How to do selected plane parallel to some edge?

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In my case the selected plane (triangle fan) should be parallel to the edge that is near it:

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I tried to snap to the edge when rotating the plane around the global X axis, but that doesn’t do it parallel and just rotates it as if Ctrl wasn’t pressed down at all. In the transform orientation bound to the edge, it doesn’t work also.

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Hi!
You could try snap-rotate to “Edge Perpendicular” maybe? Then rotate again at 90degrees.

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In my case it does it oriented strictly horizontally. Also, if select “Snap With → Center” (before I had Closest), it will do it vertical. The same thing happens with “Edge Center”. In any case I have surely “Affect → Rotate” selected and still ticked “Align Rotation To Target” that doesn’t do anything too.

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You mean, if the original position is horizontal?
It works with Edge Perpendicular + “Affect Rotate” + snap with Center/Median.

If the original is not horizontal then you could try:

  • move 3D “Cursor to Selected” (Shift + S)
  • snap with Edge + “Affect Move” + “Align Rotation to Target” + snap with Median.
  • now move the selection back with “Selection to Cursor (with offset)”

This is not ideal, I know :sweat:

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Hmm, I ocassionally enabled “Align Rotation To Target” and then moved and snapped the plane to the edge along Y axis and that made it perpendicular to that. And then I just rotated by 90 degrees around X axis. It seems this is what I need for. Thanks for help!

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