Can't re-arrange plates on Pedestal!

ok, this is driving me nuts! I'm sure there is a very easy solution but I cannot, for the life of me, pick up the plates and re-arrange them once I have initially placed them on the pedestal for the first time. This is near the beginning of the game, inside the asteroid after you go through the shaft!

Seems like once I put them down, there are stuck there! Whenever I click the cursor on them, Low repeatedly says, "this metal plate has got to have some purpose" And that's it.

Also, is there any key that you can press that will bypass the some of the dialogue? I have, on more than one occasion, wished this was possible because a lot of what is said is repeated ad nauseum by the characters.

Come on guys, give me something to go on will ya? It's been several hours now and not one response.

There has to be someone out there that knows what I'm talking about.

There is one plate for each section. No "rearranging" required

Originally Posted by blackpandemic

There is one plate for each section. No "rearranging" required

No, no, no, you don't understand. I understand that the plates fit together in a specific way. The problem is that after I set them down, I can't pick them back up and move them again! They are "stuck" so to speak. I initially placed them in the wrong spots so I proceeded to pick them back up so that I could try a different pattern. No such luck. any other ideas?

[DeathRay2K]

I didn't think it was possible to put them in the wrong spots...

[PlaneShift]

It is not possible to put them in the wrong spot. Make sure you have 4 plates.