# How to auto center sketches and objects to origin?
**URL:** https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/how-to-auto-center-sketches-and-objects-to-origin/33192
**Category:** Modeling Questions
**Created:** [August 7, 2024, 3:52pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/how-to-auto-center-sketches-and-objects-to-origin/33192 "2024-08-07T15:52:40Z")
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### Author:  [@Brent](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Brent)
#### Post date: [August 7, 2024, 3:52pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/how-to-auto-center-sketches-and-objects-to-origin/33192/1 "2024-08-07T15:52:40Z")
How do I make sketches and objects that automatically center to 0.0 origin on the grid?
I am new and becoming frustrated because it’s hard to create multiple sketches and have them all aligned perfectly to the origin. In a regular 3D app like Modo, I can simply type the coordinates 0.0 when creating a new object that places it on the origin. But this seems difficult in this app. Thanks! Also how do I select multiple objects or sketches and center them to origin when they are not properly aligned?
[https://support.shapr3d.com/hc/en-us/requests/new](https://support.shapr3d.com/hc/en-us/requests/new)
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### Author:  [@jean-philippe2](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/jean-philippe2)
#### Post date: [August 7, 2024, 5:57pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/how-to-auto-center-sketches-and-objects-to-origin/33192/2 "2024-08-07T17:57:51Z")
Hi,
I use Transform \> Align
I don’t find other solution
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### Author:  [@Svenito](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Svenito)
#### Post date: [December 22, 2025, 2:59pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/how-to-auto-center-sketches-and-objects-to-origin/33192/3 "2025-12-22T14:59:08Z")
In my view origin should absolutely be displayed as a question with coordinates presented with xyz-choice before setting. Most users come from grass-root level and need to understand the importance. History should have it included with coordinates.
It would be a feature that would save many users a lot of trouble.
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### Author:  [@SCALEMODEL](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/SCALEMODEL)
#### Post date: [December 22, 2025, 6:32pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/how-to-auto-center-sketches-and-objects-to-origin/33192/4 "2025-12-22T18:32:09Z")
> [@Brent](#):
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> Modo
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