# How to center an object in an other object?

**URL:** <https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/how-to-center-an-object-in-an-other-object/5890>\
**Category:** Modeling Questions\
**Created:** [October 27, 2019, 10:37am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/how-to-center-an-object-in-an-other-object/5890 "2019-10-27T10:37:51Z")\
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**Author:** ![A2019](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/8797f3/32.png) [@A2019](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/A2019)\
**Post date:** [October 27, 2019, 10:37am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/how-to-center-an-object-in-an-other-object/5890/1 "2019-10-27T10:37:51Z")

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I just cant figure it out. How could i center this hollow cylinder in that building block?

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**Author:** ![chrisbeale](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.shapr3d.com/chrisbeale/32/4719_2.png) [@chrisbeale](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/chrisbeale)\
**Post date:** [October 27, 2019, 11:58am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/how-to-center-an-object-in-an-other-object/5890/2 "2019-10-27T11:58:15Z")

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Select the inside face of the hole and then Transform and Move/Rotate. Use the handles to move the hole or draw a guide first and use Translate

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**Author:** ![DanielR](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.shapr3d.com/danielr/32/582_2.png) [@DanielR](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/DanielR)\
**Post date:** [October 27, 2019, 12:08pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/how-to-center-an-object-in-an-other-object/5890/3 "2019-10-27T12:08:26Z")

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Hope this attached video helps. The easiest way to do this is to position the circle before subtracting for the hole.

1. Create the cube
2. Create a circle on one side
3. Position it to the middle (make sure you have “Midpoint” turned on in your snapping guides) ![IMG_922C28C91B0A-1](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/shapr3d/original/2X/4/43b61845434dd5500df9a3b53bb379f0ce0cba8f.jpeg)
4. Select the face, and cut the hole

Here is a video: