Questions tagged [snapping]
Use this tag for questions related to precisely positioning objects with the snapping tools.
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How do I snap an existing edge onto a mesh?
I'm trying to snap this edge onto this face so it can countour onto the mesh, but I don't know how to.
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Snap to Increment while Scaling
Introduction
Hi there,
I'm using blender 3.6.4, using manjaro linux.
When I move the default cube around in a new project, it doesn't snap to anything, when I go into the top bar and enable snapping ...
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Weird snapping when adding loop cuts during retopology
I am new to retopologizing and facing issue with snapping.it seems to be snapping to the mesh according to view and not according to the actual geometry anybody know how to get rid of this or is it ...
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Snap edge to vertex by dragging one side of the edge?
I would like to drag a vertex, in such a way, that the moving edge snaps to another vertex.
Below shows what I'm doing now. I drag the vertex to the right until it 'looks okay', but I really want that ...
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Z axis won't line up perpendicular to object's face/vertex when snapping to vertex, how do I correct this?
What I want it to do is on the right (simpler octahedron object) but for some reason, it behaves terribly for the other complex object on the left.
Each of the 8 faces behaves differently but to some ...
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Snapping to increment: I'd like both Rotate and Scale to work in the same increment as Move, instead of 1/10 the increment
Basically I'm trying to make Blender work sort of like MagicaVoxel (I have my reasons), making it so that a cube will snap to a fixed increment for Moving, Rotation and Scale, say 10 cm.
Moving works ...
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Plane lock depending on the orthographic view you're using?
Quick Ask: Does Blender offer an adaptive axis/plane lock in orthographic views, similar to Rhino's 'project snapping to CPlane'?
Plane locking is using a command like SHIFT-Z to restrict movement to ...
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Why is my mesh refusing to snap to a specific object?
As you can see in the image, when I try to extrude the line of edges on the left, all of the edges except for the one piece (Why only that one?) snaps to the object on the bottom, instead of the ...
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Why is the Knife Tool not snapping to specific verticies?
I wanted to make arches for a car. I'm trying to cut the mesh verticaly (like on the second photo), but the knife doesn't snap to the verticles on the arches. Although, it does snap to verticles on ...
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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 ...
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How do I turn on snapping for node editors by default?
I really like to keep my nodes snapped to the grid. I am a psychopath about it. But one thing that I hate is that I have to manually turn on snapping everytime I open Blender. Is there any way to keep ...
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Vertex snapping not working in edit mode. Proportional editing is off
Blender 3.6.2
I am unable to vetex snap in edit mode to any vertex belonging to the same mesh. Before the screenshot I had other separate objects in the background and it will snap to their vertices ...
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How do I align my object with the ground?
I'm new to Blender and created a gas stove knob model (to replace an old one that came off) to 3D print, but my model is not aligned with the ground. I think the rotation is slightly off, as well. ...
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How to snap mesh onto another and have all its faces snap onto its surface
I am not quite sure how to word this well so apologies if it comes off as confusing, but I am looking for ways to snap a mesh onto another mesh, but having it snap every part onto the mesh's surface ...
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how to make a radial array on a sphere in blender
I know how to create a radial array on a flat surface. i need someone with skills and imagination to understand I want the array to sit on a sphere and conform to the curve of the sphere(wrap).
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Snap to face problem
I am just startying to learn Blender and I've encountered an issue I can't manage to solve. I'm trying to place a circle onto a curved mesh. Normally it shoul snap onto it but no matter what i try the ...
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Why is vertex snap not working
Snap does not work if the mesh is behind another model.
As far as I remember, this was not the case in previous versions, and in X-Ray mode it was possible to use snap, no matter how many meshes were ...
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How do you snap knife to vertices obstructed by faces?
I made this mesh by applying a boolean and now I want to cut parallel with the top of the hole.
The Loop Cut command won't snap to the point, so I'm trying to use the Knife tool and cut through the ...
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Ctrl+Right click create in edit mode, not snapping to face when Xray mode is enabled
I'm trying to do some retopology and I use the Xray mode a lot for this.
The strange behavior is for example:
Have the High poly mesh ready.
Create an empty mesh object, and tab into edit mode.
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Scaling edges loop along themselves to a plane/grid
I have to move the edges loop along themselves and align them in a plane
Is it possible to achieve the same result as in this video on blender?
scale constraints edges
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How to Snap Cursor to Selected, but accounting for the Modifier result?
Snap Cursor to Selected places your cursor at the selected vertex of your mesh (or the mean of multiple selected vertices).
The trouble is that sometimes the vert ...
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Connect 2 vertices with a cylinder
I'm working on a chemistry project where I want to create some atomic structure.
In order words, I have two atoms and I want to connect their centers with a bond (cylinder).
I was thinking about ...
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How to snap a vertice to an edge without actual snapping it to that edge, staying on your native plane?
I accidently move the point of my prism. I need it back on that same place it was, just like the left part on the picture. I use constrains in X axes and want to align the vertice position with that ...
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How to align and join an objects edge to another?
I have these two objects and i want to "glue" them togheter in their bottom edges, I have tried my luck with the snapping tool but it seems I'm missing something. Thanks in advance.
those ...
