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<a name = "hj-top"> </a><table class = "table1" id = "table11"><tr><td><table class = "DocHeader"><tr><td class = "DocHeader1" colspan = "2"><h1>Aligning Actors</h1></td></tr><tr><td class = "DocHeader4" colspan = "2"/></tr><tr><td class = "DocHeader3"><table class = "DocHeaderIntro" id = "table12"><tr><td class = "Intro1Only"><p class = "header"><p class = "abstract"><span class = "shortdesc">You can position geometry actors in your models using alignment tools.
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</p></td></tr></table></td><td class = "DocHeader2"><table class = "DocTopicsSeeAlso" id = "table13"><tr><td class = "TopicsTitle">See Also</td></tr><tr><td><a title = "Align commands help you position geometry actors in your models." href = "cps-r-Ribbon-Transform.htm#r-AlignCommands">Align Commands</a></td></tr></table></td></tr></table>
  

  
  
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          Click an alignment tool, for example <span class = "ph menucascade"><span class = "ph uicontrol">Transform</span><abbr title = "and then"> &gt; </abbr><span class = "ph uicontrol" id = "cps-t-ActorsPlaceAlign-Align__Point__Point">Align Point to Point</span></span> <img class = "image" src = "../Icons3DVIA/I_CPSObjectAlignPointPoint.png"/>.
        
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			</span><span class = "notecontent">You can activate other alignment tools.</span></div>
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          Click the feature (line, plane, and so on) you want to align.
        
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            Features are highlighted in red as you hover over the scene.
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          Click the feature you want to align to.
        
        
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          <div class = "notes collapse"><span class = "run-in.notes">Notes:
    		</span><span class = "notecontent"><ul class = "ul"><li class = "li">Alignment commands move actors but do not permanently attach (mate) them.</li><li class = "li">If an alignment is opposite of what you intended, press 
<span class = "ph uicontrol">Shift</span> when selecting the second actor.</li></ul></span></div>

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