# Is there a way to align a sketch to the grid?

**URL:** <https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/is-there-a-way-to-align-a-sketch-to-the-grid/23496>\
**Category:** Modeling Questions\
**Created:** [January 9, 2023, 8:08pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/is-there-a-way-to-align-a-sketch-to-the-grid/23496 "2023-01-09T20:08:20Z")\
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**Author:** ![Jason42](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ecb155/32.png) [@Jason42](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Jason42)\
**Post date:** [January 9, 2023, 8:08pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/is-there-a-way-to-align-a-sketch-to-the-grid/23496/1 "2023-01-09T20:08:21Z")

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I’d like to align a sketch object to the grid, but it seems impossible. Does any one know how this is done?

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**Author:** ![Oregonerd](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.shapr3d.com/oregonerd/32/8012_2.png) [@Oregonerd](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Oregonerd)\
**Post date:** [January 9, 2023, 9:56pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/is-there-a-way-to-align-a-sketch-to-the-grid/23496/2 "2023-01-09T21:56:09Z")

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Maybe try making an object on the grid and using constraints to snap/move to it?

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**Author:** ![Jason42](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ecb155/32.png) [@Jason42](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Jason42)\
**Post date:** [January 10, 2023, 6:37am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/is-there-a-way-to-align-a-sketch-to-the-grid/23496/3 "2023-01-10T06:37:45Z")

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I tried that, and it works. Nice, clever. Thanks.