# CAD Like transform **URL:** \ **Category:** Released Add-ons and Extensions\ **Tags:** add-ons, free, blender2-80\ **Created:** [May 7, 2020, 9:04am UTC](https://blenderartists.org/t/cad-like-transform/1226197 "2020-05-07T09:04:56Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![stephen\_leger](https://blenderartists.org/user_avatar/blenderartists.org/stephen_leger/32/443555_2.png) [@stephen\_leger](https://blenderartists.org/u/stephen_leger)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2020, 9:04am UTC](https://blenderartists.org/t/cad-like-transform/1226197/1 "2020-05-07T09:04:56Z")
Hi everyone, Released CAD like transform for blender 2.81+ / 2.93+ / 3.3+ [download](https://gumroad.com/l/nQVcS) [bug tracker](https://github.com/s-leger/blender_cad_transforms/issues) #### Features Precise Move / Rotate / Scale, predictable and intuitive snap Works in both object and edit mode for mesh and curves Support “Affect only” Origins / Locations / Parents Snap from / to - Vertex - Edge / Center / Perpendicular / Intersection constraint axis - edge - Face / Center / Normal - Grid - local / global / user defined - Object origin - Objects bounding box - Average many snap targets Constraints XYZ Axis and planes - Local - Global - User defined #### Tutorials The CG Essentials preview ( 9 min ) [![](https://blenderartists.org/uploads/default/original/4X/7/7/e/77e6ab556cbc063b5ae58c0712c8e91b74acb563.jpeg "CAD Style Movement and Transformations...IN BLENDER?") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TTKvxrgbFWU) Maker Tales made an amazing work to provide comprehensive tutorial ( 51 min ) [![](https://blenderartists.org/uploads/default/original/4X/1/4/5/1452e7b93d3d5af5f4dbc8f449d4b2853524bb31.jpeg "CAD Style Precision Movement In Blender 2.83 | CAD Transform 0.0.8 Addon Update") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TWEoZghkalc) ### Change log CAD Transform 0.95.0 (for blender 3.3+) - Fix ortho view sometimes not snapping - Fix “index” error with isolated geometry - Remove bgl module calls - Fix origin and bounding box snap CAD Transform 0.93.2.beta (for blender 3.0) - Provide support for blender 3.0 planed bgl module removal CAD Transform 0.93.1 (for blender 2.93) - Allow to define your own shortcuts in blender preferences for main tools (G/R/S) - Default to box select when not active CAD Transform 0.93.0 - Blender 2.93 compatibility - Snap to bounding box (shortcut B) - Bugfix snapping in camera view - Bugfix snap to curves / isolated vertex / edges - Moved tool icon right under regular blender’s transform tools CAD Transform 0.91.0 - Fix compatibility issues with blender 2.91 CAD Transform 0.0.9 beta. - Allow to scale reference image - Duplicate objects (mouse wheel / up - down arrow / D + enter amount on keyboard + enter) - BugFix constraint inverse when snapping to normal - Add constraint toggle order in preferences (local / global or global / local) - Support for isolate mode (will no more snap on hidden objects) - Add “World constraint” (shift+c) allow absolute grid placement about world, rotate/scale about world - basically set the global constraint to world - Support for 2.90+ API change : scene raycast - Support for 2.83+ API change : color management of widgets In order to use “World aligned grid” (shift+c) G/R/S + snap and left click to start action, then optionnaly shift+z to keep altitude, shift+c, and g to snap to grid. ---
**Author:** ![renderthings](https://blenderartists.org/user_avatar/blenderartists.org/renderthings/32/626490_2.png) [@renderthings](https://blenderartists.org/u/renderthings)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2020, 9:44am UTC](https://blenderartists.org/t/cad-like-transform/1226197/2 "2020-05-07T09:44:49Z")
Awesome!! Thank you very much Stephen! ---
**Author:** ![filibis](https://blenderartists.org/user_avatar/blenderartists.org/filibis/32/623617_2.png) [@filibis](https://blenderartists.org/u/filibis)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2020, 11:06am UTC](https://blenderartists.org/t/cad-like-transform/1226197/3 "2020-05-07T11:06:09Z")
This is amazing Stephen! You tackled the most annoying snap/transform “issues” in Blender quite nicely. Thank you for sharing. It would be nice if you could demonstrate or explain Round option and Contraints. I couldn’t make use of those features. ---
