topic Re: Working with hatch sometimes disables Snap settings in AutoCAD Forum

Working with hatch sometimes disables Snap settings

Anonymous — Wed, 18 Nov 2015 20:32:15 GMT

I have had a recurring issue with object snaps turning off in drawings. I have a certain set of object snaps that I use all the time. I either enable them or disable them with F3. The issue is that they are disabling on their own and when I press F3 to turn them back on I am automatically brought to the Object Snaps tab on the Drafting Settings window with all modes being unchecked. I then have to go through and check each one individually. I have no indication that it is based on any specific drawing. I have been able to determine that it is somehow caused by editing hatches. Every time it happens, some type of edit to a hatch boundary was the previous operation. I saw a similar thread here:

http://forums.autodesk.com/t5/autocad-2013-2014-2015-2016/object-snap-keeps-turning-off/m-p/5514344/highlight/true#M73164

The difference in my case is that it is not happening on file openings and the solution provided does not apply as we do not use any add-ons. Our AutoCAD is just as it was downloaded from the website. Software is AutoCAD 2016.

Any ideas?

Re: Working with hatch sometimes disables Snap settings

Anonymous — Wed, 18 Nov 2015 20:58:15 GMT

As a band-aid you can create a button that sets the OSMODE to whatever # you want. This way whenver your osnaps are cleared, you can always just click on the button to reset the OSMODE back to the osnaps you have preset before.

Re: Working with hatch sometimes disables Snap settings

Anonymous — Mon, 07 Dec 2015 19:21:48 GMT

I am having this exact same problem with Autocad Architecture 2016 and it only happens with hatch related activities. It does not look like there was a fix posted here. Did you figure something out to fix this?

Re: Working with hatch sometimes disables Snap settings

nrz13 — Mon, 07 Dec 2015 20:27:37 GMT

I experience this bug frequently, but have not tied it to one specific behavior, although we do work with hatches a lot. I use a LISP routine to reset mine when needed, but a button works too, as suggested above.

After you have your settings how you want them, type OSMODE. The number showing is your specific settings. Then the LISP syntax is:

(DEFUN C:OR ()(COMMAND "OSMODE" "####")(PRINC))

where OR (osnap reset) is whatever you want to enter to run the command and #### is whatever AutoCAD reports as your OSMODE setting.

Re: Working with hatch sometimes disables Snap settings

Anonymous — Mon, 07 Dec 2015 21:36:20 GMT

Thanks, I will keep this in mind the next time it goofs and up and see what works the best.

Re: Working with hatch sometimes disables Snap settings

Anonymous — Wed, 09 Dec 2015 21:01:05 GMT

Thanks for the suggestions. I have zero familiarity with LISP so I guess I'll figure out how to set up a button somewhere.

Re: Working with hatch sometimes disables Snap settings

Anonymous — Wed, 09 Dec 2015 21:31:03 GMT

Any guidance on exactly how to do this? I know how to get to the CUI and create a new button, but I'm not sure how to tell the button to go to OSMODE: 5183

Re: Working with hatch sometimes disables Snap settings

sthompson1021 — Wed, 09 Dec 2015 22:17:18 GMT

Go to the cui, create new command enter this macro ^C^C-setvar;OSMODE;5183 pick your button.

Re: Working with hatch sometimes disables Snap settings

pendean — Wed, 09 Dec 2015 22:34:07 GMT

.... explained here if needed http://www.cad-notes.com/exploring-autocad-cui-creating-a-command-part-2/

Re: Working with hatch sometimes disables Snap settings

Anonymous — Thu, 10 Dec 2015 16:28:32 GMT

Thanks gents. Got it done and works wonders!