Answers.Body: <p>For centring a minifigure on a 3×3 plate, I would do the following (though it’s not exactly what you asked for):</p>
  
  <ol>
  <li><p>Arrange 2×1 plates with centre studs as follows:</p>
  
  <p><a href="https://i.sstatic.net/Yl8ik.png" rel="noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/Yl8ik.png" alt="Step 1"></a></p></li>
  <li><p>Add 1×1 panels for optical harmony:</p>
  
  <p><a href="https://i.sstatic.net/sF8pK.png" rel="noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/sF8pK.png" alt="Step 2"></a></p></li>
  <li><p>Put a 3×2 plate on top:</p>
  
  <p><a href="https://i.sstatic.net/GP0h6.png" rel="noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/GP0h6.png" alt="Step 3"></a></p></li>
  <li><p>Place your minifigure in the middle:</p>
  
  <p><a href="https://i.sstatic.net/zs8Hz.png" rel="noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/zs8Hz.png" alt="Step 4"></a></p></li>
  </ol>
  
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Answers.Body: <p>In 2017, LEGO introduced a new <strong><a href="https://www.bricklink.com/v2/catalog/catalogitem.page?id=157401#T=C&amp;C=11" rel="nofollow noreferrer">1x3 Jumper plate (34103)</a></strong>.</p>
  
  <p>The first sets to include this piece are:</p>
  
  <ul>
  <li><a href="https://www.bricklink.com/v2/catalog/catalogitem.page?S=70620-1#T=S&amp;O=%7B%7D" rel="nofollow noreferrer">NINJAGO City (70620)</a></li>
  <li><a href="https://www.bricklink.com/v2/catalog/catalogitem.page?S=76087#T=S&amp;O=%7B%7D" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Flying Fox: Batmobile Airlift Attack (76087)</a></li>
  <li><a href="https://www.bricklink.com/v2/catalog/catalogitem.page?S=70922-1#T=S&amp;O=%7B%22iconly%22:0%7D" rel="nofollow noreferrer">The Joker Manor (70922)</a></li>
  </ul>
  
  <p>As of 2019 the piece is available in 10 colours in over 100 sets.</p>
  
  <p>Hopefully in the future we can expect to see it in more sets with varying colours.</p>
  
  <p><a href="https://i.sstatic.net/Oevs3.jpg" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/Oevs3.jpg" alt="enter image description here"></a></p>
  
  <p><strong>Photo:</strong><a href="http://www.newelementary.com/2017/09/review-lego-70620-ninjago-city.html" rel="nofollow noreferrer"> New Elementary (70620 NINJAGO CITY)</a></p>
  
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Answers.Text: Nice! I saw this on New Elementary this morning but didn't think to add it here. It looks like a great new part!
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Answers.Text: You would still need two layers of these to center a 2x2 on a 3x3 while other soloutions do it in a single layer.
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Answers.Text: @PeterGreen In the question it mentions "Another option would be to center a 2x1 plate on a 3x1 plate.". I believe this achieves that with only one piece. Although you're right, it wouldn't be as suitable for a 2x2 plate on a 3x3 plate.
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Answers.Body: <p>If stability is not an issue, consider the following:</p>
  
  <ol>
  <li><p>Put a 4×4 dish on your 3×3 plate (yes, this fits):</p>
  
  <p><a href="https://i.sstatic.net/ouOoq.png" rel="noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/ouOoq.png" alt="Step 1"></a></p></li>
  <li><p>Put your 2×2 plate in the middle (in any orientation you like):</p>
  
  <p><a href="https://i.sstatic.net/5M8Ao.jpg" rel="noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/5M8Ao.jpg" alt="Step 2"></a></p></li>
  <li><p>If you want to centre your minifigure, add a layer of 2×1 plates with centre studs:</p>
  
  <p><a href="https://i.sstatic.net/IcvSe.jpg" rel="noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/IcvSe.jpg" alt="Step 3"></a></p>
  
  <p>… and place your minifigure on top:</p>
  
  <p><a href="https://i.sstatic.net/KYSRz.jpg" rel="noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/KYSRz.jpg" alt="Final result"></a></p></li>
  </ol>
  
  <p>(This also works with a 1×1 plate instead of the dish, but it looks rather puny.)</p>
  
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Answers.Body: <p>Another soloution if rotational stability is not too much of a concern and you don't like having studs on show.</p>
  
