Set it to infinity in case you want to snap to any visible object on your canvas. Reduce this value if you want to only snap to closer objects.

It can be annoying to have guides originating from too many components or components too far off. Snapping object radius : it limits the search for suitable guides to the specified radius. Snap to objects : it enables or disables all snapping modes (same function as the global toggle item in the menu) Restore default settings: if you restore all settings to their default value, you will lose all changes made to SnappingGecko settings. In the Grasshopper preferences, under Widgets category, you will find all SnappingGecko options:

SnappingGecko also enables you to customize the way guides are displayed and used. When the snapping mode is enabled, just move components, groups or selections of components as you usually do in Grasshopper to see all available guides.Īs is always the case in Grasshopper, you can still hold Shift to switch to Ortho mode (moving only vertically or horizontally) and see all available guides in a given direction. As this menu is fully integrated in Grasshopper, you can set keyboard shortcuts on its items from the Grasshopper’s Preferences window. From this menu, you can temporarily enable/disable the entire plugin or select the snap mode you want with just one click. Once installed, the SnappingGecko menu appears in Grasshopper. gha file into Grasshopper or copy it to the Grasshopper Components folder. To install the plugin, just download the latest version on Food4Rhino then drag the. SnappingGecko, however, is fully customizable and clearly displays all possible magnetic guides in the selected component’s surrounding. Grasshopper already provides a faint magnetic guide to make cables straight between linked components which cannot be customized to your needs. SnappingGecko is a free Grasshopper plugin which provides object snapping features, helping you to keep your definitions clean.

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