# Rotate & Align To Grid

**URL:** <https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/rotate-align-to-grid/6039>\
**Category:** Modeling Questions\
**Created:** [November 14, 2019, 8:37am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/rotate-align-to-grid/6039 "2019-11-14T08:37:38Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![MrJeffreyGee](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.shapr3d.com/mrjeffreygee/32/4653_2.png) [@MrJeffreyGee](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/MrJeffreyGee)\
**Post date:** [November 14, 2019, 8:37am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/rotate-align-to-grid/6039/1 "2019-11-14T08:37:38Z")

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How do you rotate an object like the hexagon in the photo below and align it to the grid without changing the shape and size of the hexagon?

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/shapr3d/original/2X/1/1674766c0019fcdcaef760be999b330c7407107e.jpeg)

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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:** [November 14, 2019, 9:11am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/rotate-align-to-grid/6039/2 "2019-11-14T09:11:56Z")

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Hi Jeffrey, how about using the Transform Move/Rotate feature. You can first rotate to get the angle and then use the arrows to move the hexagon towards the grid line.

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**Author:** ![MrJeffreyGee](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.shapr3d.com/mrjeffreygee/32/4653_2.png) [@MrJeffreyGee](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/MrJeffreyGee)\
**Post date:** [November 14, 2019, 11:33am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/rotate-align-to-grid/6039/3 "2019-11-14T11:33:39Z")

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I have done that before, but it doesn’t seem to be very exact. Is there a more precise way to do it?

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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:** [November 14, 2019, 11:37am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/rotate-align-to-grid/6039/4 "2019-11-14T11:37:26Z")

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1. Lock the dimensions, and angles of the hexagon
2. Create a line that aligns with the grid - Lock the line
3. Select both the line, and one of the sides of the hexagon - **Hit parallel constraint**

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**Author:** ![MrJeffreyGee](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.shapr3d.com/mrjeffreygee/32/4653_2.png) [@MrJeffreyGee](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/MrJeffreyGee)\
**Post date:** [November 14, 2019, 1:40pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/rotate-align-to-grid/6039/5 "2019-11-14T13:40:29Z")

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Awesome… It worked! Thank you so much. One more question… What is this thing I circled in the photo? I just tap it and it goes away, but doesn’t seem like anything happened.

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/shapr3d/original/2X/d/ddd44e57db5831975e5b6cd22a802a4faec2df36.jpeg)

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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:** [November 14, 2019, 2:58pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/rotate-align-to-grid/6039/6 "2019-11-14T14:58:12Z")

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It is called Disjoint (will be renamed to Disconnect soon)  
It separates two connected/snapped geometry: [https://support.shapr3d.com/hc/en-us/articles/115004182994-Disjoint](https://support.shapr3d.com/hc/en-us/articles/115004182994-Disjoint)