Brien Bastings

90% of the  time I just have  keypoint snap double click locked as my default and I stopped using the multisnaps as it caused me the same issues..

and for Center or intersection  I use  keyboard C or i , for tangents etc  I just  choose the snap tool needed…

Hi Fraser! In a Forum like this you should only have one question per post.

The old "Depth Lock" is no longer. You will have to use the "ACS Plane Snap" which replaced the Depth Lock. You don't have to use AccuDraw to use the ACS Plane Snap.…

Range Blocks

Neslihan AYDIN said:

mdlElmdscr_computeRange()

That function is used to compute the range block of an element.  Search for range block in MDL help for some hints.

The range of an element is a rectangle (2D) or cuboid (3D) that encloses an element…

If you assign a cell as a Automatic Dimension Terminator it is automatically a Shared Cell. Shared Cells have the ability to be associated with elements. Element moves the Shared Cell moves.

If you use Associative Patterning It creates Shared Cell definitions…

Jens, if the handles are correct and the box is showing the range, what should be wrong with it ? The range is (afaik) representing the minimum and maximum x,y,z coordinate of the element, the range is always a cube aligned to x,y,z axis of the drawing…

JensS said:

Otherwise they are pretty useless

Usefullness, or its absence, depends on what you want to do with the element range. 

The primary use of element range is in a spatial scan.  You can choose or reject an element by comparing its range with some…