Blender Day 42 : Blender42 the snap function in blender

Alright, in this video, we're going to learn about a useful tool called snapping. As you can see, we have this snap icon here, which looks like a magnet. When you click on it and it's turned on, it enables snapping. This means that if you move this cube, it will snap to specific positions.

For example, if you press Numpad 1 for the front view, you'll see a grid of squares. If you select the cube and try to move it, it will only move one square at a time due to snapping. However, if you turn off snapping, you can move it freely.

To better visualize the snapping, you can press N and enable the "Item" tab, which shows a red dot indicating the position of the cube. When you grab the cube with snapping turned on, you'll notice that it moves in increments of 0.1 meters. Without snapping, it can move freely.

Let me reset the cube to its original position, which is at zero. Now, if the original position is 1, and we have the X-axis here, with snapping turned on, the cube will move to the adjacent square, which is 0.1 meters away. So, by grabbing and moving it, it will move 0.1 meters at a time. The same applies if the original position is 0.01, it will move 0.1 meters when snapped.

You can also move the cube along the X-axis by pressing X and then dragging it. To make it clearer, you can press Numpad 1 for the front view and move it along the X-axis. Similarly, you can move it along the Z-axis by pressing Z. When snapping is enabled, it will move in 0.1 meter increments along the Z-axis.

Snapping is particularly helpful when you want objects to align perfectly. For instance, if you want two objects to snap together, you should have snapping turned on. This way, you don't have to move them slowly to align them. However, if you want to move them slowly, you can hold down the Shift key while moving them.

It seems that snapping tracks the mouse position, and by holding Shift, it scales down the movement, allowing for precise adjustments. With snapping on, you can easily snap objects to specific positions instead of having to move them slowly.