# Move from midpoint to midpoint

**URL:** <https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/move-from-midpoint-to-midpoint/23783>\
**Category:** Modeling Questions\
**Created:** [January 26, 2023, 6:56pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/move-from-midpoint-to-midpoint/23783 "2023-01-26T18:56:20Z")\
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**Author:** ![mikeschn](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.shapr3d.com/mikeschn/32/10254_2.png) [@mikeschn](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/mikeschn)\
**Post date:** [January 26, 2023, 6:56pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/move-from-midpoint-to-midpoint/23783/1 "2023-01-26T18:56:20Z")

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I’m on a Mac using Version 5.291.0 (4676)

I just want to move an object from one midpoint to another midpoint…  
I am not able to select either midpoint…  
I think the picture shows the goal. Any suggestions?

 ![midpoint](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/shapr3d/original/3X/b/7/b7a6ba565b8034a9c34ca8ff2dd8a003cf8b49e9.jpeg)

Thanks,

Mike…

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**Author:** ![McD](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.shapr3d.com/mcd/32/15504_2.png) [@McD](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/McD)\
**Post date:** [January 26, 2023, 7:18pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/move-from-midpoint-to-midpoint/23783/2 "2023-01-26T19:18:06Z")

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Select the body, it should show a coordinates. (If not, use the menu to get to Move/Rotate. Then move the center dot to the zero point of the coordinate system. Then rotate the body down to whatever angle you want.

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**Author:** ![mikeschn](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.shapr3d.com/mikeschn/32/10254_2.png) [@mikeschn](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/mikeschn)\
**Post date:** [January 26, 2023, 7:33pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/move-from-midpoint-to-midpoint/23783/3 "2023-01-26T19:33:20Z")

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McD,

Thanks for the quick response.

Here’s what I am trying to do, see this video…

[![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/shapr3d/original/3X/4/e/4e7542ce1f2d2eb4b8a5036b3f5c208bbb7dd3bb.jpeg "Translate from Midpoint to Midpoint?") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QMavz6f-q_E)

obviously it’s not picking the first midpoint… and the second point, is it really a midpoint?

Any more suggestions?

Mike…

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**Author:** ![Laci\_K](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.shapr3d.com/laci_k/32/8196_2.png) [@Laci\_K](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Laci_K)\
**Post date:** [January 26, 2023, 7:37pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/move-from-midpoint-to-midpoint/23783/4 "2023-01-26T19:37:56Z")

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I would make a body from the sketch you want to align to, then use the Align tool.

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**Author:** ![Matt\_the-Rathje](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/49beb7/32.png) [@Matt\_the-Rathje](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Matt_the-Rathje)\
**Post date:** [January 26, 2023, 7:41pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/move-from-midpoint-to-midpoint/23783/5 "2023-01-26T19:41:11Z")

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At my PC the align-tool even works with the sketch-line… but you would have to tilt the body back to the angle it had before that operation.

- Doubleclick the body
- select the align-tool
- click on the edge of the body
- click on the sketch-line
- S3D moves the body to a position the midpoints of edge and line are aligned
- before selecting “done” tilt the body about that certain angle  
HTH  
Cheers Matt

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**Author:** ![mikeschn](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.shapr3d.com/mikeschn/32/10254_2.png) [@mikeschn](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/mikeschn)\
**Post date:** [January 26, 2023, 7:48pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/move-from-midpoint-to-midpoint/23783/6 "2023-01-26T19:48:15Z")

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I tried the align tool both ways, Laci’s way and Matt’s way. Both times it rotated the solid to perpendicular to the sketch.

Isn’t there any way to use the translate tool and translate from midpoint to midpoint?

 ![Screen Shot 2023-01-26 at 2.46.31 PM](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/shapr3d/original/3X/0/4/048b90fba7559531941c0b31f60a28f06bb714cf.jpeg)

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**Author:** ![Matt\_the-Rathje](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/49beb7/32.png) [@Matt\_the-Rathje](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Matt_the-Rathje)\
**Post date:** [January 26, 2023, 7:57pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/move-from-midpoint-to-midpoint/23783/7 "2023-01-26T19:57:52Z")

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What is the matter with tilting the body within this operation?  
You might as well use the measurement-tool to measure the angle before if it is unknown to you.

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**Author:** ![Laci\_K](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.shapr3d.com/laci_k/32/8196_2.png) [@Laci\_K](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Laci_K)\
**Post date:** [January 26, 2023, 8:12pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/move-from-midpoint-to-midpoint/23783/8 "2023-01-26T20:12:09Z")

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Currently, there is no midpoint snapping between bodies and sketches, without alignment.

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**Author:** ![mikeschn](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.shapr3d.com/mikeschn/32/10254_2.png) [@mikeschn](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/mikeschn)\
**Post date:** [January 26, 2023, 8:33pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/move-from-midpoint-to-midpoint/23783/9 "2023-01-26T20:33:53Z")

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Matt, It’s probably a memory muscle issue I am dealing with. I will try to use your method a bit and see if I can get used to it.

Laci, too bad there is no midpoint snapping.

So I ended up creating a couple lines to find the apparent intersection, and then moved from endpoint to endpoint. Nice to have more than one way to do things…

[![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/shapr3d/original/3X/c/2/c2210dc4609c90e26df694987c485973ec59ea64.jpeg "Solution for translation midpoint to midpoint") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B0DYYCGr0l8)

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**Author:** ![TigerMike](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.shapr3d.com/tigermike/32/32650_2.png) [@TigerMike](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/TigerMike)\
**Post date:** [January 26, 2023, 8:51pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/move-from-midpoint-to-midpoint/23783/10 "2023-01-26T20:51:59Z")

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There is midpoint to midpoint snapping using **Translate**.

[https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/shapr3d/original/3X/8/8/88505b4b032d2d8403d10c99321cf6f61aa0df7b.mov](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/shapr3d/original/3X/8/8/88505b4b032d2d8403d10c99321cf6f61aa0df7b.mov)

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**Author:** ![mikeschn](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.shapr3d.com/mikeschn/32/10254_2.png) [@mikeschn](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/mikeschn)\
**Post date:** [January 26, 2023, 9:50pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/move-from-midpoint-to-midpoint/23783/11 "2023-01-26T21:50:18Z")

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@TigerMike TigerMike,

I can’t seem to find the midpoint of an edge…

[![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/shapr3d/original/3X/6/2/6258dd804d0fe753282d8a30fa645f1dccbca110.jpeg "Can't find midpoint of edge...") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rbJWl3XipIY)

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**Author:** ![TigerMike](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.shapr3d.com/tigermike/32/32650_2.png) [@TigerMike](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/TigerMike)\
**Post date:** [January 26, 2023, 10:22pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/move-from-midpoint-to-midpoint/23783/12 "2023-01-26T22:22:02Z")

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You can sketch a line at the midpoint of an edge on the bottom surface then use **Translate**.

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**Author:** ![mikeschn](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.shapr3d.com/mikeschn/32/10254_2.png) [@mikeschn](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/mikeschn)\
**Post date:** [January 26, 2023, 10:28pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/move-from-midpoint-to-midpoint/23783/13 "2023-01-26T22:28:03Z")

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@TigerMike

That works! Thank you!

Mike…