# Disable automatic snapping

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/disable-automatic-snapping/42505>\
**Category:** Uncategorized\
**Created:** [February 9, 2004, 11:45pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/disable-automatic-snapping/42505 "2004-02-09T23:45:00Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![spikeinfliction](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f1d935/32.png) [@spikeinfliction](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/spikeinfliction)\
**Post date:** [February 9, 2004, 11:45pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/disable-automatic-snapping/42505/1 "2004-02-09T23:45:00Z")

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How do I get movie clips to stop snapping to nearby movie clips…? I can’t put it where I want without it automatically snapping onto another.

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [February 9, 2004, 11:52pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/disable-automatic-snapping/42505/2 "2004-02-09T23:52:51Z")

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Go to objects menu and uncheck ‘snap to objects’

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [February 10, 2004, 1:46am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/disable-automatic-snapping/42505/3 "2004-02-10T01:46:40Z")

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Where is this “objects menu”?

EDIT: AHHH. Nevermind. I’m dumb.

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [February 10, 2004, 4:47am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/disable-automatic-snapping/42505/4 "2004-02-10T04:47:20Z")

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if you sellect the pointer tool in the tools area, you will see it under the word “options” at the bottom of the tools.