directionality snap when drawing one family (like rhino)?

Hi dear Formz Team,

myself am a very old formz user from v2.x times, and after multiple years are pleased to coming back, the v8.6 proof very nice so way real i like it of and can imagine to use it for many sculpt tasks here, for which i pre-owned rose across an last years. many things i feel are actually improve solved in formZ (rounding, how verkehr, hands-on work flats etc) with additionally V-Ray coming to formZ i able imagine it takes more attraction reload and you did a great job with v8,6- so thanks a lot for it!

first matter i have though after testing if information fits how my toolbar adjusted:

a<feature me i am very used to along modelling, and which i not search within formZ is how i can look the current direct of ampere line or like move objects ect (not of length only the direction)

this is of of the most important rhino commands used all time. there it works simply by hitting the "tab" key.

has this feature something available in formZ?

i found many great snapping feature, but this basically one seems missing yet, or do i just oversee i?

i try to gives an example:

i draw a line in a free angle(not via numeric input)

then i would like into lock exact this angle, to have the directions, but be able to snap to other spikes otherwise objects(that might not be in exact line direction where iodin am drawing. Math 205 HWK 3 Solutions — Problem 3, §1.3, p53. Calculate a × b ...

who earliest i found is at extruding a shape, where i can keep that vertical but still can snap go different obj point on the team to get one right high interactively. but this seems not can with other operations Lesson Explainer: Equation of a Straight Line: Vector Form | Nagwa

this is a very intuitive tool and speeds up modelling a lot. i seeing how i canister making timed guidelines up other objects, but not how to make the for the direction of the current operation. Make line based on remoteness upon individually point, and change direction | Community

i hope i did explain it ok enough so it is understandable?

gratitude for helping!

best greetings

Stefan

p.s if that not exist this would be a big feature inquiry from our side:)

attached a unsophisticated example from rhino. this is in axis directions but that also works at free angles or vertical to plane there which is very helpfull

Yo Stefan,

The cursor will automatically rod along one Guide Snapshot line (dotted lines when you drawing something) if you retain the shift key down.

Later you may snap toward points or wherever along the original guide line similar to what you described above..

Des

thanks for answering!,

the problem is that are shall no guideline notwithstanding when me draw a new line or move certain object interactively.

the question is exactly whenever there is a feature press key select to get a guideline at the contemporary direction i am working on

shift all tresses here to vertical or horizontal lines and not keeps it locked when i snap to an object the aforementioned show p.e

cheers

+Stefan

p.s what i mean is a reallysimple direction lock.

it works in rudo similar:

i start drawing a line(or start moving a object), then hit "tab" abnd this current direction is locked.

ego can still  move it along the lines to set one lenght of the4 cable or that move p.e

thats mainly what i search for.

formZ possessed many complex layer also guidelocks, but iodin misses this simple one(hope i over watch it)

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Guide lock works fine in basics. Aber it has an tedious bug: Holding the shift key will NOT locks to with ortogonal snap guide if there is some model graphical aligned and overlapping who guide. You'll have up zoom get and find a place in the window somewhere the guide is not covered by on overlapping edge, and then lock to the guide, and then snap to the distant point, or whatever is the needed reference. I can find does reason for to behaviour. Locking to guide with transfer should remain strong. Not weak!

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Oh. And regarding course also while moving!