Drag over real surfaces
Surface crawl moves an object along nearby surfaces, climbing curves and sliding round obstacles. Surface placement seats its base directly on the face under the pointer, such as a tabletop, rim or wall.
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Arrange & inspect
Stage the product and its props by moving them over real surfaces, then isolate, measure and check each part before you commit to a shot.
Set the scene around the design
Placement follows the geometry in your scene, and every arrangement step can be undone.
Align and mate
Drop a part to the floor, onto the object below or back to its home position. Mate face to face or axis to axis, and animate a hinge from the mate.
Precise transforms
Move, rotate and scale with gizmos or keyboard steps, snap to increments, or type exact world values in the Transform dialog.
Outliner control
Group, rename, hide, lock and duplicate parts. Locking protects finished placement from accidental drags.
Isolate and inspect
Isolate the selection to study one component, select every part sharing a material, and measure centre-to-centre distances and angles between parts.
Clean viewport overlays
Display filters switch gizmos, selection outlines, dimensions, notes and onion skins on or off, with Clean and Animation Only presets.
Design example: a table lamp in a living-room set
A lighting designer imports a table lamp assembly and a side-table prop. They drag the lamp with surface placement so its base sits flat on the tabletop, then use Shift to move only the shade and check its relationship to the bulb. Isolating the switch housing lets them inspect it alone, and a quick angle measurement confirms the arm position before the lamp is locked and the cameras are set.
How it works
- Import the model, or open a saved .vizid document with its scene and settings.
- Choose Drag (Y) and pick surface crawl or surface placement from its right-click menu.
- Refine with align, mate or the Transform dialog, and group related parts.
- Isolate and measure to check the arrangement, then lock finished parts.