# Automatic plane position

**URL:** <https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/automatic-plane-position/4988>\
**Category:** Modeling Questions\
**Created:** [June 23, 2019, 3:43pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/automatic-plane-position/4988 "2019-06-23T15:43:04Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![simonhdma](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/34f0e0/32.png) [@simonhdma](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/simonhdma)\
**Post date:** [June 23, 2019, 3:43pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/automatic-plane-position/4988/1 "2019-06-23T15:43:04Z")

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Hey, I just started my journey with this superb app and I’m not sure if I missed this option. When I import step or stl file I expect the object will be placed on a plane not below it. Is there any option to not manually try to position it?

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**Author:** ![one](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.shapr3d.com/one/32/3882_2.png) [@one](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/one)\
**Post date:** [June 24, 2019, 2:09am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/automatic-plane-position/4988/2 "2019-06-24T02:09:27Z")

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You can move it after you import it by tranform tools.

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**Author:** ![simonhdma](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/34f0e0/32.png) [@simonhdma](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/simonhdma)\
**Post date:** [June 24, 2019, 5:20am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/automatic-plane-position/4988/3 "2019-06-24T05:20:53Z")

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Yeah I know but this is not efficient.