# Reset objects back to horizontally flat and straight?
**URL:** https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/reset-objects-back-to-horizontally-flat-and-straight/5269
**Category:** Modeling Questions
**Created:** [July 31, 2019, 9:28am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/reset-objects-back-to-horizontally-flat-and-straight/5269 "2019-07-31T09:28:27Z")
**Posts on this page:** 13
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### Author:  [@Dhiggs12](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Dhiggs12)
#### Post date: [July 31, 2019, 9:28am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/reset-objects-back-to-horizontally-flat-and-straight/5269/1 "2019-07-31T09:28:27Z")
One of my objects got angled in a weird direction that I can’t seem to get perfectly paralleled vertically or horizontally with the ground. I’ve tried drawing a horizontal line under object on ground, highlighting that line, highlighting a line in my object to see the angle its at which is displayed at the bottom, and then trying to rotate it manually and typing the angle that was mentioned. After doing this, it moves a little bit but never actually to where I need it or to what I typed. When I do it again, it shows a different angle that’s closer to parallel but not what I typed…please help. I don’t want to redesign this object
Thanks in advance
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### Author:  [@Victor\_Shapr3D](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Victor_Shapr3D)
#### Post date: [July 31, 2019, 11:42am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/reset-objects-back-to-horizontally-flat-and-straight/5269/2 "2019-07-31T11:42:04Z")
Hi,
To help everyone better understand the issue so as proffer helpful suggestions, please can you attach a screenshot of the design. Thanks for your patience 🙂
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### Author:  [@Dhiggs12](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Dhiggs12)
#### Post date: [July 31, 2019, 12:02pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/reset-objects-back-to-horizontally-flat-and-straight/5269/3 "2019-07-31T12:02:53Z")
The angle is 2.278 degrees off and if I adjust it manually by typing 2.278 it still is off and gives me a different number. I need an easy way to get these to snap back to a parallel position. Is there a way??
Thanks for your time
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### Author:  [@Gelphyn](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Gelphyn)
#### Post date: [August 6, 2019, 10:39pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/reset-objects-back-to-horizontally-flat-and-straight/5269/4 "2019-08-06T22:39:26Z")
Have you Exited/Closed Shapr3D as defined by Apple? Powering Off and then Restarting the iPad has a similar effect.
Then Open Shapr3D again and retry changing the angle again. No guarantee of success but at no real cost worth a try?
I have used this to resolve a few glitches. With Computers it is one of the first tricks to try, it is not the first thing that comes to mind when using an iPad.
I experienced a similar malaise with a Design, never considered a new Device could behave badly, and resolved the matter by trashing and recreating.
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### Author:  [@TigerMike](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/TigerMike)
#### Post date: [August 7, 2019, 3:01pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/reset-objects-back-to-horizontally-flat-and-straight/5269/5 "2019-08-07T15:01:38Z")
Hi Dhiggs12,
Quick question- can you confirm that the highlighted edge on the object and the highlighted line on the plane are on the same vertical (invisible) plane? In other words, if you look at your object from above, are the two lines parallel? If not then your measured angle of 2.278° while correct relative to each other but not necessarily relative to true vertical. Then it would be compound angle.
-Mike
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### Author:  [@cherryicee](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/cherryicee)
#### Post date: [June 21, 2021, 11:29pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/reset-objects-back-to-horizontally-flat-and-straight/5269/6 "2021-06-21T23:29:42Z")
I love how nobody responded. This issue has been bugging me for weeks as I cannot figure out how to level ANYTHING out let alone get it flat on the grid/plane. I’m lost
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### Author:  [@McD](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/McD)
#### Post date: [June 21, 2021, 11:47pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/reset-objects-back-to-horizontally-flat-and-straight/5269/7 "2021-06-21T23:47:53Z")
There are 3 responses to the original post.
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### Author:  [@TigerMike](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/TigerMike)
#### Post date: [June 22, 2021, 3:28am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/reset-objects-back-to-horizontally-flat-and-straight/5269/8 "2021-06-22T03:28:53Z")
The Align tool works. Let me know if you need a visual demo.
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### Author:  [@cherryicee](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/cherryicee)
#### Post date: [June 22, 2021, 4:20am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/reset-objects-back-to-horizontally-flat-and-straight/5269/9 "2021-06-22T04:20:49Z")
I’d love one. Because unless I’m missing something, I cannot align an object to the gray grid…
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### Author:  [@cherryicee](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/cherryicee)
#### Post date: [June 22, 2021, 4:22am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/reset-objects-back-to-horizontally-flat-and-straight/5269/10 "2021-06-22T04:22:50Z")
False @McD there are two response “answers”. One was confusing to read and the other was restarting the iPad…
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### Author:  [@TigerMike](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/TigerMike)
#### Post date: [June 22, 2021, 4:42am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/reset-objects-back-to-horizontally-flat-and-straight/5269/11 "2021-06-22T04:42:16Z")
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### Author:  [@cherryicee](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/cherryicee)
#### Post date: [June 22, 2021, 11:53pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/reset-objects-back-to-horizontally-flat-and-straight/5269/12 "2021-06-22T23:53:35Z")
Well Mike, you are a legend. I shouldn’t have to “hack” my way into leveling an object but hey it works! Lol
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### Author:  [@Foolscreen](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Foolscreen)
#### Post date: [July 27, 2023, 9:57am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/reset-objects-back-to-horizontally-flat-and-straight/5269/13 "2023-07-27T09:57:17Z")
Thanks a lot, that helps