MicroStation Tip: AccuSnap – Cycle Through All Elements Within Range

Using AccuSnap, it’s easier to snap to the desired element when there are multiple elements within range of your snap tolerance. Simply use the <Tab> key on your keyboard to cycle through the elements within range.

  1. Turn on AccuSnap.
  2. Select the Copy Element tool (or other command that supports AccuSnap).
  3. Move the mouse to the target location and let AccuSnap automatically snap to the first element it finds.
  4. Verify MicroStation’s input focus is set to the Home position by pressing the <Esc> key on your keyboard.
  5. Press the <Tab> key on your keyboard.
  6. AccuSnap will snap to the next element within range.
  7. Continue pressing the <Tab> key until the desired element is identified, accept the location by left-clicking on the mouse, and continue drafting.
  8. If there are no more elements within range, pressing the <Tab> key again will result in no elements being identified.
  9. Press the <Tab> key again to restart the snap cycle.

Rod Wing

Rod is the Senior Systems Analyst at EnvisionCAD and has extensive experience in GIS, cartography, plotting, scanning, raster editing/manipulation, publishing, and file/data translations. He instructs MicroStation classes ranging from fundamentals to advanced.

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