Object Snap Shortcut

Object Snap Shortcut

nathan3CKDB
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Object Snap Shortcut

nathan3CKDB
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So a while bavk I made Control+F turn object snap off and on but when I tried to add this to another PC I was unable. You cannot have a "control" shortcut in the temporary override keys and I do not know what command to add into the keyboard shortcuts. It might also be in tbe object snap settings menu but I honestly do not remember how I did it?

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imadHabash
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Hi,

Press F3 to toggle osnaps on/off.

Imad Habash

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nathan3CKDB
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Thank you but I should have made it clear in the initial post. I do not want to keep the default "F" key shortcuts as they interrupt the flow of work. I have made "move" "control+g", "rotate" to "control+e" and polyline to "control+a" etc. I want object snap to be "control+f". The "F" keys still work with my current set up, but have an additional short cut now, i do not remember how I did it.

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imadHabash
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You can start from here >> Click << 

 

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nathan3CKDB
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Thank you again however I have tried this but I do not know what command to input to have object snap/OSNAP turn off and on. When I type in "snap" or "toggle" or "osnap" no appropriate command appears. What command controls objects snaps ability to turn off and on?

 

I have continued to research the issue and I believe it is in the default commands of autocad. Attached is an image of the autocad shortcuts guide (an autodesk official document), I do not know how to enable the highlighted green function. It appears to be an alternative method to turn object snap on/off.

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dbroad
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Most of the CTR+"*" sequences are already set. CTRL+F is preset to find, which is the most logical. I don't understand how hitting one button (F3) is more tiresome or distracting than hitting 2.  There are a few commands that have duplicate CTRL+ sequences. Use the CUI and select the keyboard toggles.  Delete the CTRL+ sequence for a duplicate command like hyperlink (such as CTRL+M) and then add it to osnap.

 

As to your image. I can't remember when AutoCAD ever used CTRL+F for osnap toggle. There are also a lot of temporary overrides SHIFT+ sequence for OSNAP.

Architect, Registered NC, VA, SC, & GA.
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TomBeauford
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I've been using keyboard shortcuts since they were included in the ***Accelerators section of the old Menu files and still have to check an online link to remember ones I don't use very often once in a while. Changing any of them would make keeping track of what they're set to a nightmare.

The only keyboard shortcut I've ever added was to toggle the Tilemode system variable On/Off to switch between the Model tab and the previous Layout tab and since there was no keyboard shortcut for Ctrl+T it's easy to remember it's for Tilemode.

The shortcut Key macro is: 

^C^C^P(ai_onoff "tilemode") Regen ^P 

Edit: Just remembered I do change the Shortcut Key CTRL+H from 

'_setvar;pickstyle;$M=$(if,$(eq,$(getvar,pickstyle),0),1,$(if,$(eq,$(getvar,pickstyle),1),0,$(if,$(eq,$(getvar,pickstyle),2),3,2)))

to ^A

Which was the Original Shortcut for toggling Group selection that's still built in to AutoCAD.

That way when I use it it displays <Group Off> or <Group On> at the Command Line so I know what I just did.

64bit AutoCAD Map & Civil 3D 2023
Architecture Engineering & Construction Collection
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Windows 10 Dell i7-12850HX 2.1 Ghz 12GB NVIDIA RTX A3000 12GB Graphics Adapter
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nathan3CKDB
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So a solution I found was to bind ctrl+f to snap (the grid like snapping, not object snap) and go into the object snap and snap settings and untick all associated boxes. Then unbind ctrl+f from snap. This then adds ctrl+f to object snap (I do not know why) allowing you to turn it off and on. This must a be a nested or hidden or back up default shortcut for object snap because it is listed as a shortcut for object snap in the current autocad website however it is not in the CUI shortcut menu anyway. All other shortcuts also still work in addition to ctrl+f. I should note this is not how I done it the first time, but I still do not remember how I done it. Also anyone saying or wondering why would I remove ctrl+f from find, my default setting never had it like that.

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Kent1Cooper
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@dbroad wrote:

Most of the CTR+"*" sequences are already set. CTRL+F is preset to find....


Not for me [Acad2020 where I am at the moment].  Ctrl+F toggles Osnap on/off, just as F3 does.  I have not changed any such settings -- this is out-of-the-box.

Kent Cooper, AIA
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cadffm
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>>" I can't remember when AutoCAD ever used CTRL+F for osnap toggle. "

All the Versions since R2000 (I do not check older versions)

 
 

 

 

Sebastian

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dbroad
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@Kent1Cooper Thanks. I didn't check 2023.   They seem to have hardcoded a number of keyboard shortcuts outside of the CUI.  I can't find CTRL+F in the CUI but it's on the https://www.autodesk.com/shortcuts/autocad website.

My apologies to the OP.

Architect, Registered NC, VA, SC, & GA.
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