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Geo Nodes - Raycast from individual Mesh islands
I try to create a Node Setup with which I can make several unconnected Planes (contained in one Object) snap to an underlying Groundplane without the Planes beeing rotated (Pic01).
With my current ...
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How do I activate "snap to increment" in perspective and camera mode?
I thought snap to increment and absolute grid snap were only available in orthographic view, but somehow I managed to activate it in a viewport in perspective mode. How did I do that?"
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How to draw a Curve onto a mesh with the Draw tool
I can create a Curve line, then move it over to my mesh, turn on the "snap to faces" then move it point by point to my mesh (snapping them onto the surfce as I go) and generate paths on the ...
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Grid snapping not working in Perspective mode
If I select my model, turn on Increment snapping and select 'Absolute Grid', then the object will only snap in an orthographic view and not in perspective. any ideas how to fix this?
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Snapping a Object to a face with a set direction?
I use Blender 3.5 and I try to add numbers to dice faces (standard 7 piece fantasy set for 3D printing).
What I tried is using the snapping tool, setting the origin to center of mass and made it snap ...
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How to make an object "stick" to another even after resize?
I'm trying to make a model of a coin with numbers on its face.
Lately, I had to change the coin thickness but the problem is that the numbers just sink into it, instead of staying "glued" to ...
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Aligning multiple objects/joints for rigging
i just started learning blender, but am having trouble understanding how to combine multiple objects into mechanical joints.
Specifically, I would like to assemble a T-pose for a small robot from ...
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Object with curves sliding when animating
i am trying to animated a object with a lot of separate parts including objects that is linked up with curves.
at first the animation looks good, but when the object moves the object linked to the ...
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How to precisely move origin without having a solid point to snap
I have this object:
and I want to place its origin centered in XY and to the lower position in Z.
Using the predefined positions (i.e. center mass/volume) does not work for obvious reasons).
I'm able ...
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objects dont snap properly after join operation
I joined a cube and a star using command+j snap mode is in vertex when i want to snap it to the duplicate of the starcube it snaps below the vertex
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Group input without previous modifiers
Is there a geometry node like 'Group input' that gives the original topology of the object without any previous modifiers?
It's for a voronoi pattern. For most shapes it is needed to first do a '...
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How to use the geometry proximity node as snapping tool
I want to use geometry nodes as a snapping tool. Here is a simple example of the problem:
The geometry proximity node uses the shortest distance. How can I make it use the distance in the direction of ...
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Origin has own direction, how to change it easily?
It seems object origin has it's own direction.
With this, I have one topic when I am snapping
Please, look at the picture.
Both cube has origin on the center of face and I tried to snap them on the ...
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How to make snapping similar to measure tool?
I am making an addon where I need a snapping function similar to the measure tool. And it would be awesome if you can extend that function to snap to the grid.
I know how to draw on viewport with the ...
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how to change origins when moving verts/faces/edges
SO if am moving a part of a model like i said either face, edge or vertex and i want to try to move it in increments matching a different vert how do i do that ?
Here is an example. i want to move ...
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Make a bezier curve control point exactly vertical
I've created a bezier curve and given it some depth. I'm trying to make the control point on the end point exactly up and down. I guess you could say I'm trying to align it with its local z axis.
I ...
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Any way to exclude certain vertex groups from being snapped to?
So I’m wanting to create an easy snapping tool where objects only snap to specific vertices on the target mesh (“connection points” if you will). I want to define these connection points but I want ...
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When in lock to cursor mode, holding shift + middle mouse button snap zooms to that point. How to turn it off?
When in lock to cursor mode, holding shift and middle mouse button snap zooms to that point. How to turn it off? It works fine if I want to pan when im not locked to cursor. Anyone have a fix for this?...
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SNAP extrusion (along normals)
I am trying to extrude A along normals and snap it to B (another mesh), but I am not able too.
Snap settings are vertex, active, affect scale
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Measure tool: different results with/without snap
as you can see in the picture, I'm getting different results when measuring with/without snap.
The last 3 measures do not use snap, while the rest do (either one side snap or two sides snap)
The ...
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How to *actually* snap a vertex to an edge
How do I actually snap a vertex to an edge? I want to snap a vertex to an edge based on an x, y plane (without changing the z). However, if I do that, the vertex moves away from the edge based on ...
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Snapping tools missing inside of UV Editor
Inside of my UV editor, I am missing the Snapping tool bar. I've going through Preferences, View menus and more to try and restore this with no luck. Without this option, I cannot snap and of my UV. I ...
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Having problem with face snapping
I am doing the blender Guru latest Donut tutorial and I am currently on the 4th tutorial where we have to do the face snapping. I'm trying to do so but it seems to me that it is wrong though it looks ...
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Aligning the faces of two models
I have two models, for simplicity let's say an Octahedron and an Icosahedron, and I'd like to move the Octahedron so that a particular one of its faces aligns with a particular face of the Icosahedron,...
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Snapping middle vertex problem
I have seen many solutions, but non of them work.
I want to snap middle vertex signed with cursor to any of other vertex in the grid.
Box always snap to corner vertexes and I swear I have tried all ...
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How to prevent overlapping when moving meshes?
Is there a way to prevent overlapping when moving meshes?
I'm trying to emulate the assembly of planks in a furniture or cut stones in a wall.
EDIT : It is a GUI manipulation that I'm looking for. A ...
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