# Translate

**URL:** <https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/translate/28939>\
**Category:** Modeling Questions\
**Created:** [November 15, 2023, 8:42pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/translate/28939 "2023-11-15T20:42:02Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![Nick1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/47e85d/32.png) [@Nick1](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Nick1)\
**Post date:** [November 15, 2023, 8:42pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/translate/28939/1 "2023-11-15T20:42:02Z")

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Can anyone tell why I can’t translate the bead rail (in blue) to the bead rail (in grey). When I try to use translate the pick point goes somewhere random rather than on the point I want to pick. On iPad.  
Nick

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**Author:** ![TheBum](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/eada6e/32.png) [@TheBum](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/TheBum)\
**Post date:** [November 15, 2023, 8:46pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/translate/28939/2 "2023-11-15T20:46:31Z")

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Did you try using Align?

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**Author:** ![Nick1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/47e85d/32.png) [@Nick1](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Nick1)\
**Post date:** [November 15, 2023, 9:52pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/translate/28939/3 "2023-11-15T21:52:10Z")

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Brilliant thanks. Still not sure why translate didn’t work but thanks again.  
Nick