**Author:** ![stephen\_leger](https://blenderartists.org/user_avatar/blenderartists.org/stephen_leger/32/443555_2.png) [@stephen\_leger](https://blenderartists.org/u/stephen_leger)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2020, 12:35pm UTC](https://blenderartists.org/t/cad-like-transform/1226197/4 "2020-05-07T12:35:41Z")
Rounding: alt big steps alt + shift small steps Remember that it is only the beta 1 so i’ll wait a bit to push documentation as some features are still not there and workflow may change a bit depending on user feedback. ---
**Author:** ![Arle](https://blenderartists.org/user_avatar/blenderartists.org/arle/32/784171_2.png) [@Arle](https://blenderartists.org/u/Arle)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2020, 3:00pm UTC](https://blenderartists.org/t/cad-like-transform/1226197/5 "2020-05-07T15:00:07Z")
You sir are a legend ! ---
**Author:** ![Shinseiko](https://blenderartists.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/e56c9b/32.png) [@Shinseiko](https://blenderartists.org/u/Shinseiko)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2020, 8:00pm UTC](https://blenderartists.org/t/cad-like-transform/1226197/6 "2020-05-07T20:00:43Z")
Arigato gozaimashite! You have just saved my life by preventing aneurysm! This tool solves all of my Blender transform problems, some of which are insane annoying! I will be watching for updates. =) ---
**Author:** ![Xmaiter](https://blenderartists.org/user_avatar/blenderartists.org/xmaiter/32/563790_2.png) [@Xmaiter](https://blenderartists.org/u/Xmaiter)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2020, 8:26pm UTC](https://blenderartists.org/t/cad-like-transform/1226197/7 "2020-05-07T20:26:20Z")
![35344334353](https://blenderartists.org/uploads/default/original/4X/9/4/7/9473d7f629aa25283b19a17de5545547cc9f258f.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![stephen\_leger](https://blenderartists.org/user_avatar/blenderartists.org/stephen_leger/32/443555_2.png) [@stephen\_leger](https://blenderartists.org/u/stephen_leger)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2020, 8:38pm UTC](https://blenderartists.org/t/cad-like-transform/1226197/8 "2020-05-07T20:38:28Z")
… once donations allow it 😉 ---
**Author:** ![lucaspedrajas](https://blenderartists.org/user_avatar/blenderartists.org/lucaspedrajas/32/957234_2.png) [@lucaspedrajas](https://blenderartists.org/u/lucaspedrajas)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2020, 8:39pm UTC](https://blenderartists.org/t/cad-like-transform/1226197/9 "2020-05-07T20:39:59Z")
hey stephen this is very cool! thank you very much, do you think it would be possible to make a snapping grid aligned with selected object or selected face ? ---
**Author:** ![lucaspedrajas](https://blenderartists.org/user_avatar/blenderartists.org/lucaspedrajas/32/957234_2.png) [@lucaspedrajas](https://blenderartists.org/u/lucaspedrajas)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2020, 8:43pm UTC](https://blenderartists.org/t/cad-like-transform/1226197/10 "2020-05-07T20:43:50Z")
i mean to display an aligned grid to the object or to the face or even to a group of objects with a best fit plane or maybe selecting 3 vertices, just like in inventor, rhinoceros, solid, every cad pakage where you can create working planes or sketch planes ---
**Author:** ![APEC](https://blenderartists.org/user_avatar/blenderartists.org/apec/32/640008_2.png) [@APEC](https://blenderartists.org/u/APEC)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2020, 8:52pm UTC](https://blenderartists.org/t/cad-like-transform/1226197/11 "2020-05-07T20:52:19Z")
Like this one? > **[GitHub - BenjaminSauder/Workplane: Small Utility Addon for Blender](https://github.com/BenjaminSauder/Workplane)** > > Small Utility Addon for Blender. Contribute to BenjaminSauder/Workplane development by creating an account on GitHub. but it’s not working in 2.8… ---
