The osnap function returns a 3D point as a result of applying entity snap mode(s) specified by the mode argument nearest to the specified point.

Arguments

esnap_mode specifies one or more entity snap modes as a text string containing one or more keywords. Multiple keywords are separated by commas.

Supported values are:

Keyword	Entity Snap Mode
_endp	End point
_mid	Mid point
_int	Intersection
_appimt	Visual intersection
_ext	Extension
_cen	Center point
_qua	Quadrant
_tan	Tangent
_ins	Insertion point
_nod	Node (point entity)
_par	Parallel
_per	Perpendicular
_nea	Nearest point on entity

Note: Use (setvar "SELECTBOX" size) to define the size of a box in pixels for entity selection.

Examples

: (setq x (osnap '(1 1) "_endp"))

(1.0 1.000 0.000)

: (setq x (osnap '(50 50) "_cen,_int"))

(50.000 50.000 0.000)

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