alignment tab orientation

[prettygoodnotbad]

I always struggle whenever I use the modify > align tool to select which face plane I want it to align with. If I select a point or edge the circular alignment tab that comes up but keeps flipping from one face to another. I was wondering if there is a way to be more explicit when defining the alignment face. Like for instance if I could first click on the vertex or edge point and then click on the face before selecting the component I want  to align to. Right now I just hover my cursor around in different directions until I manage to position it correctly, but it's kind of a pain.

[jodom4]

Hey bouinfrederic,

If I'm following you, I think this feature is what you're looking for. If you move your cursor to the feature you're trying to select, the click-hold, you'll see a list of features. This works with the align tool and any other tool that requires selection.

[chrisplyler]

What are the circumstances under which you want to use the Align tool? I've been using Fusion for over a year now, and have never used it for anything.

[prettygoodnotbad]

well I guess any situation where I need to align something! for instance I've designed a table, and I'm creating a space around it to render it in, I would like the table component to be aligned with the edge of the wall of the space. 

[prettygoodnotbad]

@jodom4 

This is a cool feature I didn't know, but what I meant is when you use the align tool or the joint tool for that matter, by hovering over a point or edge you can select said point or edge as well as it's corresponding face. I uploaded a screencast to show what I mean. I find that hovering over the appropriate face is somewhat difficult.

[chrisplyler]

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@prettygoodnotbad wrote:

well I guess any situation where I need to align something! for instance I've designed a table, and I'm creating a space around it to render it in, I would like the table component to be aligned with the edge of the wall of the space. 

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Interesting. I would have just modeled them in the right place. Or Jointed them appropriately.