Changing the Catch Mode
The Catch box enables you to select a point on the screen without putting the cursor directly on that point. The cursor will automatically "snap" to this point. The current catch mode is always displayed in the status bar. The system will catch to a given point only if the point lies within the (imaginary) circle around the edges of the cursor.
By default, the catch mode is set to ALL. You can change the catch mode to any of the following:
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Setting
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Catches to
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VERTEX
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Vertex
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ELEM
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Element
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INTERSECTION
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Intersection
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CENTER
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Center point
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GRID
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Ruler/grid point
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OFF
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Disables Catch
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Select the catch mode in the Catch box on the status bar.
When you select ALL in the Catch box, Creo Elements/Direct Drafting catches using the following order of priority:
1. VERTEX
2. INTERSECTION
3. GRID
4. ELEM
If the system finds a vertex within the catch range it catches to the closest such vertex; otherwise it searches for intersections and so on. If the system can't find any of these, it uses the given input point.
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By default, catch mode ELEM is used, when moving elements like geometry or parts via handles. To use a different catch mode than ELEM, type MH_USE_CATCH_MODE ON in the user input line. Now, the current catch mode is used to move the elements via handles.
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