Book Image

Lumion 3D Cookbook

By : Ciro Cardoso
Book Image

Lumion 3D Cookbook

By: Ciro Cardoso

Overview of this book

Table of Contents (20 chapters)
Lumion 3D Cookbook
Credits
About the Author
About the Reviewers
www.PacktPub.com
Preface
Index

Snapping multiple 3D models


While populating and arranging our project, there are times when a snapping tool comes in handy. We can always use the move and height tools to place the 3D model at the top or next to another 3D model, but Lumion allow us to snap multiple 3D models to the same position in an easy way. Let's see how we can do that in this recipe.

Getting ready

To begin with, you need to have the 3D models placed in the scene and unlocked, and if you are working with different categories, have a look at the Selecting different categories recipe in this chapter.

How to do it…

To snap multiple 3D models to the same position, perform the following steps:

  1. Press and hold the Ctrl key and use the left mouse button to select the 3D models.

  2. Select the Context menu and select the object that is in the correct position. In the example used in the screenshot, we need to select the planter because we want to align the bush.

  3. Select the Transformation… submenu and click on the Align option, as you...