diff --git a/packages/nodes/src/duct-fitting/tool.tsx b/packages/nodes/src/duct-fitting/tool.tsx
index d3cb1c0a..8bef707c 100644
--- a/packages/nodes/src/duct-fitting/tool.tsx
+++ b/packages/nodes/src/duct-fitting/tool.tsx
@@ -224,7 +224,7 @@ const DuctFittingTool = () => {
       {/* Rotation HUD — active axis + key hints, pinned above the ghost. */}
       <Html
         center
-        position={[placement.position[0], placement.position[1] + 0.5, placement.position[2]]}
+        position={[placement.position[0], placement.position[1] + 1.45, placement.position[2]]}
         style={{ pointerEvents: 'none', userSelect: 'none' }}
         zIndexRange={[100, 0]}
       >
diff --git a/packages/nodes/src/duct-segment/tool.tsx b/packages/nodes/src/duct-segment/tool.tsx
index 8ce57a18..926a1222 100644
--- a/packages/nodes/src/duct-segment/tool.tsx
+++ b/packages/nodes/src/duct-segment/tool.tsx
@@ -885,7 +885,7 @@ const DuctSegmentTool = () => {
             <group position={cursorPos}>
               <Html
                 center
-                position={[0, 0.35, 0]}
+                position={[0, 1.45, 0]}
                 style={{ pointerEvents: 'none', userSelect: 'none' }}
                 zIndexRange={[100, 0]}
               >
diff --git a/packages/nodes/src/duct-terminal/tool.tsx b/packages/nodes/src/duct-terminal/tool.tsx
index c1b459f4..45903b3a 100644
--- a/packages/nodes/src/duct-terminal/tool.tsx
+++ b/packages/nodes/src/duct-terminal/tool.tsx
@@ -413,7 +413,7 @@ const DuctTerminalTool = () => {
       </group>
       <Html
         center
-        position={[previewPosition[0], previewPosition[1] + 0.45, previewPosition[2]]}
+        position={[previewPosition[0], previewPosition[1] + 1.45, previewPosition[2]]}
         style={{ pointerEvents: 'none', userSelect: 'none' }}
         zIndexRange={[100, 0]}
       >
diff --git a/packages/nodes/src/lineset/tool.tsx b/packages/nodes/src/lineset/tool.tsx
index 31f81d14..aec79d97 100644
--- a/packages/nodes/src/lineset/tool.tsx
+++ b/packages/nodes/src/lineset/tool.tsx
@@ -335,7 +335,7 @@ const LinesetTool = () => {
             <group position={cursorPos}>
               <Html
                 center
-                position={[0, 0.35, 0]}
+                position={[0, 1.45, 0]}
                 style={{ pointerEvents: 'none', userSelect: 'none' }}
                 zIndexRange={[100, 0]}
               >
diff --git a/packages/nodes/src/liquid-line/tool.tsx b/packages/nodes/src/liquid-line/tool.tsx
index 4ce23151..1a63031d 100644
--- a/packages/nodes/src/liquid-line/tool.tsx
+++ b/packages/nodes/src/liquid-line/tool.tsx
@@ -462,7 +462,7 @@ const LiquidLineTool = () => {
             <group position={cursorPos}>
               <Html
                 center
-                position={[0, 0.45, 0]}
+                position={[0, 1.45, 0]}
                 style={{ pointerEvents: 'none', userSelect: 'none' }}
                 zIndexRange={[100, 0]}
               >
@@ -488,7 +488,7 @@ const LiquidLineTool = () => {
               <group position={cursorPos}>
                 <Html
                   center
-                  position={[0, 0.35, 0]}
+                  position={[0, 1.45, 0]}
                   style={{ pointerEvents: 'none', userSelect: 'none' }}
                   zIndexRange={[100, 0]}
                 >
diff --git a/packages/nodes/src/pipe-fitting/tool.tsx b/packages/nodes/src/pipe-fitting/tool.tsx
index 59f0c7ca..846aeb74 100644
--- a/packages/nodes/src/pipe-fitting/tool.tsx
+++ b/packages/nodes/src/pipe-fitting/tool.tsx
@@ -226,7 +226,7 @@ const PipeFittingTool = () => {
       {/* Rotation HUD — active axis + key hints, pinned above the ghost. */}
       <Html
         center
-        position={[placement.position[0], placement.position[1] + 0.5, placement.position[2]]}
+        position={[placement.position[0], placement.position[1] + 1.45, placement.position[2]]}
         style={{ pointerEvents: 'none', userSelect: 'none' }}
         zIndexRange={[100, 0]}
       >
diff --git a/packages/nodes/src/pipe-segment/tool.tsx b/packages/nodes/src/pipe-segment/tool.tsx
index 3f3b88f2..3592b08e 100644
--- a/packages/nodes/src/pipe-segment/tool.tsx
+++ b/packages/nodes/src/pipe-segment/tool.tsx
@@ -622,7 +622,7 @@ const PipeSegmentTool = () => {
             <group position={cursorPos}>
               <Html
                 center
-                position={[0, 0.3, 0]}
+                position={[0, 1.45, 0]}
                 style={{ pointerEvents: 'none', userSelect: 'none' }}
                 zIndexRange={[100, 0]}
               >
