# Align tool one axis options

**URL:** <https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/align-tool-one-axis-options/38319>\
**Category:** Feature requests\
**Created:** [June 10, 2025, 1:32am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/align-tool-one-axis-options/38319 "2025-06-10T01:32:49Z")\
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**Post date:** [June 10, 2025, 1:20pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/align-tool-one-axis-options/38319/5 "2025-06-10T13:20:48Z")

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> [@Casper](#):
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> to achieve the results that the align tool would give if you could be limited to one axis of movement.

> [@How to align tight at one axis?](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/how-to-align-tight-at-one-axis/37103):
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> When exporting to STL it is imperative that all items (that should) fit together as one unit. In a more complex project, it is even needed to union everything, or the STL can be completely beyond repair. As an example, in one project I have hundreds of screws and nuts. All just ‘markers’. Placing them by-eye will under the building phase is visually OK for rendering, but not for STL. It is possible to do all screw heads and ‘nuts longer’ so the by-eye erro…

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