ktate403 Posted July 21, 2011 Share Posted July 21, 2011 I am trying to use snaps toggle 2.5 without fully understanding it. When I googled, it came up with: "2D/2.5D/3D Snap Toggle: This button controls how your transformations snap to the geometry of the fields/environment that you’re working in." What is meant by "transformations" in this context? How does snaps toggle work--how do I do it? For ex., I have two rectangles that I need to "snap" together on th x y axis. What do I do? Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AubreyM Posted July 22, 2011 Share Posted July 22, 2011 The 3ds max help file is an excellent resource with descriptions and examples. Don't "Google" it, just search the help file and expariment with it to see how it works. In this context transformations mean how you move/rotate or scale your object. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ktate403 Posted July 22, 2011 Author Share Posted July 22, 2011 (edited) From the help files: " take precedence over axis constraints. If you activate an axis constraint, such as Restrict to X, you can move the object only in X. But if you then turn on snaps, Restrict to X is suspended and not used. But, in my book, axis constraints are used along with the lock (use spacebar to toggle lock). So, it must be that snaps aren't used in this case. Or, what do you think? Also, rhe first post was from the help files; it just ended up on google. Edited July 22, 2011 by ktate403 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thablanch Posted July 22, 2011 Share Posted July 22, 2011 There is an excellent video on Autodesk website for this.. What 2.5d snap does, exemple: Go on a TOP view, you have a rectangle on the floor and an other rectangle with a Z elevation of 50 units. With the 2.5d snap activated, always in a top view, you will move the second rectangle and snap it to the rectangle laying on the ground level. From a top view, they are aligned, but if you swivel the view a little, in a user or perspective view, you will se that they are not at the same height.. so they did "snap" on the X and Y axis, but not on the Z axis. This tool is usefull to align objects that are not on the same plane. (Align objects, in a row) Always use this tool from a flat view ( Top, bottom, left, right, front) but not from a user or perspective view Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ktate403 Posted July 22, 2011 Author Share Posted July 22, 2011 Excellent! So, what is meant by "snaps" is literal? Literally snap the two rectangles in top view? (how does one know it worked?) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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