osnap

(osnap point esnap_mode)

The osnap function returns a 3D point as a result of applying entity snap mode(s) specified by the mode argument nearest to the specified point.

Arguments

esnap_mode specifies one or more entity snap modes as a text string containing one or more keywords. Multiple keywords are separated by commas.

Supported values are:

Keyword Entity Snap Mode
_endp End point
_mid Mid point
_int Intersection
_appimt Visual intersection
_ext Extension
_cen Center point
_qua Quadrant
_tan Tangent
_ins Insertion point
_nod Node (point entity)
_par Parallel
_per Perpendicular
_nea Nearest point on entity

Note: Use (setvar "SELECTBOX" size) to define the size of a box in pixels for entity selection.

Examples

: (setq x (osnap '(1 1) "_endp"))

(1.0 1.000 0.000)

: (setq x (osnap '(50 50) "_cen,_int"))

(50.000 50.000 0.000)