Icon |
Cursor |
Command |
Shortcut Key |
Toolbar |
SNAPPERP |
[Shift+P] |
Snaps |
This Snap Mode snaps to the nearest point so the entity being drawn is perpendicular to the entity snapped to.
The following entities can be snapped to in Perpendicular snap mode:
Lines
Polylines
Lightweight Polylines (without bulges)
Spline
The following draw functions support Perpendicular snap mode:
Draw Lines Chained/Point-to-point
Draw Polyline
Draw LW Polyline (line edge type)
Draw Rectangle/Polygon
Draw Circle
Draw Ellipse/Elliptical Arcs
This mode is usually suspended when you start drawing an entity, and is re-enabled after the first point has been entered.