--- title: Align tool description: The Align tool lets you align objects or groups of objects along the X, Y, or Z axes. --- The **Align** tool, accessible from Studio's **Model** tab toolbar or the **Window** ⟩ **3D** menu, lets you align objects or groups of objects along the **X**, **Y**, or **Z** axes. Align tool highlighted in Studio's toolbar. Primary benefits include: - Aligning the center or edge of multiple objects in one action. - Aligning entire `Class.Model|Models` or parts within them relative to other parts, all while keeping the model intact. - Dynamically previewing the point of alignment before confirming. ## Mode You can set the alignment mode to either **Min**, **Center**, or **Max**.
The Min icon in the toolbar.
Min
The Center icon in the toolbar.
Center
The Max icon in the toolbar.
Max
 An angled side view of a small red cube, large blue cube, and a small purple cube that are aligned with the Min button on the world Z axis. A translucent orange rectangle represents where the objects align in context to each other. An angled side view of a small red cube, large blue cube, and a small purple cube that are aligned with the Center button on the world Z axis. A translucent orange rectangle represents where the objects align in context to each other. An angled side view of a small red cube, large blue cube, and a small purple cube that are aligned with the Max button on the world Z axis. A translucent orange rectangle represents where the objects align in context to each other. ## Align In The **World** or **Local** option specifies which relative coordinates to align on. This is especially useful for aligning parts which don't share the same orientation or rotation. The **X**, **Y**, and **Z** checkboxes let you select which axes to align on. Note that you can select multiple axes in a single alignment operation. An angled side view of a small red cube, large blue cube, and a small purple cube that are unaligned. An angled side view of a small red cube, large blue cube, and a small purple cube that are aligned with the Max button on the world Z axis. A translucent orange rectangle represents where the objects align in context to each other. An angled side view of a small red cube, large blue cube, and a small purple cube that are aligned with the Max button on their local Z axis. A translucent orange rectangle represents where the objects align in context to each other. ## Relative To An alignment operation can be relative to either the **Selection Bounds** or the **Active Object**. ### Selection Bounds **Selection Bounds** aligns the selected objects relative to the bounding box around them. An angled side view of a small red cube, large blue cube, and a small purple cube that are unaligned. A translucent red rectangle represents where the objects' collective bounding box. An angled side view of a small red cube, large blue cube, and a small purple cube that are aligned with the Min button on the world X axis relative to their collective bounding box. A translucent red rectangle represents where the objects' collective bounding box. An angled side view of a small red cube, large blue cube, and a small purple cube that are aligned with the Max button on the world X axis relative to their collective bounding box. A translucent red rectangle represents where the objects' collective bounding box. ### Active Object **Active Object** aligns the objects relative to the **last selected object**. This object is outlined in orange and it will not move during the operation. While parts are selected, you can switch the active object by clicking on a different object. An angled side view of a small red cube, large blue cube, and a small purple cube that are unaligned. The large blue cube has a yellow outline to represent that it's the active object. An angled side view of a small red cube, large blue cube, and a small purple cube that are aligned with the Min button on the world X axis relative to the active object. The large blue cube has a yellow outline to represent that it's the active object. An angled side view of a small red cube, large blue cube, and a small purple cube that are aligned with the Max button on the world X axis relative to the active object. The large blue cube has a yellow outline to represent that it's the active object.