  <p>Put a 1x1 plate in the middle of the 3x3 plate and surround it with 1x1 or 1x2 flat tiles so you have a 3x3 surface with a single stud popping up in the middle. </p>
  
  <p>You can now stack a 2x2 plate on top held in place by the single stud.</p>
  
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Answers.Body: <p>I saw this technique in LEGO's <a href="https://www.bricklink.com/v2/catalog/catalogitem.page?S=71040-1#T=S&amp;O=%7B%7D" rel="noreferrer">Disney Castle</a> for offsetting parts of a column by half of a stud.  You can see the column on the left in this picture is shifting half a stud above a 3x3 plate:</p>
  
  <p><img src="https://c3.staticflickr.com/6/5723/31130148762_771a70385c.jpg" alt="Castle picture"></p>
  
  <p>Of course you can do it too!  Here is the process:</p>
  
  <ol>
  <li><p>Take your 3x3 base plate and stick 1x1 "dots" between each of the studs.  The "dots" are <a href="https://www.bricklink.com/v2/catalog/catalogitem.page?P=4073&amp;idColor=85#T=C&amp;C=85" rel="noreferrer">LEGO part 4073</a> which BrickLink calls "Plate, Round 1 x 1 Straight Side".  So you end up with 4 dots on your 3x3 base.  I didn't have a 3x3 handy so I start with a 4x4 to demonstrate:</p>
  
  <p><a href="https://i.sstatic.net/jX5OV.png" rel="noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/jX5OV.png" alt="dots added to base plate"></a></p></li>
  <li>Those dots form a new layer that is half of a stud off from the base plate (3x3 for the OP, 4x4 in the pictures).  So you can just stick your next plate on it. (2x2 for the OP, 2x3 in the pictures)
  <a href="https://i.sstatic.net/eWbUs.png" rel="noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/eWbUs.png" alt="3x2on4x4"></a></li>
  </ol>
  
  <h1>Addendum</h1>
  
  <p>A friend wanted to verify this and so we get to see the parts originally requested:</p>
  
  <p><a href="https://i.sstatic.net/bnw7M.png" rel="noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/bnw7M.png" alt="2x2on3x3"></a></p>
  
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Body: <p>I want to be able to center a 2x2 plate in the middle of a 3x3 plate - specifically to put minifig on. Another option would be to center a 2x1 plate on a 3x1 plate.</p>
  
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Title: How do I center a 2x2 plate on a 3x3 plate?
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ThreadText: # How do I center a 2x2 plate on a 3x3 plate?
  
  (Asked by: username_0 on 2017-04-17)
  
  I want to be able to center a 2x2 plate in the middle of a 3x3 plate - specifically to put minifig on. Another option would be to center a 2x1 plate on a 3x1 plate.
  
  **Tags:** building
  
  
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  ## 5 answers
  
  ### Answer by username_5 on 2017-04-17. Score: 79 | Accepted answer
  
  I saw this technique in LEGO's [Disney Castle](https://www.bricklink.com/v2/catalog/catalogitem.page?S=71040-1#T=S&O=%7B%7D) for offsetting parts of a column by half of a stud. You can see the column on the left in this picture is shifting half a stud above a 3x3 plate:
  
  ![Castle picture](https://c3.staticflickr.com/6/5723/31130148762_771a70385c.jpg)
  
  Of course you can do it too! Here is the process:
  
  1. Take your 3x3 base plate and stick 1x1 "dots" between each of the studs. The "dots" are [LEGO part 4073](https://www.bricklink.com/v2/catalog/catalogitem.page?P=4073&idColor=85#T=C&C=85) which BrickLink calls "Plate, Round 1 x 1 Straight Side". So you end up with 4 dots on your 3x3 base. I didn't have a 3x3 handy so I start with a 4x4 to demonstrate:
  
     [![dots added to base plate](https://i.sstatic.net/jX5OV.png)](https://i.sstatic.net/jX5OV.png)
  2. Those dots form a new layer that is half of a stud off from the base plate (3x3 for the OP, 4x4 in the pictures). So you can just stick your next plate on it. (2x2 for the OP, 2x3 in the pictures)
     [![3x2on4x4](https://i.sstatic.net/eWbUs.png)](https://i.sstatic.net/eWbUs.png)
  
  # Addendum
  
  A friend wanted to verify this and so we get to see the parts originally requested:
  
