Moving the Cursor in 3D Space

To snap to drawing plane grid points or to object snapping points anywhere in 3D space, use the 3D movement mode.

Before or after clicking a desired drawing command, change the movement mode using one of the following methods:

• From the menu bar, click 3D Model> Movement Mode> 3D.
• On the Draw ribbon tab, choose 3D from the Movement mode drop-down menu:

  

The following additional method is available only after clicking a drawing command:

• Right-click in the Modeler window and click Movement Mode> 3D from the shortcut menu.

If one of an object's snapping points (vertex, edge center, face center, and so on) is within snapping range of the cursor, the geometry you are drawing will snap to that point. The symbol will indicate the type of snapping point. In the following example, the cursor will snap to the face center point of the boxes top face:

If an object is not within snapping range of the cursor, the 3D movement mode is identical to the In Plane mode. That is, the geometry being drawn will snap to a grid point on the drawing plane.

In either case, the Measure Data window and the coordinate text boxes in the Status Bar provide precise cursor location information.