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NVILL Discussion / Re: Rest/place object on ground

« Last post by IStonia on October 23, 2025, 06:19:46 am »

Try this
https://digitalfossils.com/Download/NVil-Oct-23-25-Steam.zip

Object mode > Place On Ground Floor. See if it works in the way you want.

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NVILL Discussion / Re: Create a Box in Front ortho view, Object Orientation not match World orientation

« Last post by Mike_Hocksworth on October 23, 2025, 12:18:34 am »

Thanks for that, now my orientation is correct again.

I'm curious why the orientation is flipped about?

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NVILL Discussion / Re: Create a Box in Front ortho view, Object Orientation not match World orientation

« Last post by IStonia on October 21, 2025, 11:10:22 am »

It's not a bug. You can use this command to align the object's pivot orientation to world, Geometry > Common Command n Tools > Freeze Object Orientation.

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NVILL Discussion / Create a Box in Front ortho view, Object Orientation not match World orientation

« Last post by Mike_Hocksworth on October 21, 2025, 06:56:33 am »

When I try to create a Box within the front orthographic viewport, the box's object orientation is not aligned with the world orientation.
As in X, Y and Z now are different.

Creating the box within Perspective viewport, the Box Object and World orientations are the same.

For practical purposes, i am trying to trace around a Background viewport image in front viewport which I will also manipulate in the other viewports to further define the shape.

I'm not sure if this is a bug or expected behaviour?

Many Thanks.

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NVILL Discussion / Re: Rest/place object on ground

« Last post by Mike_Hocksworth on October 21, 2025, 03:04:12 am »

Thank you,
That makes sense now.

Although I do wonder if a specific command could possibly added in the future that allows the following:
- Pick object (in object mode)
- Run command (Place on ground/Rest on ground)

The object would then be sent so it's base was resting on the grid height of 0 (ground plane).

Many thanks.

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NVILL Discussion / Re: Rest/place object on ground

« Last post by IStonia on October 21, 2025, 02:44:29 am »

https://youtu.be/ng87IXIngtw

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NVILL Discussion / Re: Rest/place object on ground

« Last post by Mike_Hocksworth on October 21, 2025, 01:40:26 am »

I'm a bit unsure how this tool is supposed to work.
I tried messing about with it but it wasn't snapping the shape down to the ground plane/grid lines.

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NVILL Discussion / Re: Rest/place object on ground

« Last post by IStonia on October 20, 2025, 01:07:33 pm »

You can use the "Differential Snap" tool.

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NVILL Discussion / Rest/place object on ground

« Last post by Mike_Hocksworth on October 20, 2025, 12:34:34 am »

Is there a rest or place on ground command for objects?

In the case of a Box object, I have been able to work around this by by:
- Go into face mode choosing the bottom face
- Set the pivot position
- Return to object mode
- Zero absolute on Y
- Set pivot position back to object

I might be able to make this work with a streamline tool, though I think this could be useful for nearly all other users.

I realize for a box I can construct it in perspective and have it start from the 'ground plane' but sometimes I might be just messing about with a shape and later want to set it down on the ground-plane.

Many thanks.

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General Discussion / Re: New user where to begin?

« Last post by Noobnvil on September 18, 2025, 06:41:34 pm »

Hello
I am looking at this video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vMFqGodNlno
at 3:23

what is he using to create the flat shapes before extruding?

Also is there a tutorial using the draw mesh? I am bit confused how to do straight lines and end them and when it starts drawing points what to do.

What is the proper way to cut a shape with a spline?

Tnx!