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berceacameliag
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November 1, 2021
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Measuring distances between elements (option+command) doesn't work anymore after XD 45 update

  • November 1, 2021
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Measuring distances between elements (option+command) doesn't work anymore. Now it only shows the distance between elements that are not in a group, only the option key alone, but when trying to get the distance between objects from separated groups doesn't work anymore from the last update. 🙂 Is that not available anymore or it doesn't work for me?

Thank you,

Camelia

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    Correct answer Rishabh_Tiwari

    Hi there, in my case the distance relative to selected group shortcut doesn't work anymore. 🙂

     


    Hi there,

     

    We're so sorry to hear about the trouble. We have already logged a bug and it's still open. We'll update this discussion as soon as we hear from the team.

     

    Regards

    Rishabh

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    chris.bannu
    Known Participant
    November 22, 2021

    Hi,

    I found a bug. Not so long ago, it was possible to measure the distance between objects belonging to different groups, simply by selecting the objects with Ctrl, and then holding Alt to measure the distance. Now it's not possible any more. This was a very useful feature, please bring it back.
    Thank you,

    Chris

      Rishabh_Tiwari
      Community Manager
      Rishabh_TiwariCommunity Manager
      Community Manager
      November 22, 2021

      Hi Chris,

       

      We're so sorry to hear about the trouble. We have already logged the bug and the team is working on a fix. Please stay tuned to this discussion for update.

       

      Regards

      Rishabh

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      chris.bannu
      Known Participant
      November 22, 2021

      Thank you 🙂

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      phri_smenso
      Participant
      November 1, 2021

      Hello everyone,

       

      I'm lefthanded and therefore I'm using the Alt gr key (German layout) for all the things that are usually done with the normal 'Alt' key. 

       

      Until recently - I think - the 'Alt-gr' key was handled the same way as the normal 'Alt' key for every function, the showing of distances between elements being one of them. But this (very important) feature seems to be the one thing that's not in sync anymore between they two keys.

       

      Anybody having the same problem? 

       

      Just recently upgraded to Windows 11 I should say - although I couldn't find anything why this should be an issue. The key itself works fine in any other application. In XD as well, but for distances not anymore. 

       

      Thank you!

      Phil

      Atul_Saini
      Community Manager
      Atul_SainiCommunity Manager
      Community Manager
      November 1, 2021

      Hi there, 

       

      Thank you for reaching out. We'll share your feedback with the product team. Would you mind confirming if any of the options from the screenshot below are working for you? 

       

       

      Thanks,

      Atul_Saini

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        phri_smenso
        Participant
        November 2, 2021

        Hi and thank you for the reply, Atul_Saini,

         

        yes, I found these instructions before, and yes, these work. As I said, the issue is not the 'Alt' key, it's the 'Alt gr' key which is found on some international keyboards to my knowledge. It's to the right of the space key. 

         

        The 'Alt gr' key usually works exactly the same way as the normal 'Alt' key. Except (and this is the issue) for the measuring of distances between objects. It did before, it does not anymore 😞

         

        Thank you again.

        Philipp

         

         

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