M2A2 - Working with snaps - Introducing snaps and Helpers Video Lecture | 3DS MAX - Architecture Design Tutorial (Introductory Course)

in this class we'll study about snap
tools in 3ds max these tools facilitate
moving objects when modeling to
streamline the process
let's begin the class snap tools are on
the main toolbar and there are four
types of snaps
three of them are integrated with the
editing tools select and move rotation
select and rotate and scale select and
scale
the first one is toggle snaps this tool
enables snap tools positioning on the
elements in the scene such as grid
points vertexes segments halves and
others see how before enabling this tool
we can freely move objects
but after enabling the toggle snaps then
the objects move based on one of the
above mentioned elements in this case
the attributes are the grid points see
how to place the vertex on this box
exactly on one of the grid points
afterwards we will explain these
elements in further detail
after learning about toggle snaps we
will learn about the other snap tools
the angled toggle snap tool makes it
possible to rotate objects at 5 degree
intervals from 5 degrees to 90 degree
angles
these values can be configured in the
percent toggle snap by defining
percentage values applied to scale snaps
we will learn how to configure snap
commands
you
right-click any snap tool and then in
this case the toggle snaps the grid snap
setting screen will open
now let's learn about the snaps tab we
define the previously mentioned
definitions here see how the grid points
are selected and the mouse moves based
and grid points
and now let's enable the vertex option
we'll see how to drag and align an
object based on its vertexes and the
vertex of a reference object the object
moves to the align position to the
referred object vertex this makes it
much easier to model more precisely
after learning about the snap tools
let's get to the general options here is
the options tab use this tab for
configuring the way we want these tools
to act
in the market group we can define a
color and size for graphic tool display
when the snaps are enabled down here we
see the rubber band which shows the
starting and final position of an object
in the general group there are settings
for defining the number of tool changes
see the example in the % field
here we define the percentage of the
applied scale using the Select and scale
tool see how we can define percentage in
ten degree intervals now let's scale the
object by enabling and applying the
percent snap angle
so in this class we have studied about
defining the settings for snaps in Max
and how to work more precisely in our
designs throughout the course we will
practice these tools while using these
tools on the design