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| Menu location |
|---|
| Edit → Align To… |
| Workbenches |
| All |
| Default shortcut |
| None |
| Introduced in version |
| - |
| See also |
| Std Placement |
Description
The Std Alignment command aligns an object in relation to a fixed reference object using one or more point pairs.
The command interface after two point pairs have been defined
Usage
- Select the reference object. This will be the fixed object and not be changed.
- Hold down the Ctrl key while you select the object whose placement you want to change.
- Select the Edit →
Align To… option from the menu. - A new window will appear in the Main View Area. This window consists of two views: on the left the movable object is displayed and on the right the fixed object.
- Define the first point pair by clicking a point in each view. This point pair is used to move the movable object.
- Define one or two additional point pairs if you also want to rotate the movable object.
- Right-click one of the views and select the Align option from the context menu to complete the command.
Options
The following additional options are available in the context menu:
- Select the Remove Last Point option to remove the last point in the view.
- Select the Cancel option to abort the command.
- Check the Syncronize Views option if any view changes (pan, rotate and zoom) should be applied to both views.
This page is retrieved from https://wiki.freecad.org/Std_Alignment