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Align 463
on the Main toolbar s o that the axis tripod is
properly alig ned with your sub-object selection.
OtheralignmenttoolsontheAlignflyoutare
Quick Align (page 1–465), Normal Align (page
1–465), Place Highlight (page 1–467), Align to
Camera (page 1–468),andAlign to View (page
1–468).
Pr ocedur es
Toalignanobjectwithapointobject:
1.
Create a p oint helper object and p osition it at
atargetlocationinyourscene. Rotateitas
necessary to adjust final or ientation.
2. Select a source object.
3. On the Main toolbar, click Ali gn, or
choose Tools > Align.
The Align cursor appears attached to a p air of
cross hairs.
4. Move the cursor over the point object and click.
The Align Selection dialog appears. If
necessary, move the dialog out of the way so
you can see the active viewport.
5. In the Align Position group, turn on X Position.
Theselectedsourceobjectshiftstoalignwith
theXaxisofthepointobject.
6. Turn on Y Position and Z Position.
Thesourceobjectmovessoitscenterisatthe
point object.
7. Tur n on X Axis, Y Axis, and Z Axis in the Align
Orientation group to reorient the object to
match the coordinates of the point.
To align objects by position and or ientation:
1.
Selectasourceobject(theobjecttomoveinto
alignment with the target object).
2. On the Main toolbar, click Align, or
choose Tools > Align.
The Align cursor appears. When over an
eligible target object, the cu rsor also shows
crosshairs.
3. Positionthecursoroverthetargetobjectand
click.
The Align Selection dialog appears. By default,
all options in the dialog are turned off.
4. In the Current Object and Target Object
groups,chooseMinimum,Center,PivotPoint,
or Maximum.
These settings establish the points on each
object that become the alignment centers.
5. Beginalignmentbyturningonanycombination
of X Position, Y Position, and Z Position.
Thesourceobjectmovesinrelationtothe
target object , a long the axes of the reference
coordinate system. Setting al l three moves the
objects as close as possible, g iven the Current
Object and Target Object settings.
6. In the Align Orientation group, turn on any
combination of X Axis, Y Axis, or Z Axis.
Thesourceobjectrealignsaccordingly.Ifthe
objects already share an orientation, turning
on that axis has no effect. Once two axes are
aligned in orientation, the third is automatic.
Toalignagizmotoanotherobject:
1.
Display the gizmo level of the Sub-Object
selection.
2. On the Main toolbar, click Align, or
choose Tools > Align.
3. Click to select a target object in the viewport.
(You can select the same object containing the
gizmo to align the gizmo to a part of its own
object.)