Snap to grid: If, for example, a line is drawn, it is automatically placed on grid lines. Placement between grid lines can only be achieved if the option is switched off.

If the Snap to grid setting is deactivated, you can temporarily activate it using the keyboard shortcut specified under Modifier.

You can also find the same setting directly in the Sketcher in the Quick settings dialog.

Quick settings

Do not engage at [No snapping to intersection points] intersections:

No snapping to intersection points

For example, when working on sketches with many lines and thus intersection points, it can help to temporarily disable the snapping at these points, may be if you want to start another line very close.

To do this, use the shortcut that you specified under Do not snap to intersections [No snapping to intersection points].

Sketcher with snap at intersection point

Show grid:

Scale when zooming [Scale grid on zoom]: See also Quick settings.

If the option is activated, the grid is automatically scaled by a factor of 10 when zooming in from a certain point. Compare the two illustrations below. If the Snap to grid option is activated, this option is automatically deactivated, as snapping to "wrong" points is not desirable.

Rasterization in standard view

Rasterization scaled with factor 10

Scalar parameters: This option is used, for example, when creating circles or drawing angles (e.g. circle through center and radius/point [Circle with center point and radius/point] or line at an angle a to the horizontal with length L [Line at angle to horizontal, length] ).

For example, if the width is set to 5 and you have activated Snap to grid under Quick settings Snap to grid, the circle will snap to radii with multiples of 5, regardless of the direction in which you move the mouse.

Display axle extension [Show axis extension]:

Axle extension [Axis extension] on (default)

Axle extension [Axis extension] off

Under Color settings, you can set the color for the coordinate system and the axis extension.

Snap to coordinate axes [Snap to coordinate axes]: If, for example, Snap to grid is switched off but this option is activated, a line is strictly oriented to the coordinate axes, whereby the length remains free in contrast to Snap to grid.

Snap-in distance [px]: Default value is 25