Any snap feature to help positioning?

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Hi,

I am learning Unity 3D by doing the LERPZ tutorial. Great tutorial, really! Only thing is when i try to position the jumpads, well it is difficult. I used the 4 split view but still…

Is there a snap feature where i can simply click something somewhere and have the selected object (this case the jumpad preFab) comes to stick at it?

Thank you

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Or any tips to help master the positioning into large scenes?

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I wondered this myself. I mean, I can position objects without too much fuss using the 4-split-view or typing in coordinates, but Google Sketchup’s inference feature making lining up objects quick and easy.

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Unity3 should have a snapping feature. Haven’t used that because I’m still on 2.6, but it should be there. Search in the docs if you’re using 3.

Cheers

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Hi there!

In 3.0 you can hold ctrl + shift to make an object “snap” to another objects normals. Check out Ethans (antennatree`s) excellent feature video covering stuff like that here:

http://blogs.unity3d.com/2010/06/15/unity-3-feature-preview-asset-management/

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See the docs:
http://unity3d.com/support/documentation/Manual/Positioning%20GameObjects.html
(This is for Unity 3)