# Snaps not working

**URL:** <https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/snaps-not-working/213720>\
**Category:** Rhino\
**Tags:** windows\
**Created:** [December 17, 2025, 4:13am UTC](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/snaps-not-working/213720 "2025-12-17T04:13:17Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 10\
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**Author:** ![gregore](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/mcneel/user_avatar/discourse.mcneel.com/gregore/32/716690_2.png) [@gregore](https://discourse.mcneel.com/u/gregore)\
**Post date:** [December 17, 2025, 4:13am UTC](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/snaps-not-working/213720/1 "2025-12-17T04:13:17Z")

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my osnaps stopped working recently , i have tried restarting computer , resetting snaps turning them off and on as well as updating rhino . nothing seems to make a difference.

thanks

gregore

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**Author:** ![wim](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/mcneel/user_avatar/discourse.mcneel.com/wim/32/747482_2.png) [@wim](https://discourse.mcneel.com/u/wim)\
**Post date:** [December 17, 2025, 10:08am UTC](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/snaps-not-working/213720/2 "2025-12-17T10:08:40Z")

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Hi Gregore -

> [@gregore](#):
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> my osnaps stopped working recently

Please run the Rhino `SystemInfo` command and copy-paste its output here.  
-wim

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**Author:** ![gregore](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/mcneel/user_avatar/discourse.mcneel.com/gregore/32/716690_2.png) [@gregore](https://discourse.mcneel.com/u/gregore)\
**Post date:** [December 18, 2025, 1:15am UTC](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/snaps-not-working/213720/3 "2025-12-18T01:15:28Z")

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thanks for responding

Rhino 7 SR38 2024-12-3 (Rhino 7, 7.38.24338.17001, Git hash:master @ 97e36efa02d7f71638988290bb2d190fcf1b18c5)  
License type: Commercial, build 2024-12-03  
License details: Cloud Zoo

Windows 10 (10.0.19045 SR0.0) or greater (Physical RAM: 16Gb)

Computer platform: DESKTOP

Standard graphics configuration.  
Primary display and OpenGL: NVIDIA Quadro P620 (NVidia) Memory: 2GB, Driver date: 6-10-2023 (M-D-Y). OpenGL Ver: 4.6.0 NVIDIA 536.25

> Accelerated graphics device with 4 adapter port(s)

- Windows Main Display attached to adapter port #0

OpenGL Settings  
Safe mode: Off  
Use accelerated hardware modes: On  
Redraw scene when viewports are exposed: On  
Graphics level being used: OpenGL 4.6 (primary GPU’s maximum)

Anti-alias mode: 4x  
Mip Map Filtering: Linear  
Anisotropic Filtering Mode: High

Vendor Name: NVIDIA Corporation  
Render version: 4.6  
Shading Language: 4.60 NVIDIA  
Driver Date: 6-10-2023  
Driver Version: 31.0.15.3625  
Maximum Texture size: 32768 x 32768  
Z-Buffer depth: 24 bits  
Maximum Viewport size: 32768 x 32768  
Total Video Memory: 2 GB

Rhino plugins that do not ship with Rhino  
C:\Users\Gregore\AppData\Roaming\McNeel\Rhinoceros\packages\7.0\NVIDIADenoiser\0.4.3\NVIDIADenoiser.Windows.rhp “NVIDIADenoiser.Windows” 0.4.3.0

