# Snapping to bodies

**URL:** <https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/snapping-to-bodies/26765>\
**Category:** Modeling Questions\
**Created:** [July 15, 2023, 6:29am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/snapping-to-bodies/26765 "2023-07-15T06:29:04Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![Daan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b19c9b/32.png) [@Daan](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Daan)\
**Post date:** [July 15, 2023, 6:29am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/snapping-to-bodies/26765/1 "2023-07-15T06:29:04Z")

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Hi, Im a furniture maker and like to draw with a lot of lose bodies in order te pull mu cutlist later from the bodies. I’d like to snap the bodies. How can i snap the bodies to points? Or from point to point? Also i d like to change the distance from body to body accuratly.

See video for details please.

Thanks in advance, hope this is good info.

Greet Daan

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Troubleshooting Snapping Issue in shaper 3d Editing Software - Watch Video  
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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:** [July 15, 2023, 3:38pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/snapping-to-bodies/26765/2 "2023-07-15T15:38:33Z")

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Use **Replace Face** for your first video example. For point to point you can use **Translate**.

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**Author:** ![Daan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b19c9b/32.png) [@Daan](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Daan)\
**Post date:** [August 17, 2023, 10:18am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/snapping-to-bodies/26765/3 "2023-08-17T10:18:58Z")

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Thank you very much for your reply. I did not understand the guidelines. Now i do. I had to align an edge to another and immediately after that use an arrow to click and drag it to the guideline helper in purple.

Still have to search how i have to set the exact distance between objects.

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**Author:** ![Edwin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/73ab20/32.png) [@Edwin](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Edwin)\
**Post date:** [August 17, 2023, 12:28pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/snapping-to-bodies/26765/4 "2023-08-17T12:28:29Z")

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Can you explain how to do this for a curved body ? For example to place it on the surface of a flat body, see photo. I would like to design different parts (seperate) and then combine this to the final design, but I am struggling with aligning, snapping etc.

 ![example](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/shapr3d/original/3X/d/0/d059e62c49ee2cc0a10f83465108167aa33e33a0.jpeg)

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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:** [August 28, 2023, 7:28am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/snapping-to-bodies/26765/5 "2023-08-28T07:28:39Z")

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Hi,

For this use case, the Translate tool would be the best. Give it a try!

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**Author:** ![Edwin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/73ab20/32.png) [@Edwin](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Edwin)\
**Post date:** [August 28, 2023, 8:02am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/snapping-to-bodies/26765/6 "2023-08-28T08:02:59Z")

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Wow, yessssss I tried it and it works! Super easy tool. Thanks!