Thanks! That helps. I was finding that as I moved the cursor around the circumference, the midpoint of each facet was displayed. I don't think I've ever seen the midpoint that corresponds to the axis orientation, but I'll play with it some more.

Dave

Hi all! I just downloaded and installed SU8. It is nice to be able to model the stuff I've been doing in 2D for awhile now without shelling out a fortune. And so far it seems pretty simple to use and understand.

I've encountered a bit of a problem in using it, though. I did a few hours of searching here and elsewhere on the web and found a lot of almost-related topics, but not quite what I am looking for. I have created a cylinder, in this case a bearing. I made it a component, so that I can copy it and use it in several locations in this model. But I haven't figured out how to place it next to a flat surface. I need it to roll (in real life) across a surface, but I end up with it not touching the surface, even taking into account the facetation, or one of the edges extends through the surface. I tried to put a reference line out at a distance equal to the radius from the surface and then trying to place the center point on the reference line, but I haven't figured out how to get the center point to show up whenever I need it.

Thanks in advance for any assistance that somebody can provide.

Dave