Half the time when I try to align bodies-- even if I add a construction plane parallel to the face I want to align to-- Shapr flips the part I want to align upside down, or backwards, and then I have to flip it to where I want it. And not all the time either-- sometimes it works fine. Why does it …

Are you using the flip gadget that appears during the alignment process? It looks like this. [Screenshot 2025-01-23 at 1.54.45 PM]

Thanks-- I’ve been following the tip from another poster here, which works although it’s tedious-- rather than trying to align two faces, instead I create a construction plane on the target surface, then align to that-- for some reason it doesn’t do the weird reorienting of the part being moved like…

Can you share the post you’re referring to please…I’d like to check out the technique because align is just not friendly to use. I really wish there was a 3-point alignment option like in AutoCAD and numerous other pieces of software.

hi, i don’t recall where I saw it on here, but let me see if i can explain it-- it’s actually easier than I initially wrote-- I found that “Add Plane-offset” actually pre-positions the new plane parallel with the face you clicked on, so there’s no need to drill down in the submenu and click “Paralle…

I’ll have to give that a shot…thanks for sharing.

honestly, it’s been a game-changer for me

What's the deal with the Align tool flipping/orienting bodies bizzarely?

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jcclow January 27, 2025, 6:53pm 3

I agree, but there are workarounds…try translate if none of the suggestions from this thread work…Align is useful...when you know how to use it!

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What's the deal with the Align tool flipping/orienting bodies bizzarely?

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