I can’t believe I’m posting this because I despise the Align tool…as @Peter_Gy and other Shapr3D staff members are aware :wink: I think I finally figured out the secret to the Align tool…use it with a Construction Plane! Check out this video I just made. It has worked perfectly every time I align t…

Good to know! Wouldn’t snapping to a point have worked for your use case here, though?

According to your video, yes…but I like the Translate tool even less than the Align tool :rofl: My video was to show that there is a way to bend the Align tool to your wishes, because until today, I had never found a use for it.

Oh, that was actually in the align tool, lol. It’s just the translate-y way of doing it, I guess. :slight_smile:

Nice catch jcclow, thank you. I noted you “clicked” the lower side of the construction plane and the alignment of your block ended up at the top of the construction plane. Is this by default?

My assumption was that it just moved to the nearest point on the plane. Definitely not sure if that’s correct or not, though.

Dammit @TigerMike don’t burst my bubble :laughing: I’m trying to make Align useful, because it falls short of the align command in every other piece of design software I’ve used…no offense Shapr3D team. …but I will test it when I get to work tomorrow, as I don’t have Shapr3D installed on the new P…

It doesn’t matter where you click. I just clicked there because there was no way to accidentally click on anything else.

No reason to test tomorrow. Here it is. The 2nd video shows a way to align (no const plane) using a sketch plane on the body where you want to align. Note: the height of my source body is 4mm high. I offset a line 4mm down from the top of the destination body. And lastly, sorry… [bur…

I think it’s much easier to use it this way:

Align is useful...when you know how to use it!

Need help? We are here.

TigerMike February 23, 2024, 1:37am 7

What happens when your source body is higher up or down lower?
It won’t align correctly using the construction plane. Try it.

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Align is useful...when you know how to use it!

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