Place, rotate, and inspect components

Parts can now be dragged directly: hold Shift before dragging to move vertically, and Alt to bypass smart mounting/grid. See Drag, snap, and attach compatible parts for the full workflow. Use the question-mark button beside Fit for quick in-app instructions.

3D navigation: hold the left mouse button and drag to orbit; hold the middle mouse button (wheel) and drag to pan; scroll to zoom. Right-click a component opens its actions. Middle clicks on the canvas suppress browser autoscroll.

1. Choose Add on a component card. The new part is selected and staged on a clear ground footprint. It begins as a loose physical body, separate from the mounted robot.
2. Select the part in the viewport or Assembly list. Drag the part or a translation-axis handle to move it. Choose Grid off or a 1, 5 or 10 mm grid in the placement toolbar; hold Alt to bypass the grid and mounting snap.
3. For precise placement, enter Position X, Y, and Z in the inspector. Position fields are metres: 0.10 m is 100 mm.
4. Set Rotation X, Y, and Z in the inspector. The UI uses degrees; exported rotations use radians.
5. Orbit by dragging the background, zoom with the wheel, and use the perspective/top/front views to check alignment. Mouse/touch behavior follows the viewport orbit controls.
6. Use the sensor-field and wireframe controls to inspect orientation and shape. Select in the Assembly list if a small component is difficult to click.

All part poses are stored relative to the robot root. Editing a mounted parent moves its descendants with the same rigid transform, including their orientations. This does not solve CAD assembly constraints, linkage closure or joint forces.