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Timur26770648crpp
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October 30, 2022
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can't snap circle center to guide

  • October 30, 2022
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I have created two nice guides for a technical graph I am working on, and the next step is to put a circle at the intersection of the two guides, but I am struggling with this for an hour now, and the circle center doesn't snap there.

 

I can snap the GUIDE to the circle center, but I want the CIRCLE CENTER to snap to the guide. The guide MUST stay where it is. What am I doing wrong?

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Monika Gause
Community Expert
Monika GauseCommunity Expert
Community Expert
October 30, 2022

Are you moving the circle with the mouse or are you using the Align panel?

 

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Timur26770648crppAuthor
Participant
October 30, 2022

Grabbing the circle at its center and moving with the mouse.

RvdT
RvdT
Inspiring
October 31, 2022

Try holding Ctrl, when snapping (if on pc).

Ton Frederiks
Community Expert
Ton FrederiksCommunity Expert
Community Expert
October 30, 2022

Try turning on Smart Guides: Cmd or Ctrl U

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Timur26770648crppAuthor
Participant
October 30, 2022

Smart guides are on. But I have changed so many settings while struggling with this, maybe I should just reset everything. Any easy way to return all settings to defaults so that I start from a known point?

Monika Gause
Community Expert
Monika GauseCommunity Expert
Community Expert
October 30, 2022

In the Preferences > Smart guides you need to turn on All the options. Particularly the transformation tools. It's also important to press the cmd key (on Win the ctrl) while you move the object.

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