Snap a Line to an Existing Point, Line, or Area

  1. Open a job in the Manage Earthwork Estimates screen.
    Note: To open a job in the Manage Earthwork Estimates screen, click Estimating > Earthwork > Manage Earthwork Estimates in the All Tasks pane. Click Open Existing Job. Then select the job you want to open, and click OK.
  2. Select the Takeoff tab, if it is not already active.
  3. In the Active Layer field on the toolbar, click to select the layer for which you want to digitize a line.
  4. Click Snap on the speedbar.
  5. Click either the Point or Trace on the speedbar and digitize the new line.
  6. When you are close to the item to which you want to snap the line, click Snap on the speedbar to turn on snap.
  7. Click near the item to which you want to snap the line.
  8. Click Snap again to turn the snap tool off, or continue digitizing with the snap tool active, which will continue to snap the line to points, lines, or areas.
  9. Finish digitizing the line as needed.
  10. Click Finished on the speedbar.