Screw Tool

Place screws on panel faces by hovering near an edge — the tool snaps to the edge and positions the screw at the set distance from it.

How it works

1. Select a screw component in the component selector that opens automatically
2. Hover over a panel face near an edge — the screw preview snaps to the closest edge
3. Click to place the screw at the current position
4. Type a distance in the VCB to position the screw precisely from the reference point

Keys

• Ctrl / Option = Cycle the reference point to the next vertex on the edge
• ↓ = Toggle free positioning mode (ignore edge snapping)
• Esc = Cancel the operation

VCB Input

• Normal: distance — set the distance from the reference point along the edge
• After two screws: Nx or N/ — multiply or divide spacing to add N additional screws

Tips

• The component selector opens automatically — choose the screw type before placing
• A dimension line shows the current distance from the reference point while hovering
• Use Ctrl/Option to change which vertex serves as the reference point for distance measurement
• The parement distance (offset from edge) can be typed directly into the VCB when no face is hovered