This option is the small sister of the Shrinkwrap modifier. Here you first select a set of vertices in edit mode, then you call the Snap to Mesh function. This will snap your vertices to the closest vertex it can find on any other mesh.
The maximum snap distance can be adjusted in the operator redo window that appears at the bottom of the tool shelf when you click the Snap to Mesh button.
In the operator redo panel you have a few more options:
- Snap range: the maximum distance from a vertex to a snap point if a vertex is not close to any snap point then it is marked as out of range.
- Snap Selected: You can use this tool only for finding the out of range vertices without actually snapping them
- Mark Out of Range verts: After snapping only the out of range verts are marked. This helps to quickly find those verts who could not be snapped.
