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title: Tracing
description: "Development drawing can be superimposed on MiTS-Earthworks by using Tracing features. The tracing is automatically loaded in MiTS-Earthworks after the surveyor drawing is successfully imported. Tracing layers can be selectively turned ‘On’ or ‘Off’. Object snapping ability which will ease…"
url: "https://mes100.com/docs/tracing/"
updated: "2023-01-25"
category: General / RHS Panel
---

# Tracing

Development drawing can be superimposed on MiTS-Earthworks by using Tracing features. The tracing is automatically loaded in MiTS-Earthworks after the surveyor drawing is successfully imported. Tracing layers can be selectively turned ‘On’ or ‘Off’. Object snapping ability which will ease the input of platforms.

# **Object Snapping**

Object snapping settings can be called out by clicking on the ‘Snap’ button. Click once on the ‘Input’ screen to activate snapping.

![](https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/9zYWPhMa2tm_YgSzYCt9UiLiNakIYezm5wxvCaF8fdzXuKxoWXGCXJXDj336hSIbd8r82o2a6_l4hTKeozOk2mmvI-AZY_6B7vhMT_4p1iwH16ASMqelDohIO3iY9Y3mZ_jEjf-_f5E9yUZTzx4BhEYl9hJ5JqxubJ0moVv7mTJAMMeIoOQM51qR)

Before tracing, the screen shows all the surveyor points generated from import.

![](https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/cGHq81TgvROAeUWyvRronVnzA2_6QlJ0R_ge2if92QL_3xPyHWE6moyy4MW2fo_ZuN4Jrjf5G3iRxF6BPbEzx0En3IXFdOgUrp_GJofDoGFtuwsbrHzDzQ-WeS_HWr6E7m2fMeDwdqVtPQmD_5h8E6vM0-cQCMXqmVA5DC8k4Ql7SLTEnTLSXJv_)

After tracing, surveyor drawing is superimposed on the surveyor points.

![](https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/gI6CJ7oC6DQyCGQsuIFpPQr1wDUxSHOBiuU9qdEuHC0aURCbo_UGx3ZS35eFjGQgTkYAodGB9vttM4vOIN_PEHiGZXpUEAkodZ7AXjZBkrs1L3oYQ_QOLRs-RSlRfLCpgLqJOa6k8GGlBZwXvx17yH-_YGKXqWvDfHcOPXdllT6kZmgpU62Y7v1R)

Note:

Users can turn ‘On’ or ‘Off’ the snapping function b y pressing the ‘F3’ button at the keyboard or clicking ‘Snap (F3)’ at the left down corner of the application.

![](https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/nHapzk86r1f1SS3EdoEr86TUFHHnT0w2NAmVgLRn1TY-Epm4yZXXnU6O9fvdubKxg6gPRQye346JLy4MlNrmZ6brglBEQuElGwenC6bkU2aBvOthGvpb2zUVe7KgJlLyZ5376Kf6eI8J6tTSgbcxuV9F4xaWmzSpenM78zvLxd8pfV8T8c7DBjOU)

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