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why can't i snap to trace?

heathldesign
Expert
for some reason that i'm not able to figure out, i cannot snap anything to the trace. and i'm not finding anything in the user guide that suggests you can turn it on or off. am i missing something or is this a bug?
MAC Studio 2022 M1 Max, 32 GB RAM, 10 cores, AC27 5030 Apple Silicon USA
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Barry Kelly
Moderator
I am not having any trouble here.
Are you sure your trace is of something that is snap-able and not just an image?

Barry.
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Stress Co_
Advisor
heathldesign wrote:
... is this a bug?
Is it a Section or Elevation?
Take a look at dkovacs's response in this post:
Cannot Snap to Trace Reference
Marc Corney, Architect
Red Canoe Architecture, P. A.

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