Chapter Five: Drawing Tools and Drafting Settings
Chapter Objectives
Use the Grid Mode and Snap Mode drawing tools to locate points quickly and precisely
Draw orthogonally using the Ortho Mode drawing tool
Draw at angles using the Polar Tracking drawing tool
Use basic object snaps to locate points precisely relative to existing objects
Defer object snaps to locate complex points
Use advanced object snaps to locate points using acquired points and alignment paths
Locate points relative to multiple objects by using the Object Snap Tracking feature to display multiple intersecting alignment path tracking vectors
Control dynamic input settings
Use construction lines to increase productivity and precision when creating multiple-view drawings
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