AutoCAD object snap and how to use them, all snap points explained

Making drawings precisely is not possible without the use of AutoCAD object snaps.

These options not only let you make drawings precisely but they also speed up the drawing workflow.

In this article, I have discussed all of these object snap options and explained them in detail.

Just in case you are wondering object snap is the status bar toggle option with snap points as shown in the following image.

As you can see in the image above, I don’t keep all the object snap points active only a few of these points are checked and in my example, these points are Endpoint, Midpoint, Center, Intersection and extension.

You don’t need to keep only these points active but it’s always advisable to go with the minimum number of snap points.

When required you can activate any specific point then make your drawing using that point and then deactivate it again.