topic Re: Osnap not working on Xrefs in AutoCAD Forum

Osnap not working on Xrefs

Anonymous — Tue, 28 Jul 2015 11:22:30 GMT

I've referenced in an Xref into a new drawing in Civil 3D 2013 and stuff, I started drawing a polyline that I wanted to snap to the xref but it wasn't working so I tried a few different things like circles, blocks etc. However nothing was working. I tried a completely different xref and nothing was working again. I think it's to do ith my Civil 3D and not the drawings.

Any Ideas? Thanks

Re: Osnap not working on Xrefs

jggerth — Tue, 28 Jul 2015 12:09:53 GMT

what is the OSNAP option you are trying to use? And what c3d objects are you trying to snap to?

Re: Osnap not working on Xrefs

ВeekeeCZ — Tue, 28 Jul 2015 12:47:07 GMT

If you put xref into Defpoints layer and turn layer 0 off, or freeze it... this happens.

Re: Osnap not working on Xrefs

Anonymous — Tue, 28 Jul 2015 13:07:39 GMT

On it own layer 'xref'

Re: Osnap not working on Xrefs

Anonymous — Tue, 28 Jul 2015 13:09:13 GMT

Using settings like Endpoint, Midpoint, Intersect etc.
Happens for all xrefs and blocks.

Re: Osnap not working on Xrefs

Patchy — Tue, 28 Jul 2015 13:12:44 GMT

Try changing OSNAPZ setting.

Re: Osnap not working on Xrefs

Anonymous — Tue, 28 Jul 2015 13:28:51 GMT

It seems to be doing it mainly with the insertion point on Blocks and Xrefs

Re: Osnap not working on Xrefs

jggerth — Tue, 28 Jul 2015 13:32:39 GMT

At a guess, it'w working properly, it's jsut that the insertion point of the XREF is off screen. Try drawing a line from INS (pick the xref) to somewhare on screen, then do a Zoom Extents.

And the INS that will be found for a block inside the XREF will be the INS of the XREF.... Osnap's won't drill down throught the xref to find the block insertion.

Re: Osnap not working on Xrefs

Patchy — Tue, 28 Jul 2015 13:35:57 GMT

Or ask the person who made the c3d drawing use EXPORTTOAUTOCAD and try the new drawing.

Re: Osnap not working on Xrefs

jitu1dange — Thu, 15 Aug 2019 00:25:02 GMT

Probably what you are snapping to is a hatch pattern in xref... that's why it's not snapping. By default, AutoCAD has turned on the option not to snap to object snap.

You can turn that off by going to Options >>> right-click n select Options >>>> Drafting >>> Object Snap Option >>> Uncheck it.

I hope this helps

Re: Osnap not working on Xrefs

lwilson — Wed, 26 Feb 2020 18:42:26 GMT

jitu1dange's suggestion of the disabling the hatch ignore, was the issue for me. Thanks very much!

Re: Osnap not working on Xrefs

jitu1dange — Wed, 26 Feb 2020 18:55:15 GMT

Glad that it worked for you.