Can't snap to point symbols

[_Hathaway]

For some reason we cannot snap to the node on several of our point symbols.  I cannot see anything different when compared to the other point symbols that we can snap too.  Basically if i try to draw a line of obtain a distance using the NOD osnap on these point symbols i get nothing, its like they dont have a NOD to snap too.

Any ideas? This is quite annoying.

[KirkNoonan]

I've come across this before. What we ended up doing is putting the block in the label style and using the "Autocad point for marker' for the point marker. I think that you can also put a base point in your marker block and then it will snap to that.

[mdj793]

Base point in marker block for me had no effect... pretty much nothing I did to edit my marker block was fruitful.

[mdj793]

Darn. But you loose the marker in "dragged state". Have to fill it in manually as a block I guess.

[rl_jackson]

Have you tried recreating the block entirely, when I did what I suggested in my previous post it worked for me and I have had no issue since. I have moved to 2013 since then as well, and have had no issue.

[mdj793]

"nothing I did to edit my marker block was fruitful." Yes, I also tried creating a new one. No dice.

[KirkNoonan]

I haven't dealt with it in a while, but I remember that it also had something to do wtih layers sometimes. Try thawing and turning on everything. (I know that isn't a workaround, but it might help find one)

[mdj793]

I finally was able to define blocks that worked.. maybe it was a UCS thing when defining the block? Don't really care anymore.

[rl_jackson]

Been there done that. Sometimes it would take several tries, but once the issue is gone it never really comes back, I've had no issue for quite some time now. I wonder if some of my issue didn't come from using a mask circle in my point block (for found monuments) but I could never narrow it down to a single root cause.

[mfretwell]

Create a new Group

Copy all the features you want to snap too to the new Group

Get all snap happy

Delete new Group

Bob's my uncle!

[kaelm6AC3T]

I had this issue and found a possible work around, although not entirely convenient. 

I remade the block that didn't respond to OSNAP using one of the blocks whose OSNAP functionality was working properly. I opened up the working block dwg file, did a 'save as' and then modified the existing linework and reset the 'insbase' point. Then redefined the old definition in the drawing. It seemed to remedy the problem. 

Hope that helps

[s.wardHRUYE]

At the risk of replying to a super old post - I ran into this issue today while defining new point styles.  After some experimentation I came to find that if you explode everything within the custom block used as the point marker, the node snap recovers its functionality.