Moving Component Within Material Block

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kedero7
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Moving Component Within Material Block

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Noob question here. I have a simple 3d model with a few components. I need to adjust how the individual components sit within the material. I don't want to adjust the shape height or base height, but just move the component as is. I'm sure there is a simple function I am missing, but I can't seem to find it. Any tips would be greatly appreciated!

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Re: Moving Component Within Material Block

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On the Toolpaths panel, at the top there is a "material setup" section. If you press the "Set" button then you can set "Model Position in Material" either with the slider or by setting gap above or gap below model.
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Re: Moving Component Within Material Block

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Thanks for the reply. I see how to move the entire model in the material setup, but not just one component. I am trying to change how the components sit in relation to one another on Z.

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Re: Moving Component Within Material Block

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To my knowledge the only way to adjust a component's height to another is base height.
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Re: Moving Component Within Material Block

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Anything that will move the component up or down in the block is pretty much exactly the same as changing the base height. Is there a reason why that doesn't work in your design?
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Re: Moving Component Within Material Block

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You could put them on separate levels and add a block to raise a component, but that is the same as adjusting the base height.

Plus it is more work and you clutter up your component tree.
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Re: Moving Component Within Material Block

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It is a two-sided project and I am trying to maintain the thickness I currently have and just move the single component a smidge higher up in the material while leaving the other components where they are.

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