Align Objects on Path in 4 simple steps
Unleash your creativity with 'Objects on Path' in Illustrator 2025 version 29.0 - easily attach, arrange, and move objects along any path, giving designers new ways to create with speed and precision.
Note: Objects on Path is only available for Illustrator version 29.0 or later. Update the app now!
Check out our tutorial for a first-hand look at it in action!
A special thanks to Saurav Agrawal (Product Manager- Adobe Illustrator) for sharing this video!
Let’s get started with Objects on Path:
Step 1: Select the objects you want to attach to a path.
Step 2: Invoke the "Objects on Path" Tool from the Tools Panel or Object Menu, the Align Panel, or the Contextual Menu
Step 3: Select the Target Path you want your objects to align with. The objects will automatically attach to the path.
Step 4: Adjust Properties.
Spacing: Adjust the space between the objects along the path.
Rotation: Rotate objects to follow the path’s curvature.
Movement: Move objects along the path.
Orientation Control: Change Point of Attachment where each object attaches to the path using 9 point widget in Properties Panel.
Objects are now arranged in visual order, based on left-to-right or top-to-bottom orientation.
Extended possibilities with this feature:
- Modify Path: After attaching objects, edit the path and watch the objects move and rearrange themselves automatically.
- Shuffle Objects: Use the shuffle widget to swap positions of objects along the path.
- Detach Objects: Detach one or more objects from the path without removing the path itself.
- Attach more objects: In the Layers panel, drag objects into the Objects on Path group to automatically attach them to the end of the path.
- Create a copy of Attached object: Also, in isolation mode, copy and paste objects into the group, and they will attach to the path automatically.
- Expand the Objects on Path group: Use Expand to convert the Objects on Path group into a regular group.
Note: The order of the objects on the path won't change if you rearrange them in the Objects on Path group in the Layers panel.
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