# Pose the First Ring

### **Group**

In the command bar, type `group` to group the model and facilitate posing.

![](https://www.rhinoartisan.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/GroupCommand.png)

### **Position the First Ring**

Type `rotate` in the command bar to rotate the ring into position on the XY plane.

![](https://www.rhinoartisan.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Rotate.png)

Consider which parts of the ring will touch the ground if it were resting.

![](https://www.rhinoartisan.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Pose.png)

Enable the **OSnap** option for precise selection of points.

![](https://www.rhinoartisan.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Osnap.png)

From the **Right View**, select the topmost point farthest to the right and the bottommost point farthest to the right.

![](https://www.rhinoartisan.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Rotation-Points.png)

Hold **Shift** (or activate Orto) and rotate the ring by 90 degrees to make it rest on the ground.

![](https://www.rhinoartisan.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Pose-Final.png)

**Return to the Four Viewports**

Select the ring and use the **ArtisanCenter** command in the command bar to center the first ring across all viewports.

![](https://www.rhinoartisan.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Group-25.png)

Use **Pan, Zoom, Rotate**, and **Rotate All** options to adjust all viewports.

![](https://www.rhinoartisan.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/4views.png)

### **Video lesson**

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### **Next Lesson**

Creating Copies of the Rings