# Moving items accurately from point to point

**URL:** <https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/moving-items-accurately-from-point-to-point/3911>\
**Category:** Modeling Questions\
**Created:** [January 27, 2019, 10:07am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/moving-items-accurately-from-point-to-point/3911 "2019-01-27T10:07:04Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![Ryansafa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e480ec/32.png) [@Ryansafa](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Ryansafa)\
**Post date:** [January 27, 2019, 10:07am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/moving-items-accurately-from-point-to-point/3911/1 "2019-01-27T10:07:05Z")

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Hello,

I have read through other queries to try and find users raising a similar issue but not sure if I have found it. Anyway, I am struggling to move objects accurately between a chosen point on itself to another fixed point? Any help? (I have done all the beginners tutorials but the method shown seems not work anymore)

Many thanks !  
Ryan

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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:** [January 27, 2019, 11:22am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/moving-items-accurately-from-point-to-point/3911/2 "2019-01-27T11:22:29Z")

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Hi Ryan,

you can use it like this video depicts: [https://www.instagram.com/p/BrDUAQCH1oa/](https://www.instagram.com/p/BrDUAQCH1oa/)

1. Enter **Transform/Translate** /
2. Select shapes.
3. Give a starting and an ending point. Points snaps to edges, center points, etc

This support article can also help: [https://support.shapr3d.com/hc/en-us/articles/115001417913-Translate](https://support.shapr3d.com/hc/en-us/articles/115001417913-Translate)

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**Author:** ![Ryansafa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e480ec/32.png) [@Ryansafa](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Ryansafa)\
**Post date:** [January 27, 2019, 12:37pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/moving-items-accurately-from-point-to-point/3911/3 "2019-01-27T12:37:50Z")

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Thanks for the swift reply Daniel! - just tried it, works great.

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**Author:** ![Ryansafa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e480ec/32.png) [@Ryansafa](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Ryansafa)\
**Post date:** [January 27, 2019, 1:28pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/moving-items-accurately-from-point-to-point/3911/4 "2019-01-27T13:28:52Z")

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Daniel,

Couple more questions-

1. Can you save views?
2. Group elements together, not for ‘layer purposes’ like making visible/invisible together, but so that you click on a 3D object and the entirety of it is selected in one click?

Thanks!

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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:** [January 27, 2019, 9:19pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/moving-items-accurately-from-point-to-point/3911/5 "2019-01-27T21:19:51Z")

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Hi,

unfortunately both answers are No at this point. First one is on our roadmap, second is a bit more complex, but we have some selection and group/layer improvements in mind for 2019.