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Questions tagged [snapping]

Use this tag for questions related to precisely positioning objects with the snapping tools.

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Snap entire selection to the 3d cursor in edit mode

Is there any way to snap an entire selection to the 3d cursor in edit mode? Shift+S > Selection to Cursor snaps each individual vertex to the cursor, so the shape is lost:
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Snap to face not working

Snap to face isn't working. After enabling it, I selected the face I want to snap to and pressed enter (which I think is supposed to be done) and my snap to bar on the bottom looks like this. I want to move this vertex but it ends up like this,…
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Align Object to Face & then Center to that Face

I'm trying to align an object (a cylinder in my case) to the 'center' of the nearest face. I attached a gif image of what I got working so far which aligns the center of the object (and it's rotation) to the normal of the nearest face using…
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Can I snap an objects so their edges line up?

I want to make the cube snap precisely to the corner of the plane, so it looks like this image: (This was done manually and is not a precise snap, just an idea of what I want to accomplish) I'm using the plane as a sort of "foundation," then…
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Differences between Center and Median options of Blender snap target menu?

As title: what are the differences between the "Center" and "Median" snap target options? The Blender manual explicates with pictures only one of the two options I'm trying to compare: the…
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Snap cubes to each other

I am trying to snap the center of the face of the cube to the center of edge of the rectangular prism as shown in the picture but I cannot do it. Can you describe me how? Yes I know the magnet icon for snapping, and yes I know all those options near…
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Can I snap to the center (midpoint) of an edge?

I'm trying to use the center (midpoint) of a particular edge in a mesh as the snap target. I have two mesh objects. The first has an edge aligned with x axis. The second also has an edge (different length/location) aligned with x axis. I would like…
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Snap two objects face to face in object mode?

For the love of god how do you snap two objects face to face? I've read on this forum and I've seen videos but I'm missing something fundamental about blender. I'm thinking it can't be this hard, so I'm probably barking up the wrong tree. What I'm…
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how to snap several vertices to the same z.position

I encountered a little problem. Say I have a mesh an the Vertices on top are not in the same Z-Position. I am looking for a method to have them all aligned in Z. My approach is to select the 3 Vertices, grab the blue arrow to constrain the movement…
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Guidelines equivalent alternative in Blender?

Many 2D graphic editors have "guidelines" (Corel Draw) or "guides" (Adobe Illustrator) feature. These are temporary invisible geometry, useful for snapping. Is there similar feature in Blender? Or how to perform similar functionality in Blender? May…
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How to align perfectly with snapping?

I have a cylinder below and on the top a sphere. I want the sphere should align on the cylinder so that the sphere below part goes inside the cylinder. Below is the reference image drawing. I tried with the snapping but not work perfect. May i…
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Snapping multiple vertices but picking which one is primary

I'm having trouble figuring out how to snap multiple vertices but selecting by which one the position of all of them is adjusted. Right now I can't be precise because I'm not able to align edge to edge because of this. I'm coming from 3DS Max and…
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Is there a quick way to snap an object's origin to world origin along a specific axis?

I know that I can select an object in Object Mode and go to the Properties Shelf (N)>Transform>Location and enter a value of 0 in a specific axis in order to snap the object to world origin in that particular axis, but I would like to know if there…
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How to snap object back to its original position

After moving some objects particularly along the Z axis I would like to be able to snap them back to their original position. I have found a previous thread for 'snapping' an object back to it's original after using the rotate tool but cannot work…
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how to change snapping degree

I want to snap my object (cylinder) like this But what i got I use snap to face, snap with closest, and the align rotation & project individual element is on. I tried to move the main point (the yellow point) but still not work. I'm trying to use…
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