CAD Forum discussion (EN) : aligning 3D solid

CAD Forum discussion (EN) : aligning 3D solid https://www.cadforum.cz/forum_en/ Mon, 01 Jun 2026 02:22:15 +0000 Tue, 05 Jul 2011 07:31:00 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Web Wiz Forums 12.04 360 https://www.cadforum.cz/forum_en/RSS_post_feed.asp?TID=6143 <![CDATA[CAD Forum discussion (EN)]]> https://www.cadforum.cz/forum_en/forum_images/web_wiz_forums.png https://www.cadforum.cz/forum_en/ <![CDATA[aligning 3D solid : My problem initially was when...]]> https://www.cadforum.cz/forum_en/forum_posts.asp?TID=6143&PID=16068&title=aligning-3d-solid#16068 Author: Joferna
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Posted: 05.Jul.2011 at 07:31

My problem initially was when I align , my points snapped on to the wrong soource and destination points. I have now figured it out the way I could get the correct snapping points - is to have 2 or 4 viewports of the objects and move them closer and by using as you say 2d commands manually bring them to gether or get the correct snapping points to align them.

Any way thanks John once again for getting my grey cells working]]> Tue, 05 Jul 2011 07:31:00 +0000 https://www.cadforum.cz/forum_en/forum_posts.asp?TID=6143&PID=16068&title=aligning-3d-solid#16068 <![CDATA[aligning 3D solid : Post the drawing so someone here...]]> https://www.cadforum.cz/forum_en/forum_posts.asp?TID=6143&PID=15947&title=aligning-3d-solid#15947 Author: John Connor
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Posted: 25.Jun.2011 at 21:39

Post the drawing so someone here can take a look at it and maybe figure out what's happening.]]> Sat, 25 Jun 2011 21:39:38 +0000 https://www.cadforum.cz/forum_en/forum_posts.asp?TID=6143&PID=15947&title=aligning-3d-solid#15947 <![CDATA[aligning 3D solid : Thanks John,I suppose this is...]]> https://www.cadforum.cz/forum_en/forum_posts.asp?TID=6143&PID=15944&title=aligning-3d-solid#15944 Author: Joferna
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Posted: 25.Jun.2011 at 17:56

Thanks John, I suppose this is the way to " wing it "]]> Sat, 25 Jun 2011 17:56:09 +0000 https://www.cadforum.cz/forum_en/forum_posts.asp?TID=6143&PID=15944&title=aligning-3d-solid#15944 <![CDATA[aligning 3D solid : You could cheat and use some 2D...]]> https://www.cadforum.cz/forum_en/forum_posts.asp?TID=6143&PID=15941&title=aligning-3d-solid#15941 Author: John Connor
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Posted: 25.Jun.2011 at 13:26

You could cheat and use some 2D geometry to get the table top and legs in the correct position (X/Y) then move the table top in the Z direction the required height. Not an elegant way to do it but it does work.]]> Sat, 25 Jun 2011 13:26:57 +0000 https://www.cadforum.cz/forum_en/forum_posts.asp?TID=6143&PID=15941&title=aligning-3d-solid#15941 <![CDATA[aligning 3D solid : Hello, I am having some difficulty...]]> https://www.cadforum.cz/forum_en/forum_posts.asp?TID=6143&PID=15937&title=aligning-3d-solid#15937 Author: Joferna
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Posted: 25.Jun.2011 at 06:21

Hello,

I am having some difficulty aligning a soild like for example the four legs of a chair to top of a circular table to a particular point.. I have no problem aligning a box on top of another box. I tried using 3d align command ( where the first selections are made to the sources object) and also the Align command ( where the selections are source / destinantion and so on). The problem I am getting with the chair legs is that I dont have a point ( destination pt) to snap on to .So I tried the quadrants of the table with no luck. When I Use the 3dAlign and do the selection on the chair legs, I find the the chair rotates through 90 degrees, for no apparent reason, before it snaps on to the base point quadrant of the table. Where am I going wrong. ? The table top face is on XY Plane with legs on Z axis facing the floor but the Chair I have it inverted ( so I can see the the points on the legs to snap to) . Is there a general rule such as how UCS should be to align objects ???

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