topic Re: setting the snaps? in Fusion Support Forum

setting the snaps?

fredJME3H — Wed, 28 Oct 2020 10:05:09 GMT

i am new to fusion.

how can i set up the snaps like I could do with autocad?

best regards

fred

Re: setting the snaps?

TheCADWhisperer — Wed, 28 Oct 2020 10:39:00 GMT

What do you need to snap too?

Can you File>Export your *.f3d file to your local drive and then Attach it here to a Reply for demonstration.

Re: setting the snaps?

fredJME3H — Mon, 23 Nov 2020 09:00:27 GMT

Thanks for your response !

Just generally- in autocad snaps can be set to midpoint,ends etc and a whole
lot of other options.

Is this possible in Fusion ? say there is a midpoint on a line very close to
the endpoint of another line

and I want to choose the one or the other- to ensure that the cursor snaps
to the correct place?

Regards

Fred

Re: setting the snaps?

TheCADWhisperer — Mon, 23 Nov 2020 11:40:54 GMT

Can you File>Export your *.f3d file to your local drive and then Attach it here to a Reply?

Re: setting the snaps?

TheCADWhisperer — Mon, 23 Nov 2020 13:26:02 GMT

Fusion 360 has the same Geometry Constraints that AutoCAD has. (But nobody in AutoCAD knows how to use them in AutoCAD.)

If you can't figure them out - then I recommend that you File>Export and then Attach your *.f3d file here for video explanation using your actual geometry.

Re: setting the snaps?

fredJME3H — Tue, 24 Nov 2020 09:58:21 GMT

Hello Chaps-

thanks for the answers- but we are talking about different things. I understand the constraints but it is the "Snap to" that I am asking about.

I use autocad 2D and there i can set the cursor to "snap to" various parts of an object.

Like I can set the snap settings to snap to the nearest endpoint in relation to wjere the cursor is at that moment or i can set it to snap to and intersection or maybe a tangent to a given circle.

in fusion am i able to set where the cursor will snap to in a like manner

many thanks

Re: setting the snaps?

rupertcrighton — Thu, 22 May 2025 16:12:14 GMT

i have the same problem with Fusion, very frustrating. I'm drawing a sketch and want to move a rectangle from point to point, but I can't select the mid-point of one of the lines and move it to another chosen snap point.

Re: setting the snaps?

g-andresen — Thu, 22 May 2025 16:36:02 GMT

Hi,

Please share the file for reply.

File > export > save as f3d on local drive > attach to post.

günther

Re: setting the snaps?

jjbrett — Sat, 13 Dec 2025 21:06:56 GMT

It is interesting that the problem seems so simple, i want to snap to the midpoint of a line to mirror some selected features, how do I snap to the center of the line during the mirror command?

Re: setting the snaps?

g-andresen — Sat, 13 Dec 2025 21:21:57 GMT

Hi,

@jjbrett schrieb:

It is interesting that the problem seems so simple, i want to snap to the midpoint of a line to mirror some selected features, how do I snap to the center of the line during the mirror command?

sketch or solid/surface feature?

please share a f3d file for reply

günther

Re: setting the snaps?

TheCADWhisperer — Sat, 13 Dec 2025 22:02:46 GMT

@jjbrett wrote:
...the problem seems so simple,

@jjbrett

It is simple.

Re: setting the snaps?

jjbrett — Sat, 13 Dec 2025 22:09:54 GMT

whatever creep. The answer guys as someone who uses all the bigs like Autocad, Mastercam, Solidworks, et al; to do it on Fusion, the only way so far that I have been able to work it the same way as Autocad is to use reference geometry when you do not see any snap options, such as on imported items. Using reference geometry for snaps is a workaround, hopefully a comprehensive answer will surface eventually.

Re: setting the snaps?

TheCADWhisperer — Sat, 13 Dec 2025 23:36:18 GMT

@jjbrett wrote:
whatever creep.

You can avoid creep in your sketches by proper use of Geometry Constraints.

For assemblies, avoid creep by using Assembly Joints and/or Constraints.

Robust/predictable results.

Can you File>Export your *.f3d file to your local drive and then Attach it here to a Reply?

One of the experts here will demonstrate using your actual geometry.