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    Face Project vs Face Nearest

    kidgoldenarm
    posted to: Snapping

    Hi Jonathan,

    I am using Blender 3.4.1 on Windows 10.
    I noticed that the snapping options have changed and now offer:

    -Face Project
    -Face Nearest

    Can you please explain the difference between the two?

    Thanks


    Reply
    • Omar Domenech replied

      Here's the explanation on the manual:

      Face.png

      Basically the difference is one takes into account occluded geometry, the other does not.

      Link:

      https://docs.blender.org/manual/en/latest/editors/3dview/controls/snapping.html

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    • Jonathan Lampel replied

      Yep! The first one snaps to what you see on your screen (which means it cannot snap to the back of objects and the sides will be stretched) while the second snaps to whichever face is closest to it in the scene. 

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    • kidgoldenarm replied

      Thanks a lot!  Really enjoying the class and looking forward to submitting my room!

    • Martin Bergwerf replied

      One of the use cases for Face Nearest Snapping is, for instance, that you can snap a cylinder around an arm.