. You can — and usually will — set
grid and snap spacing to different values.
Prior to AutoCAD 2012, when Snap Mode was enabled, it was on full-time.
This could be distracting as you moved your crosshairs around the screen — and
downright annoying when you were trying to select an object that didn't happen
to fall on a snap point. You no longer have to keep toggling Snap Mode on and off.
It's now engaged only when you're using a command that asks you to specify a
point. For example, when Snap is on, you can move your crosshairs freely around
the screen, but when you start the LINE command, Snap Mode kicks in and your
crosshairs jump to the closest snap point.
Set the grid and the snap intervals in the Drafting Settings dialog box by following these
steps:
1. Right-click the Snap Mode or Grid Display button on the status bar and choose
Settings.
The Drafting Settings dialog box appears with the Snap and Grid tab selected, as
shown in Figure 4-5.
The Snap and Grid tab has six sections, but the Snap Spacing and Grid Spacing
areas within that tab are all you need to worry about for most 2D drafting work.
Figure 4-5: Get your drafting settings here!
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