Used to toggle structural snaps. Enables Structural Snaps to replace default keypoint AccuSnaps behavior for Structural elements. When the snap mode is set to keypoint (default mode), AccuSnap on Structural members ignores all the individual keypoints of elements comprising the Structural member graphics and work as if the Structural member was a line or a curve. Structural snaps reduce the number of mouse clicks needed to locate a specific point by providing immediate, visual feedback that identifies pointer location. Structural snaps eliminate many modeling errors caused by inexact placement of members.

Accessed from:

• Ribbon: Building Design > > Drawing Aids > Snaps > Structural Snaps
• Ribbon: > Drawing > Drawing Aids > Snaps > Structural Snaps
• Ribbon: > Modeling > Drawing Aids > Snaps > Structural Snaps
• Ribbon: > Visualization > Drawing Aids > Snaps > Structural Snaps

The highlighted Structural Snaps tool icon in the Snaps toolbar confirms that structural snaps are active. Adjust Structural snaps settings in the Structural Preferences , where you can:

• Enable Structural keypoint snaps
• Enable and configure Structural hints
• Apply a global offset