# Aligning bodies exactly

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**Category:** Modeling Questions\
**Created:** [October 10, 2022, 9:39am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/aligning-bodies-exactly/21826 "2022-10-10T09:39:38Z")\
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**Post date:** [October 11, 2022, 1:26pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/aligning-bodies-exactly/21826/8 "2022-10-11T13:26:19Z")

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If all I want to do is align the bottom (or the top or middle) of a set of objects then this should be easy. As it is, the align tool seems to be more about lining up objects about centres such as the example given, but in practice the objects fly off somewhere unexpected or stack on top of each other. Most confusing especially with more than 2 objects. Translate is often suggested but it’s hit or miss if the objects are exactly inline - zooming in shows this. I’ve mentioned before the alignment tool in TinkerCad - really easy and intuitive. I’ve made an example …

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