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OpenPlant PID Help

OpenPlant PID Help
OpenPlant PID 2024 Help What's New Introduction to OpenPlant PID OpenPlant PID Interface AccuSnap and AccuDraw Working with OpenPlant PID Components Component Creation and Customization MicroStation Related HelpGetting StartedSetting Up the EnvironmentCreating Drawing ElementsSetting the Active Element AttributesBase GeometryIsometric DrawingUsing CurvesUsing Multi-LinesUsing CellsUsing Cells in 3DCells ToolboxCell Library DialogCells Configuration VariablesHatching and PatterningControlling the Display of PatternsPlacing Patterns in the DesignAssociative PatternsSnappable PatternsExcluding Areas Inside a Patterned Area from PatterningPatterning Disjointed RegionsCells Used for PatterningPatterning ToolboxDrawing AidsWorking with Existing ElementsReferences, Raster Images, Point Clouds, and Reality Mesh3D Design and ModelingDrawing CompositionWorking with Complete DesignsProgrammed CustomizationsDeprecated FeaturesGlossaryTechnical Information Resources ReadMe
  1. OpenPlant PID 2024 Help
  2. MicroStation Related Help
  3. Creating Drawing Elements
  4. Using Cells
  5. Hatching and Patterning
  6. Snappable Patterns

Snappable Patterns

Turning on Snappable, when you use the tool, tool, and tool, causes the pattern element to be eligible for snapping.

While, in some cases, being able to snap to pattern elements is desirable, in others it is not, since having large numbers of pattern elements in an area may make it difficult to select or identify a particular element.