Lay flat

Rotate a part to rest on a chosen face.

Lay flat picks a print orientation in one click by snapping a chosen face to the plate — handy before exporting so the part sits the way it should print.

  1. Select an object and open Orient → Lay flat.
  2. Click the face to sit on the plate.
  3. The part rotates so that face lies flat at Z = 0.

More in Modeling tools

  • Split for printing
  • Sketch, extrude, and revolve
  • Push / pull faces
  • Move a face
  • Move an edge
  • Move a vertex
  • Fillet / chamfer edges
  • Work plane
  • Measure
  • Surface drag (cruise)
  • Components

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