Relative Snapping in 3D: How can I precisely drop an object?

[aldoschmid]

Hi everyone

 

I know it is possible to precisely position an object in space and on top of another object by entering coordinates. However I prefer to work "relative" with snapping. I used to work with Rhino 5 in 3D. I liked the possibility to constrain the vertical movement of the object being moved. I could then place my object an the same height as an existing one by dragging the cursor over the desired part (notice the white line in enclosure 1). It's like an invisible (snapping) plane stopping the vertically moved object.

 

Is there a way to achieve the same thing with ease in Autocad by using snapping, ortho-mode, 3D-Move Gizmo or any other kind of technique. I managed to constrain the vertical movement with the Gizmo but I'm unable to achieve the desired effect mentioned above.

 

Thank you very much for your help

 

Aldo

 

 

Enclosure 1 :

Screenshot from Rhino 5, yellow block being moved vertically. Command: Move, vertical=Yes, Snap: End

 

 

Enclosure 2:

Autocad Architecture 2014 (Autocad modelling commands should apply here too)

[Patrick Hughes]

You could look into xyz filters. At the command line before picking a snap point type in .x (or .y, .x, or .xy, etc.)

[steven-g]

Once you get an understanding of the xyz filters it's really easy to position items in relation to each other, another is the command modifier "from", start the move command, then type the word "from" followed by enter, then pick the point you want to move relative to, and then enter your coordinates.

[aldoschmid]

Thank you very much for your answers! You made my work a bit easier...

Working with xyz filters isn't as convenient as the procedure I remember from Rhino but it does the trick.

[JD Mather]

I'm thinking Align or 3Dalign commands.

[SEANT]

. . . . Working with xyz filters isn't as convenient as the procedure I remember from Rhino but it does the trick.

 

The xyz filters can be setup up for a more fluid UI. See this post:

 

http://www.cadtutor.net/forum/showthread.php?76732-Moving-3d-objects-to-touch-face&p=517902&viewfull=1#post517902

 

This Chronicle demo is similar to the setup you showed in your original post. It uses the OnlyZ macro to mimic Rhino's "Vertical" sub-option.

 

https://chronicle.autodesk.com/Main/Details/9e506555-75d3-4745-8a76-a2aa71c69dec