You can change some of this behaviour in the tool options. Just change it from "relative distance from edge" to "equal distance from edge" to get a new loop that's equally distant from the edge you want to support.
@haikai You are right, but I guess I want the best of both worlds with the interactive mode and snapping to grid or verts. @CheeseOnToast I do use the "equal distance from edge" setting I just wish I could snap based on some sort of grid or unit. For example if I insert an edge loop on some part of a model using "equal…
edit: case of stupid on my part :D if you hold x while holding shift it should still snap both at angle and to grid, but you have to do it in an orthographic view also, you can do this while snapping to vert, v... But why not just use insert edge loop set to equal edge distance?
I use the cut faces tool quite a bit for adding control edges in cases where I have to deal with diagonal lines or silhouettes that I don't want to alter by selecting edge loops and moving them. I always find myself going back and rounding off the cut face coordinates by hand to make sure certain edges are uniform (OCD I…
I use the cut face tool in orthographic views most of the time, I tried holding x to toggle grid, v to snap to verts, some places I've seen mention snapping will on work if you click near an edge. None of them seem to work for me, I even try holding shift and x in different orders to see if that may have been the problem.…