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Position objects along a curve
Align and snap
Change history
Snap one object to another
To snap objects together
with interactive control
- Select
Modify > Snap Together Tool.
- Click
the point on the first object you want to snap.
- Click
the point on the second object you want to snap to.
- An
arrow appears showing how the objects snap together. To change the points,
click or drag new points on either object.
- Press to snap
the objects together.
The Snap Together Tool normally
moves and rotates the objects to make the points touch. Use the
tool settings to make the tool move the objects without rotation.
TipYou can also use the
Snap
Together Tool on polygon edges. Press
on an
object and select
Edge from the marking menu
to enter edge selection mode, then apply the
Snap
Together Tool to polygon edges.
To
snap two objects together at one point
- Select
the point that will move.
- Shift-select
the point to snap to.
- Select
Modify > Snap Align Objects
> Point to Point.
Maya moves the first point’s object so the two
points touch.
To
snap two objects together at two points
- Select
two points on the object that will move.
- Shift-select
two points on the object to snap to.
- Select
Modify > Snap Align Objects
> 2 Points to 2 Points.
Maya moves the first object so the first point
you selected on each object touch, and the second point you selected
on each object touch.
To
snap two objects together at three points
- Select
three points on the object that will move.
- Shift-select
three points on the object to snap to.
- Select
Modify > Snap Align Objects
> 3 Points to 3 Points.
Maya moves the first object so the first point
you selected on each object touch, the second point you selected
on each object touch, and the third point you selected on each object
touch.