Snapping Components

You can snap a component onto another component.

  • The Snap makes only simple snaps. Using this command is a convenient way to translate or rotate components.
  • The component to snap must belong to the active component.


Before you begin: open an assembly.
  1. , click Snap .
  2. Select the red face.

    The first selected component is always the element that will move.

  3. Select the blue face.

    • The red face is projected onto the plane defined by the blue face.
    • A green arrow is displayed on the first face selected.



  4. Click this arrow to reverse the orientation of the face.