Need LDD help on rotating a piece into place.

[Loque]

I'm trying to attach a gable element piece to the underside of my build. But I would like to attach it using the 45 degree 5-stud side. Is there some way to rotate this piece so the 45 degree face is horizontal?

[Aanchir]

I'm trying to attach a gable element piece to the underside of my build. But I would like to attach it using the 45 degree 5-stud side. Is there some way to rotate this piece so the 45 degree face is horizontal?

If you just rotate it 90 degrees so the anti-studs (stud receptacles) on the bottom of the piece are facing sideways, the angle should be about right for it to snap to the right angle when you drag it to where you want it to connect. If that fails, attach it to some hinge elements and use the hinge tool to get it roughly horizontal. A part doesn't have to be at the exact right angle to snap into place normally; just at enough of an angle so that LDD can tell which side you are trying to attach it by. So in the case of this brick, you really just need the studs to be somewhat more horizontal than they are vertical for LDD to tell you want it placed horizontally.

Sometimes if your issue is the part trying to connect to the wrong piece (i.e. if it's trying to attach to the top of your build rather than the bottom), it helps to use tiles or skid plates/boat plates/baseplates to cover any connection points that LDD might try to "auto-snap" the piece to other than the ones you intend to use.

[Loque]

Thank you so much for the quick response! I had no idea the drag and drop was that intuitive. That makes things a lot easier for me. Thank you again!