Generating snapping guide lines from objects in a designated region

A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing executable instructions, which when executed by a processing device, cause the processing device to perform operations comprising:

• receiving, by a processing device, a first selection of an object from a plurality of objects within a drawing displayed in a graphical user interface (GUI);
• receiving a second selection of a region of interest within the drawing displayed in the GUI, wherein the second selection occurs after the first selection and is non-destructive of the first selection, and wherein the second selection is a gesture performed on the GUI that encloses the region of interest;
• identifying a first plurality of objects of the plurality of objects associated with the region of interest;
• in response to an input on the GUI indicating a moving operation of the selected object from an initial location to a second location, automatically displaying guide lines from one or more of the identified first plurality of objects of the plurality of objects associated with the region of interest to the selected object when a portion of the selected object aligns with a portion of the one or more of the identified first plurality of objects of the plurality of objects;
• disabling guide lines from being generated between the selected object and a second plurality of objects of the plurality of objects not associated with the region of interest;
• and
• performing the moving operation of the selected object based on alignment with the automatically displayed guide lines.

A system comprising:

• a memory component;
• and
• a processing device coupled to the memory component, the processing device to perform operations comprising:
• receiving, by the processing device, a first selection of a region of interest within a drawing displayed in a graphical user interface (GUI) via a first gesture performed on the GUI that intersects or encloses the region of interest, the drawing including a plurality of objects;
• identifying a first plurality of objects of the plurality of objects within an area defined by the region of interest;
• receiving a second gesture performed on the GUI representing a movement of a cursor within the drawing, wherein the second gesture occurs after the first gesture and is non-destructive of the first selection;
• automatically displaying a first guide line from a first point of an object in the first plurality of objects to a first location of the cursor responsive to the second gesture aligning with the first point and without an interaction by the second gesture with the object in the first plurality of objects;
• disabling guide lines from objects located outside the region of interest;
• and
• performing an action on the GUI from the first location to a second location based on alignments with the automatically displayed guide lines, wherein a second guide line is displayed from a second point from the first plurality of objects to the second location responsive to the cursor aligning with the second point, and wherein the area defined by the region of interest is highlighted as the action on the GUI is performed.