# How to translate along line

**URL:** <https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/how-to-translate-along-line/7500>\
**Category:** Modeling Questions\
**Created:** [April 27, 2020, 2:37pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/how-to-translate-along-line/7500 "2020-04-27T14:37:42Z")\
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**Post date:** [April 27, 2020, 2:37pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/how-to-translate-along-line/7500/1 "2020-04-27T14:37:42Z")

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When translating along a wall, how do you translate the item along a line? I want to snap it to a corner, but it always seems to shift up or down slightly. There is no guide like when I’m sketching a box. The only way that I can figure out is to create a construction plane perpendicular to the wall at the correct height and translate to the corner.

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**Author:** ![Victor\_Shapr3D](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.shapr3d.com/victor_shapr3d/32/3502_2.png) [@Victor\_Shapr3D](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Victor_Shapr3D)\
**Post date:** [April 27, 2020, 5:00pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/how-to-translate-along-line/7500/2 "2020-04-27T17:00:43Z")

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Hi, there is no dedicated tool in the app for linear translation at the moment.

Another workaround can be to draw a sketch on the corner face you want to translate the body to and then use the centre point of the sketch as a reference for the translate end point.