Installation

Method 1: Manual Installation

Windows:

C:\Users\[Your Name]\AppData\Roaming\Blender Foundation\Blender\[Version]\scripts\addons\

Mac:

~/Library/Application Support/Blender/[Version]/scripts/addons/

Linux:

~/.config/blender/[Version]/scripts/addons/

1. Copy the snap_align folder to the above path
2. Launch Blender
3. Go to Edit > Preferences > Add-ons
4. Search for "Snap Align"
5. Check the box to enable it

Quick Start

Open Popup Menu 
Press: ' (single quote) The popup menu will appear with all tools

N-Panel Access

Press: N Look for "Snap Align" tab All options are organized there

ALIGNMENT (Part 1)

What is Alignment?

Align multiple objects to a specific position on X, Y, or Z axis.

When to Use

• Line up multiple objects
• Create clean layouts
• Organize scattered elements

How to Use: Step by Step

Example: Align 3 boxes

Step 1: Select all 3 boxes
        (Click first box, Shift+Click others)

Step 2: Press ' (single quote)
        Popup menu appears

Step 3: Find "ALIGNMENT" section
        Three buttons: X, Y, Z

Step 4: Click X button
        All boxes align to same X position

Alternative for Y or Z:
        Same process, different axis

Reference Point Modes

1. Bounding Box (Default - Best Choice)

• Aligns to center of all selected objects
• Most versatile option
• Recommended for most situations

2. 3D Cursor

• Aligns objects to cursor position
• First, position your cursor at desired location
• Use Shift+S > Cursor to [location]

3. Active Object

• Aligns to the last selected object
• Use one object as reference
• Good for aligning to specific object

4. Median Point

• Aligns to average position of all objects
• Mathematical center
• Alternative to Bounding Box

5. World Center

• Aligns to 0,0,0 position
• World origin
• Rarely used

DISTRIBUTION (Part 2)

What is Distribution?

Space multiple objects equally along an axis.

Requirements

Minimum: 3 objects needed

How to Use: Step by Step

Example: Space 5 columns equally

Before:
Column1 --- Column2 --- Column3 --- Column4 --- Column5
(X=0)       (X=2)       (X=7)       (X=10)      (X=15)
Unequal spacing!

Step 1: Select all 5 columns

Step 2: Press ' (popup opens)

Step 3: Click "DISTRIBUTION" > X button

After:
Column1 --- Column2 --- Column3 --- Column4 --- Column5
(X=0)       (X=3.75)    (X=7.5)     (X=11.25)   (X=15)
Equal spacing achieved!

Distribution Modes

1. Origin Mode

• Distances measured from object origin
• Origin to origin spacing
• Default mode

2. Bounding Box Mode

• Distances measured from object edges
• Edge to edge spacing
• More accurate for varying sizes

Custom Gap Values

• Set in N-Panel under Gap value
• Controls space between objects
• Affects Gap distribution mode

PATTERN (Part 3)

What is Pattern?

Create organized arrangements of objects.

Three Options

1. Circle

Arrange objects in circular pattern

How to use:

Step 1: Select multiple objects

Step 2: Press ' for popup

Step 3: Click "PATTERN" > "Circle"

Step 4: Adjust radius in N-Panel if needed

Customize:

• N-Panel > "Circular & Grid" > "Radius"
• Larger radius = bigger circle
• Smaller radius = tighter circle

2. Grid

Arrange objects in grid pattern

How to use:

Step 1: Select objects

Step 2: Press '

Step 3: Click "PATTERN" > "Grid"

Step 4: Adjust in N-Panel:

        - Rows: how many rows
        - Columns: how many columns
        - X Offset: space between columns
        - Y Offset: space between rows

3. Diagonal

Arrange objects in diagonal line

How to use:

Step 1: Select objects
Step 2: Press '
Step 3: Click "PATTERN" > "Diagonal"
Step 4: Customize in N-Panel:
        - Angle: rotation angle (0-360°)
        - Gap: space between objects

SURFACE (Part 4)

Floor (Snap to Ground)

What it does: Snap objects to Z=0 (ground level)

When to use:

• Place objects on ground
• Snap scattered objects
• Fix floating objects

How to use:

Step 1: Select objects floating above ground

Step 2: Press ' (popup)

Step 3: Click "SURFACE" > "Floor"

Result: All objects snap to Z=0

Example:

Before: Sphere at Z=5, Cube at Z=3

After: Both at Z=0 (ground level)

Drop (Snap to Surface)

What it does: Drop objects onto surface below them

When to use:

• Place objects on terrain
• Snap to meshes below
• Realistic positioning

How to use:

Step 1: Create terrain/ground mesh
Step 2: Place objects above it
Step 3: Select objects
Step 4: Press '
Step 5: Click "SURFACE" > "Drop"
Result: Objects snap to surface below

Example:

Before: Ball floating at Z=10

After: Ball resting on terrain surface

CLEANUP (Part 5)

Purge (Remove Unused)

What it does: Remove all unused meshes and materials

When to use:

• Clean up project
• Reduce file size
• Improve performance

How to use:

Step 1: Press '

Step 2: Click "CLEANUP" > "Purge"

Result: Unused items removed

What gets removed:

• Meshes with 0 users
• Materials with 0 users
• Orphaned data

Merge Duplicate (Combine Materials)

What it does: Merge materials with same base name

When to use:

• Organize materials
• Reduce duplicates
• Clean material list

How to use:

Step 1: Press '

Step 2: Click "CLEANUP" > "Merge Dup"

Result:

Red

Red.001 → All become "Red"

Red.002

Merge Selected (Merge Object Materials)

What it does: Combine materials from selected objects

When to use:

• Use one material for multiple objects
• Simplify material setup
• Quick material unification

How to use:

Step 1: Select multiple objects
Step 2: Press '
Step 3: Click "CLEANUP" > "Merge Sel"
Result: First object's material applied to all

RENAME (Part 6) 

What is RENAME?

Batch rename multiple objects at once with professional naming.

How to Use

Step by Step Example: Rename 5 trees

Before: Tree, Tree.001, Tree.002, Tree.003, Tree.004

Step 1: Select all 5 tree objects

Step 2: Open N-Panel (Press N)

Step 3: Find "RENAME" section at bottom

Step 4: Fill in settings:
        Prefix: "Pine"
        Start Number: 1
        Padding: 3

Step 5: Click "Rename" button

Result:
Pine001
Pine002
Pine003
Pine004
Pine005

Perfect professional naming!

RENAME Settings Explained

Prefix

• What comes at the beginning
• Example: "Wall" creates "Wall001", "Wall002"
• Can be anything: "Building", "Tree", "Chair"

Start Number

• What number to start from
• Default: 1
• Use 0 if you want "Wall000"
• Use 100 if continuing from previous batch

Padding

• How many zeros to add before number
• Padding 1: Wall1, Wall2
• Padding 2: Wall01, Wall02
• Padding 3: Wall001, Wall002
• Best practice: Use 3

Case Control

• Upper: All UPPERCASE
• Lower: all lowercase
• Keep: Keep original case
• Camel: Each Word Capitalized