  [![2x2on3x3](https://i.sstatic.net/bnw7M.png)](https://i.sstatic.net/bnw7M.png)
  
  
  ---
  
  ### Answer by username_1 on 2017-04-17. Score: 47
  
  For centring a minifigure on a 3×3 plate, I would do the following (though it’s not exactly what you asked for):
  
  1. Arrange 2×1 plates with centre studs as follows:
  
     [![Step 1](https://i.sstatic.net/Yl8ik.png)](https://i.sstatic.net/Yl8ik.png)
  2. Add 1×1 panels for optical harmony:
  
     [![Step 2](https://i.sstatic.net/sF8pK.png)](https://i.sstatic.net/sF8pK.png)
  3. Put a 3×2 plate on top:
  
     [![Step 3](https://i.sstatic.net/GP0h6.png)](https://i.sstatic.net/GP0h6.png)
  4. Place your minifigure in the middle:
  
     [![Step 4](https://i.sstatic.net/zs8Hz.png)](https://i.sstatic.net/zs8Hz.png)
  
  
  ---
  
  ### Answer by username_1 on 2017-04-17. Score: 18
  
  If stability is not an issue, consider the following:
  
  1. Put a 4×4 dish on your 3×3 plate (yes, this fits):
  
     [![Step 1](https://i.sstatic.net/ouOoq.png)](https://i.sstatic.net/ouOoq.png)
  2. Put your 2×2 plate in the middle (in any orientation you like):
  
     [![Step 2](https://i.sstatic.net/5M8Ao.jpg)](https://i.sstatic.net/5M8Ao.jpg)
  3. If you want to centre your minifigure, add a layer of 2×1 plates with centre studs:
  
     [![Step 3](https://i.sstatic.net/IcvSe.jpg)](https://i.sstatic.net/IcvSe.jpg)
  
     … and place your minifigure on top:
  
     [![Final result](https://i.sstatic.net/KYSRz.jpg)](https://i.sstatic.net/KYSRz.jpg)
  
  (This also works with a 1×1 plate instead of the dish, but it looks rather puny.)
  
  
  ---
  
  ### Answer by username_4 on 2017-04-18. Score: 17
  
  Another soloution if rotational stability is not too much of a concern and you don't like having studs on show.
  
  Put a 1x1 plate in the middle of the 3x3 plate and surround it with 1x1 or 1x2 flat tiles so you have a 3x3 surface with a single stud popping up in the middle.
  
  You can now stack a 2x2 plate on top held in place by the single stud.
  
  
  ---
  
  ### Answer by username_2 on 2017-09-20. Score: 9
  
  In 2017, LEGO introduced a new **[1x3 Jumper plate (34103)](https://www.bricklink.com/v2/catalog/catalogitem.page?id=157401#T=C&C=11)**.
  
  The first sets to include this piece are:
  
  * [NINJAGO City (70620)](https://www.bricklink.com/v2/catalog/catalogitem.page?S=70620-1#T=S&O=%7B%7D)
  * [Flying Fox: Batmobile Airlift Attack (76087)](https://www.bricklink.com/v2/catalog/catalogitem.page?S=76087#T=S&O=%7B%7D)
  * [The Joker Manor (70922)](https://www.bricklink.com/v2/catalog/catalogitem.page?S=70922-1#T=S&O=%7B%22iconly%22:0%7D)
  
  As of 2019 the piece is available in 10 colours in over 100 sets.
  
  Hopefully in the future we can expect to see it in more sets with varying colours.
  
  [![enter image description here](https://i.sstatic.net/Oevs3.jpg)](https://i.sstatic.net/Oevs3.jpg)
  
  **Photo:** [New Elementary (70620 NINJAGO CITY)](http://www.newelementary.com/2017/09/review-lego-70620-ninjago-city.html)
  
  > **Comments:**
  > **username_3**: Nice! I saw this on New Elementary this morning but didn't think to add it here. It looks like a great new part!  
  > **username_4**: You would still need two layers of these to center a 2x2 on a 3x3 while other soloutions do it in a single layer.  
  > **username_2**: @username_4 In the question it mentions "Another option would be to center a 2x1 plate on a 3x1 plate.". I believe this achieves that with only one piece. Although you're right, it wouldn't be as suitable for a 2x2 plate on a 3x3 plate.  
  
  ---
  
  