# Align help, bug, suggestions, changes

**URL:** <https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/align-help-bug-suggestions-changes/36218>\
**Category:** Feature requests\
**Created:** [January 24, 2025, 10:30pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/align-help-bug-suggestions-changes/36218 "2025-01-24T22:30:08Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![Johngerard](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/90db22/32.png) [@Johngerard](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Johngerard)\
**Post date:** [January 24, 2025, 10:30pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/align-help-bug-suggestions-changes/36218/1 "2025-01-24T22:30:08Z")

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Hi all,  
I am working on a new design the last couple of weeks. I reported as a possible bug with screen shots to shar3d already. Regarding the align tool. I tried aligning one half of a hing to the other half to lay flat on top of each other. Simple enough since these are just to flat sections. It does not align the parts perfectly. So I have to spend a lot of my design time just tweaking the design to align the parts. Also i have a rectangle wall design and i align one half of the hinge to the side of the wall. It still does not align perfectly, either. But then after manually adjusting the alignment, i want to move and copy said hinge to place 3 hinges on the side of my wall. When I drag the arrow in the move tool, along the wall it does not stay aligned with the wall. So, after coping the hinge I have to spend a ton of time re-aligning the hing to the wall. This might be that when i align lets say to walls together it is not truly aligned straight and true. Sonthat might be one reason. I am not sure.

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**Author:** ![Johngerard](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/90db22/32.png) [@Johngerard](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Johngerard)\
**Post date:** [January 24, 2025, 10:42pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/align-help-bug-suggestions-changes/36218/2 "2025-01-24T22:42:44Z")

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Second question is a suggestion. I have a group of walls and hinges. These are setup the exact way i want to print them. Now, i want to flip and mirror the group. This I did already. Now, i want to align this group with the other walls. I can’t perform this function as a group. The only way I can align a part is one at a time. There are a lot of times that I want to align a group of parts together. So this functionality is very important to me. Also, I am trying to find ways that AI can help me with these mundane tasks. I would have had my design done by now if i didn’t have to spend most of the design time with these tasks that are perfect for an AI to perform for me. The power of AI.

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**Author:** ![jcclow](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.shapr3d.com/jcclow/32/23888_2.png) [@jcclow](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/jcclow)\
**Post date:** [January 27, 2025, 2:54pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/align-help-bug-suggestions-changes/36218/3 "2025-01-27T14:54:14Z")

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I’d start here…[Align is useful...when you know how to use it!](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/align-is-useful-when-you-know-how-to-use-it/30489)

You could also look into using Translate…[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TJ8AznTuP7E&t=1s](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TJ8AznTuP7E&t=1s)