Alignment of stroke for graphics saved in the library

Question

Hello, I am starting a project of creating floor plans in Illustrator. I had intended to create elements such as a windows, doors and furniture and save as library graphics. The problem I have encountered is when you save the graphic into the library, the stroke is moved to the outside  (as opposed to the centre which is what I use in my work). This means I have an issue when aligning objects. The objects are aligned correctly when looking at the outline view (see right in attached file) but not when looking at the preview view (see left). When using 'align to point', this is not working as the strokes are aligned differently. I hope this all makes sense. I just need both views to be correct, so I can be sure that everything is aligned correctly. Thanks for any guidance.

Brad @ Roaring Mouse · Answer

It appears your objects are placing according to the bounding box of the library graphic. Your stroke width is increasing the size of the bounding box accordingly, so when your try and align the object it's using this larger bounding box, hence your strokes aren't where you are expecting them to be. If you are simply dragging from the Libary, it "links" the object (which is why you see a box with an X, instead of incorporating it as a copy of the vector objects. To do that, hold down the option/alt-key when you drag the object from the library. (or right-clock and select "place copy")

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