I've found that the way the object reacts depends on the part of the object you 'grab', so if you have your cursor on the top of the object you can sort of...flop it into position.
It's faffy, though.
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I hate the mice from Bagpuss. Never trust rodents with DIY skills.
"We will fix it, we will fix, we will stick it with glue, glue, glue, we will stickle it, every little bit of it, we will fix it like new, new new."