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    Set the default snap mode as a user preference

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    Original Tip Date: Jan 8, 2007

    Set the default Snap Mode as a User Preference
     
    In 08.09.03 you'll find a new variable that enables you to tell MicroStation where to get the default snap mode and multi-snap settings from.

    MS_SNAPMODE_SOURCE = 0 (or undefined) is the legacy setting whereby the default snap mode comes from the current design file.

    MS_SNAPMODE_SOURCE = 1 stores the default snap mode as part of the User Preferences and applies it to each file upon opening. In the clip below, pay attention to the snap mode and note how it's retained from file to file.


    AskInga Tip #694

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    • Nicholas Fuschino Created by Bentley Colleague Nicholas Fuschino
    • When: Tue, Jun 17 2008 4:32 PM
    • Jordan Stierly Last revision by Jordan Stierly
    • When: Wed, Jun 9 2010 3:21 PM
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