3D Cursor as a Snap Target = More precision

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hello

the cursor is now easely snappable into anything inside of blender with the ability to keep pressing the left ( or right) click and holding control .

so there’s a functionality that could resolve a lot of things that is missing : the ability to have the cursor as a snap target

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it could be really really useful inside of both edit mode and object mode because it could resolve this subject :

witouth the need to create some special tool for it (at least for the two point move tool that is mainly asked, rotation , size , and mirror is another story)

so simply : the 3d cursor would take the role of a base point

thanks

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It solves almost nothing - alignation/sideshift tools requires at least two points.

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The first point is the 3D cursor as a the snap target

The second point is the point you are gonna choose with the snap is toggle active toggled with ctrl when moving

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First snap the cursor with the desired verticle
To do so , hold the cursor click (left or right click) and hold control to snap

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move while holding ctrl , you will snap to the desired element with the point that you were selecting before with the cursor snap
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This give an useful feature to the currently quite controversial 3D cursor
A potential “2 point move” tool could make those steps automatically

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I like this idea.
It is more intuitive and brings greater independence to the chosen Pivot Point.
Often we want Pivot Point to be one type and Snap Target another.
I proposed a similar solution in https://blender.community/c/rightclickselect/Bscbbc/replace-the-snap-target-center-to-cursor-and-bound.

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