how do i make my own default starting position for objects

[Adam Trachtenberg]

>1. i hate how every new object and item i create defaults
>back to 0,0,0. how do i make new object default close by to
>the active object. or better yet, like in Blender, how do i
>set my own default origin. cause in blender i could left
>click and a target would appear, and any new object would
>default there.

That target feature sounds nice, but not an option in Cinema. Best you can do, AFAIK, is go to general preferences>document, and check the “Create New Objects in View Center” box.

>2. how can i copy all 3 coordinates without of having to
>copy-paste, copy-past, copy-paste all 3 individually?

Use Functions>Transfer. This allows you to transfer any combination of coords, scale, and rotation in one step.

>3. how do i align the axis to an active object quickly
>without having to mess around with the “use object axis
>tool?” it’s very annoying to realign it manually.

Use Structure>Axis Center (second item in structure menu). It allows you to center the axis, align it numerically as a % on any axis or combination, move object axis to parent’s axis or v.v., etc., etc. Only caveat is that it does not work with primitives.