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AutoCAD 2012: Legacy Snap to Grid

September 8, 2011 by Edwin Prakoso 1 Comment

Just a quick additional information.

I posted about ‘the array dialog box returns’. Apparently there is one more classic feature returns in AutoCAD 2012.

In AutoCAD 2012, snap to grid is automatically disabled when AutoCAD is not asking for a coordinate input. It was one of object selection improvements in AutoCAD 2012.

However, I’ve seen people asking to always enable snap to grid back.

You can have it back by changing SNAPGRIDLEGACY

legacy_snap_to_grid

SNAPGRIDLEGACY
1 – Always snap the cursor to the grid
0 – Only snap the cursor to the grid when AutoCAD prompts to specify a point

Change it to 1, then snap to grid will always active.

I’m sorry to miss it. Thank you to Kate Morrical for mentioning it in her blog post.

Remember to install AutoCAD 2012 service pack 1 to get this feature.

About Edwin Prakoso

I work as an Application Engineer in Jakarta, Indonesia. I've been using AutoCAD since R14 and Revit since Revit Building 9. I occasionally write for AUGIWorld magazine and also active in Autodesk discussion forum.
I'm an Autodesk Certified Professional (ACP) for Revit Architecture and AutoCAD. I'm also a member of Autodesk Expert Elite, appreciation for individuals who give contribution to Autodesk community.
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In my AutoCadd the command is SNAPMODE. I changed it to 0 and it worked! Thanks!

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