How can I place multiple objects on the mesh? I am trying to make similar shoes and I don't know how to make those extruding objects on the shoe strap/ on its sides (I've thought of particles, but my output is faaaaar from what I want, I don't know how to set the orientation axis so the placement is not off like in my blend file..)

my blend file is here:
You can also use Face snapping for this.

Enable Face snapping &gt; Median (to snap with origin point)
Check ✓ Allow Rotation to Target (to match face orientation)
Position the rivets