Orient commands allow you to move and rotate your object in one command. In orient it transforms an object using 2 vectors. In orient3pt it transforms an object using 2 planes defined by 3 points.

Orient

• The orient command is primarily used in TOP or other elevation views.
• It uses 2 vectors, defined by 2 points each, to move and rotate an object.
• In this example we will move and rotate a rectangle to match one edge of a triangle.

• Select the rectangle
• Type orient
• Rhino request Reference point 1 and Reference point 2. This is the first and second point on your rectangle defining your first vector.

• Rhino then requests Target Point 1 and Target Point 2 . These are the first and second point of your second vector.

<aside> 💡 Rhino 6 got smarter. It now adds little dots to help you identify reference and target points.

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• Resulting in this:

Orient 3pt

• Orient3pt takes regular orient a step further by defining your transformation with a plane rather than a vector.
• This allows you to fully move and Rotate3D your object in one command. Very powerful!