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Enabling AccuSnap to function when placing fences

In MicroStation V8, you may have noticed that AccuSnap didn’t work when placing fences, which was a pain when trying to place a fence to the corners of a title sheet for defining the print area! Many of us later discovered that by holding down Ctrl + Shift, AccuSnap could be forced back into action.

For those of you who have upgraded to MicroStation V8 XM Edition, there’s now an option in the AccuSnap settings which allows you to determine whether AccuSnap will function with the Place Fence tool by default. You can get to the AccuSnap Settings by going to Settings > Snaps > AccuSnap, or by clicking on the snap icon down in the status bar and selecting AccuSnap.With the “Enable for Fence Create” selected (ticked), AccuSnap will automatically enable when using the Place Fence tool.

You can of course still hold down Ctrl + Shift to enable AccuSnap selectively with the Place Fence tool when “Enable for Fence Create” is not selected!

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