bulia byak <buliabyak@...125...> writes:
On 3/12/07, Michael Grosberg <preacher_public@...125...> wrote:
I think a universal snap on/off switch would be very handy, both as keyboard shortcut and a menu item.
That shortcut is intended to be Shift - press Shift while dragging to avoid snapping. Unfortunately it does not currently work in most cases, because it's already used for other purposes (Selector: symmetric transform around center, Node: drag out the handle if it's retracted). I think we need to change it so that these modes are only enabled if you press Shift _before_ starting to drag; if you start dragging and then press Shift it must disable snapping instead. What do you think?
So after I hit shift and do whatever I do, snap goes back on? what about the opposite case, where I usualy want it turned off, but just want to turn it on for just one instance, will that work as well? You know, I don't know what to think. This is something I have zero experience with. I work with Photoshop and 3D Studio max a lot, and used to work with Autocad extensively. They all have a global snap shortcut but it's not a modifier key, it's a normal keyboard combo - SHIFT+CTRL+; on photoshop, "S" for 3DSmax, and I don't remember what autocad had but there were two snap toggle buttons below the canvas. So I'm used to hitting a combo or key that turns all snap off or on not just for a single edit action but also makes it stay that way until I hit the same combo again. I realize I'm just used to the way things are, and your suggestion might be better, but still, it may be wise to just stick to the way this is usually done.