Align a selection of objects of any type on XY, XZ or YZ world planes or along X, Y or Z axes.
How to use
1. Select the objects you want to align. Make sure that all objects are not a part of a Construction Tree.
2. Click the Align to Global Axes icon (in the Transform tab) or chose the Tools > Transform > Align to Global Axes menu command.
3. Set the parameters of the modeling tool to obtain the desired result. In particular, check the buttons relative to the desired alignment planes in the Alignment Planes section.
4. Press the Go button in the modeling tool panel to apply the alignment.
Pictures below show the alignment of various objects in the XY and YZ planes. Alignment planes position depends on the first selected object. Lights can be aligned like any other objects.
Note I: Selected objects must not be part of a Construction Tree. If you want to align such objects you must perform a Collapse Construction tree command on them.
Note II: Random transformations to the aligned objects are applied in the following order: scaling, rotation, translation.
Options
Go
To perform the alignment with given parameters.
Modeling Tool panel. Press the Go button.
Alignment Planes
To define the alignment planes or axes.
Modeling Tool panel. Options can be enabled by switching the chosen radio button on. Alignment planes can be parallel to the XY, XZ or YZ world planes passing through the pivot point of the first selected object. Alignment axes can be parallel to the X, Y or Z world axes. The option Axes origin centers all object in the same point (referred to the first selected object).
Alignment Options
To set a default point of the object that will be considered the pivot point for the alignment.
Modeling Tool panel. Switch the chosen radio buttons on. Options are: Axis Origin, Bounding box and Center of bounding box. If you choose Bounding box, the Justification section offers more options.
Justification
To specify whether the objects should be aligned to the top (B. box max) or to the bottom (B. box min) of the bounding box.
Modeling Tool panel. This parameter is active only if the B. box radio button in the Alignment Options parameter has been checked.
Translation noise
To apply a random effect on translation of each aligned object.
Modeling Tool panel. Type values in the XYZ data fields and confirm them by pressing Enter.
Rotation noise
To apply a random rotation around the local axis of each aligned object compared to the default resulting position.
Modeling Tool panel. Type values in the XYZ data fields and confirm them by pressing Enter.
Scaling noise
To apply a random effect on scaling for each aligned object.
Modeling Tool panel. Type values in the XYZ data fields and confirm them by pressing Enter.