**Author:** ![lucaspedrajas](https://blenderartists.org/user_avatar/blenderartists.org/lucaspedrajas/32/957234_2.png) [@lucaspedrajas](https://blenderartists.org/u/lucaspedrajas)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2020, 9:06pm UTC](https://blenderartists.org/t/cad-like-transform/1226197/12 "2020-05-07T21:06:30Z")
yees!!! just like that one 🙂 thanks Apec! 💪 ---
**Author:** ![jandress](https://blenderartists.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/4da419/32.png) [@jandress](https://blenderartists.org/u/jandress)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2020, 2:49am UTC](https://blenderartists.org/t/cad-like-transform/1226197/13 "2020-05-08T02:49:00Z")
Making this an active tool with modal hotkeys matching blenders defaults makes it fit in really nicely. I don’t understand the scaling though, what is used as the centre point? ---
**Author:** ![stephen\_leger](https://blenderartists.org/user_avatar/blenderartists.org/stephen_leger/32/443555_2.png) [@stephen\_leger](https://blenderartists.org/u/stephen_leger)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2020, 3:04am UTC](https://blenderartists.org/t/cad-like-transform/1226197/14 "2020-05-08T03:04:05Z")
Scale and rotate are working the same way. First click set the “pivot”, then free move to set a reference axis / constraint, click to confirm. The length of constraint tripod is the base unit for your scale. Scale / rotate occurs about the pivot. ---
**Author:** ![wilBr](https://blenderartists.org/user_avatar/blenderartists.org/wilbr/32/810837_2.png) [@wilBr](https://blenderartists.org/u/wilBr)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2020, 3:40am UTC](https://blenderartists.org/t/cad-like-transform/1226197/15 "2020-05-08T03:40:05Z")
wow… amazing… thank you @stephen_leger ---
**Author:** ![jandress](https://blenderartists.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/4da419/32.png) [@jandress](https://blenderartists.org/u/jandress)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2020, 4:26am UTC](https://blenderartists.org/t/cad-like-transform/1226197/16 "2020-05-08T04:26:30Z")
Got it. My eyes were playing tricks on me in perspective view. I think this has a permanent home in my toolbar. Really great work. ---
**Author:** ![JuhaW](https://blenderartists.org/user_avatar/blenderartists.org/juhaw/32/21272_2.png) [@JuhaW](https://blenderartists.org/u/JuhaW)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2020, 4:55am UTC](https://blenderartists.org/t/cad-like-transform/1226197/17 "2020-05-08T04:55:09Z")
Highly recommended addon and easy to use, good job Stephen, may the vive la France be with you ! ---
**Author:** ![jcfnav](https://blenderartists.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/f1d935/32.png) [@jcfnav](https://blenderartists.org/u/jcfnav)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2020, 6:59am UTC](https://blenderartists.org/t/cad-like-transform/1226197/18 "2020-05-08T06:59:53Z")
Amazing Addon, thank you so much. Would it be possible to add support for this?: ![image](https://blenderartists.org/uploads/default/original/4X/4/b/a/4bac446bdc3a23aae4197d98d8128a1ce4504f5a.png) ---
**Author:** ![bluecd](https://blenderartists.org/user_avatar/blenderartists.org/bluecd/32/20152_2.png) [@bluecd](https://blenderartists.org/u/bluecd)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2020, 7:44am UTC](https://blenderartists.org/t/cad-like-transform/1226197/19 "2020-05-08T07:44:51Z")
Great, finally we have it ! Thank you ! I would NOT like to push you effort too far but maybe some key modifier could be added to have an object transformed&copied ? 😉 Ps. Equivalents for Alt+D and Shift+D respectively… ---
**Author:** ![Bone-Studio](https://blenderartists.org/user_avatar/blenderartists.org/bone-studio/32/484555_2.png) [@Bone-Studio](https://blenderartists.org/u/Bone-Studio)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2020, 8:10am UTC](https://blenderartists.org/t/cad-like-transform/1226197/20 "2020-05-08T08:10:35Z")
He answered it, once donations allow it 🙂 Great work @stephen_leger ! [Next page](https://blenderartists.org/t/cad-like-transform/1226197.md?page=2)