Rhino plugins that ship with Rhino  
C:\Program Files\Rhino 7\Plug-ins\Commands.rhp “Commands” 7.38.24338.17001  
C:\Program Files\Rhino 7\Plug-ins\rdk.rhp “Renderer Development Kit”   
C:\Program Files\Rhino 7\Plug-ins\RhinoScript.rhp “RhinoScript”   
C:\Program Files\Rhino 7\Plug-ins\RPC.rhp “RPC”   
C:\Program Files\Rhino 7\Plug-ins\AnimationTools.rhp “AnimationTools”   
C:\Program Files\Rhino 7\Plug-ins\RhinoRenderCycles.rhp “Rhino Render” 7.38.24338.17001  
C:\Program Files\Rhino 7\Plug-ins\RhinoRender.rhp “Legacy Rhino Render”   
C:\Program Files\Rhino 7\Plug-ins\rdk\_etoui.rhp “RDK\_EtoUI” 7.38.24338.17001  
C:\Program Files\Rhino 7\Plug-ins\rdk\_ui.rhp “Renderer Development Kit UI”   
C:\Program Files\Rhino 7\Plug-ins\NamedSnapshots.rhp “Snapshots”   
C:\Program Files\Rhino 7\Plug-ins\RhinoCycles.rhp “RhinoCycles” 7.38.24338.17001  
C:\Program Files\Rhino 7\Plug-ins\Toolbars\Toolbars.rhp “Toolbars” 7.38.24338.17001  
C:\Program Files\Rhino 7\Plug-ins\3dxrhino.rhp “3Dconnexion 3D Mouse”   
C:\Program Files\Rhino 7\Plug-ins\Displacement.rhp “Displacement”

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**Author:** ![wim](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/mcneel/user_avatar/discourse.mcneel.com/wim/32/747482_2.png) [@wim](https://discourse.mcneel.com/u/wim)\
**Post date:** [December 19, 2025, 9:04am UTC](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/snaps-not-working/213720/4 "2025-12-19T09:04:44Z")

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Hi Gregore -

> [@gregore](#):
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> my osnaps stopped working recently

I would try to repair the Rhino installation from the Windows Control Panel.  
-wim

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**Author:** ![gregore](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/mcneel/user_avatar/discourse.mcneel.com/gregore/32/716690_2.png) [@gregore](https://discourse.mcneel.com/u/gregore)\
**Post date:** [December 19, 2025, 4:45pm UTC](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/snaps-not-working/213720/5 "2025-12-19T16:45:14Z")

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Thanks for your response Wim , can’t say that I know what you mean . Are you saying I should make a fresh install ?

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**Author:** ![wim](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/mcneel/user_avatar/discourse.mcneel.com/wim/32/747482_2.png) [@wim](https://discourse.mcneel.com/u/wim)\
**Post date:** [December 19, 2025, 4:49pm UTC](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/snaps-not-working/213720/6 "2025-12-19T16:49:09Z")

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Hi Gregore -

> [@gregore](#):
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> Are you saying I should make a fresh install ?

No.  
Go to Control Panel \> Programs \> Programs and Features.  
Right-click on Rhino and choose Repair.  
-wim

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**Author:** ![gregore](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/mcneel/user_avatar/discourse.mcneel.com/gregore/32/716690_2.png) [@gregore](https://discourse.mcneel.com/u/gregore)\
**Post date:** [December 23, 2025, 4:34pm UTC](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/snaps-not-working/213720/7 "2025-12-23T16:34:05Z")

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thanks for your time Wim but that failed to fix the problem

any other options ?

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**Author:** ![gregore](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/mcneel/user_avatar/discourse.mcneel.com/gregore/32/716690_2.png) [@gregore](https://discourse.mcneel.com/u/gregore)\
**Post date:** [December 23, 2025, 4:39pm UTC](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/snaps-not-working/213720/8 "2025-12-23T16:39:57Z")

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one thing I just noticed is that snaps will work if the item to be snaped to is already selected

is this an indication of something being turned off or unselected ?

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**Author:** ![Japhy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/mcneel/user_avatar/discourse.mcneel.com/japhy/32/487647_2.png) [@Japhy](https://discourse.mcneel.com/u/Japhy)\
**Post date:** [December 23, 2025, 4:52pm UTC](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/snaps-not-working/213720/9 "2025-12-23T16:52:46Z")

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Hi Gregore,

There is a setting for that.

 ![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/mcneel/uploads/default/original/4X/5/0/3/503d9c75101a54ba513c250da45b07cedfc92959.png)

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**Author:** ![gregore](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/mcneel/user_avatar/discourse.mcneel.com/gregore/32/716690_2.png) [@gregore](https://discourse.mcneel.com/u/gregore)\
**Post date:** [December 23, 2025, 5:56pm UTC](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/snaps-not-working/213720/10 "2025-12-23T17:56:38Z")

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thanks Japhy, the restore button worked ,

I was starting to go crazy trying to work without snaps