# Solved - Automatic centering?
**URL:** https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/solved-automatic-centering/1037
**Category:** Modeling Questions
**Created:** [May 28, 2017, 2:33pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/solved-automatic-centering/1037 "2017-05-28T14:33:02Z")
**Posts on this page:** 15
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### Author:  [@Magds](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Magds)
#### Post date: [May 28, 2017, 2:33pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/solved-automatic-centering/1037/1 "2017-05-28T14:33:02Z")
**Update from Shapr3d team:**
We have just released the new 3d alignment tool feature with the 3.52 app version 🥳
This will allow you to simply tap on the body faces to get them snapped together.
Simply update the app and please share your feedback with us.
Here are more details about the feature:
> [@iPad - 3.52 - Align tool](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/new-release-3-52-align-tool/9343):
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> Good morning, everyone! We’re introducing our brand-spanking new Align tool: with this new feature, you can align 3D bodies in your design space in a split second, without juggling a handful of other tools (like Translate). With very little effort, you can transform and rearrange objects any way you want. Align is simple and smart. Just select the faces, edges, or snap points of 3D objects that you want to align, and the tool will take care of the rest for you. Once you’ve …
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So I am trying to make a shell for a half sphere. I have made the two solid half spheres and now need to take the intersection to make the shell. Is there a way to auto center these objects along either x, y or z axis? Same for making things flush?
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### Author:  [@Istvan](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Istvan)
#### Post date: [May 28, 2017, 7:05pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/solved-automatic-centering/1037/2 "2017-05-28T19:05:42Z")
Not sure I understand, can you post a screenshot?
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### Author:  [@Magds](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Magds)
#### Post date: [May 29, 2017, 4:27pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/solved-automatic-centering/1037/3 "2017-05-29T16:27:54Z")
 
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### Author:  [@Istvan](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Istvan)
#### Post date: [May 29, 2017, 4:49pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/solved-automatic-centering/1037/4 "2017-05-29T16:49:19Z")
When you are using the Translate tool, and selecting start and end points, it will snap to the center of the circular faces.
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### Author:  [@Magds](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Magds)
#### Post date: [May 29, 2017, 5:43pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/solved-automatic-centering/1037/5 "2017-05-29T17:43:55Z")
Just tried and that does not seem to be accurate
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### Author:  [@Magds](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Magds)
#### Post date: [May 29, 2017, 5:45pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/solved-automatic-centering/1037/6 "2017-05-29T17:45:44Z")
Yeah, I just tried a bunch and that is definitely not the case
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### Author:  [@Istvan](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Istvan)
#### Post date: [May 30, 2017, 8:36am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/solved-automatic-centering/1037/7 "2017-05-30T08:36:36Z")
Hmm, if that’s a bug we will fix it with the next release, sorry about that. It should snap to the center.
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### Author:  [@Magds](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Magds)
#### Post date: [May 30, 2017, 9:19am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/solved-automatic-centering/1037/8 "2017-05-30T09:19:58Z")
It would be nice if there were too also for vertical / horizontal alignment, flush or center along a chosen axis.
Then I could just tap object 1 then object 2 select x-axis then align center, and then the problem would be solved
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### Author:  [@Istvan](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Istvan)
#### Post date: [May 30, 2017, 10:34am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/solved-automatic-centering/1037/9 "2017-05-30T10:34:24Z")
We have completely revisited transforming and aligning bodies, you will like it 🙂
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### Author:  [@bruck](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/bruck)
#### Post date: [June 9, 2020, 3:54pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/solved-automatic-centering/1037/10 "2020-06-09T15:54:16Z")
As a new user of Shapr3D that is baffled by the inability to align objects to each other’s faces, to each other’s middles, and edges - can you link to the “completely revisited” transforming and aligning of bodies that you mentioned here? I would like to learn how to align bodies, it seems oddly difficult and I’m sure I am making the mistake but all these threads I keep finding do not have solutions or tutorials that make sense.
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### Author:  [@ElSchumi](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/ElSchumi)
#### Post date: [December 10, 2022, 2:32pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/solved-automatic-centering/1037/12 "2022-12-10T14:32:45Z")
Hi there,
I was looking for a way to center, left, right align objects with each other like you can do in most other applications. The build in align functionality is not really made for this and I was wondering how people to it. I cannot even seem to be able to center objects on a construction pane or axis.
In the examples above all extrusions have been made from 2d scetches but because its a wheel all parts should be centered with each other on the x axis.
Please support. Thanks!
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### Author:  [@ElSchumi](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/ElSchumi)
#### Post date: [December 10, 2022, 2:34pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/solved-automatic-centering/1037/13 "2022-12-10T14:34:01Z")
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### Author:  [@JST](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/JST)
#### Post date: [December 10, 2022, 3:05pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/solved-automatic-centering/1037/14 "2022-12-10T15:05:00Z")
Use the translate tool. The end point will snap to the requested center of the desired circle
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### Author:  [@ElSchumi](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/ElSchumi)
#### Post date: [December 10, 2022, 6:55pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/solved-automatic-centering/1037/15 "2022-12-10T18:55:22Z")
Im not trying to center the cylinders on thier small sides - thats easy as they are drawn in 2d and already centered. Im trying to center the cylinders lengthwise. They all have different total lengths.
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### Author:  [@JST](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/JST)
#### Post date: [December 10, 2022, 7:52pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/solved-automatic-centering/1037/16 "2022-12-10T19:52:47Z")
Align the faces , then move on the axis as you want…