# Alignment

**URL:** <https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/alignment/34914>\
**Category:** Share your creations\
**Created:** [October 24, 2024, 6:05am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/alignment/34914 "2024-10-24T06:05:06Z")\
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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:** [October 24, 2024, 9:01pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/alignment/34914/5 "2024-10-24T21:01:39Z")

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I have to agree with you even though I have come to terms with it over the years. Check out this thread and see if it helps…

> [@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):
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> 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 to a Construction Plane. I think this might have to do with the fact that a Construction Plane doesn’t have end or midpoints, so the Align is “agnostic” to a snapping location preference, but I’m not a…

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