Digital positioning handles for a design platform

A system for positioning objects in a digital design space, comprising:

• one or more processors for executing computer readable instructions, the computer readable instructions controlling the one or more processors to perform operations comprising:
• receiving a request from a user to place a first feature in the design space;
• based on the request, placing the first feature in the design space, and coupling a first positioning handle to the first feature in the design space, the first positioning handle graphically represented in the design space and manipulatable by the user, the first positioning handle having a fixed position and fixed orientation relative to the first feature, the first positioning handle including a first face surface and defining a first vector;
• and
• moving the first feature into a pre-determined position and orientation relative to a target feature in the design space by mating the first positioning handle to a target positioning handle coupled to the target feature.