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Snap and Align questions

  • January 10, 2023
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Hi. I am working with a grid, and I need to align specific layers to the grid:

 

Snaping When I move a layer (with sub-layers), how do I choose which one of the layers is the reference to get snapped to my guideline? For example, let's say you have a layer with a circle, square, and triangle on different sublayers; which one will be snapping to the guides? 

 

 I want to align a shape's center with another's center. But I do not wish both of them to average in a center. So instead, I want shape A to be aligned to the center of shape B, and B is static. Is this possible? 

 

Thank you

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Correct answer Ton Frederiks

You could try with snap to point on.

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Ton Frederiks
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Ton FrederiksCommunity Expert
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January 10, 2023

Snap: select all on the layer and move the object you want to snap to the guide.

Align: select both objects and click once more on the target object before choosing an option in the Align panel.

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    Bruno22294960jibdAuthor
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    January 10, 2023

    @Ton Frederiks Worked with the align instruction you provided.

    The snapping did not work. I have three shapes:

     

    Trying to snap the center of one to a guideline on the pink shape (different layer) does not react to the centers of my 3 shapes.

     

    Ton Frederiks
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    Ton FrederiksCommunity ExpertCorrect answer
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    January 10, 2023

    You could try with snap to point on.

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