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    New Member
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    Registered: ‎04-25-2012

    Disable perpendicular snap

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    04-25-2012 03:43 AM

    Does anyone know a way of permanently disabling the perpendicular snap, so a user cannot switch it on.

    A particular user has an inhibility to draught orthogonal lines, so the use of the perp snap only serves to worsen the situation. Ruining any drawing they get their hands on.

     

    If I turn it off, it just gets turned back on. This is one of the Directors so he will NOT be told. The irony is he complains all the time when dimensioning drawings and the dimensions are all inconsistent.

    I've tried politely telling him, he is the one causing it................

     

    Should I put just put correction fluid over the icon?

     

    HELP!!!!

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    pendean
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    Re: Disable perpendicular snap

    04-27-2012 06:16 AM in reply to: Brett2366

    Training and education, possibly pleading: do you really think if his favorite OSNAP is suddenly gone that he will just quietly let it slide? Get real :smileyhappy:


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    Posts: 2
    Registered: ‎04-25-2012

    Re: Disable perpendicular snap

    04-27-2012 06:42 AM in reply to: pendean

    Trust me, that's far easier to manage, than the terrible draughting.

    I hear what you're saying about training etc. Tried that approach, like peeing in the wind.

    I'll mumble the words 'maybe a reinstall' and he'll lose interest.

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    Re: Disable perpendicular snap

    04-29-2012 07:15 PM in reply to: Brett2366

    Edit the CUI and remove the command from his CUI....

     

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    Bob_Zurunkle
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    Re: Disable perpendicular snap

    04-30-2012 12:36 PM in reply to: Icemanau

    OP you could read into the OSMODE variable and set it to a reasonable variety of osnaps, and perhaps put it on a custom button for you and for him....

    If by some odd chance my nattering was useful -- that's great, glad to help. But if it actually solved your issue, then please mark my solution as accepted :smileyhappy:
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