Autodesk 663B1-05A111-1001 User Guide - Page 73

4 | Transforming objects How do I? > Snap all creation tools to a surface or construction plane Snap all creation tools to a surface or construction plane You can set a surface so that all creation tools (such as the curve drawing tools) are locked on to the surface. This does not affect actions (such as the create primitives commands). To snap creation tools to the selected surface • Click the "Make the selected object live" icon in the Status Line (toolbar), or select Modify > Make Live. While the Make live icon is on, creation tools snap to the surface. Click the icon again to stop snapping to the surface. To snap creation tools to a plane 1 Select Create > Construction Plane > ˆ, set the initial orientation of the plane and click Create. 2 Use the Move and Rotate Tools to orient the plane. 3 Select the plane and select Modify > Make Live. While the Make live icon is on, creation tools snap to the surface. Click the icon again to stop snapping to the surface. Note When you use Make Live to snap a curve to a NURBS surface, the curve becomes a curve-on-surface and you can use it to trim. Related topics ™ "Construction planes" on page 55 ™ "Snap to the grid, a curve, points, or a view plane" on page 72 ™ "Create > Construction Plane" on page 259 Align objects To align objects using an interactive manipulator 1 Select Modify > Snap Align Objects > Align Tool. 2 Select the objects you want to align. The other objects align to the last selected (key) object. This object is highlighted in green. Basics 73