How can I change the center point of an image in Animate CC?

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Hello, I was wondering if it is possible to change the center point of a image or symbol in Animate CC. Thanks!

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Hey mate,

It just happens so that I recently published this article: Understanding symbol registration in Flash and Animate | electric dog :: flanimate power tools

If I understand your question correctly, the text, examples and video will give you all the answers you need.

Hope this helps

NT

Nick - Character Designer and Animator, Flash user since 1998 | Member of the Flanimate Power Tools team - extensions for character animation

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tobymikle

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The approved answer links to a 3,000 word article about the history and use of modifications and does not answer the question.

I finally figured out the easiest way is to double click your clip and move the object behind the center point. This will allow you to change teh ceter point to anywehere.

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ClayUUID

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To actually answer this guy's question, just press Q to select the Free Transform tool (or click it on the toolbar). The transformation point will then appear on any selected stage instance as a small solid circle that you can drag around.

To change a symbol's registration point (its "native" center), you have to physically move the content around in the library symbol. This will affect every instance of the symbol. This tends to not be very useful though, since no matter where a symbol's registration point is, when you drag it onto the stage its transformation point will always default to the physical center of the symbol.

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tobymikle

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Thank you! This is actually the answer. The approved answer goes to a 3,000 word article that not once mentions the original question.

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eastpost

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Hi guys, II was wrong but you can adjust the stage anchor at least with this method. Other method is more correct. You set your anchor when converting to symbol, those little squares are clickable.

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n. tilcheff

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Hi eastpost,

Just to clarify, mostly for others that might come across this topic some time in the future.

Consistency of terminology is important, because it makes communication easier and understandable.

In the context of Flash / Animate we should only use these two terms: Registration Point (1) and Transformation Point (2).

The first (1) refers to the 0.0 point of the internal coordinate system of a Symbol.

The second (2) is an attribute of the Symbol Instance and centre of all instance transformations.

Words such as 'anchor', 'stage anchor', 'pivot' and 'center point' are not part of the Flash / Animate terminology and make communication ineffective.

Best

NT

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Nick - Character Designer and Animator, Flash user since 1998 | Member of the Flanimate Power Tools team - extensions for character animation