# APERTURE Command [GstarCAD 2021](Help%20System/GSTARCAD/2021/Index.md) → [Commands](Help%20System/GSTARCAD/2021/Commands/(Commands).md) → [A](Help%20System/GSTARCAD/2021/Commands/A/(A).md) The APERTURE command is used to controls the size of the object snap target box. **Command Access:** > **Command:** APERTURE (or *aperture* for transparent use) **Command Prompts:** > Enter new value for APERTURE\<10\>: **Function Description:** The object snap could be applied on objects in the object Aperture box or objects that intersect with the object Aperture box. Users could get a bigger Aperture size by setting a higher value for APERTURE system variable, as well control whether to display it by APBOX command. Those settings could also be made in “draw” label in “Options” dialog box. ![](Help%20System/GSTARCAD/2021/assets/GCAD_GCR/images/APERTURE-1.GIF) The APERTURE command could control object Aperture box rather than Pick box that displayed under the command prompt of “select object”. ![](Help%20System/GSTARCAD/2021/assets/GCAD_GCR/images/APERTURE-2.GIF) ## Other versions with matching text [GstarCAD 2016](../../../2016/Commands/A/APERTURE%20Command--9fcd483900b0.md) · [GstarCAD 2017](../../../2017/Commands/A/APERTURE%20Command--9fcd483900b0.md) · [GstarCAD 2018](../../../2018/Commands/A/APERTURE%20Command--9fcd483900b0.md) · [GstarCAD 2019](Help%20System/GSTARCAD/2019/Commands/A/APERTURE%20Command--9fcd483900b0.md) · [GstarCAD 2020](../../../2020/Commands/A/APERTURE%20Command--9fcd483900b0.md)