How to Align Object 1 to Center of Object 2 without Moving Object 2?

[Zwaeback75]

How to Align Object 1 to Center of Object 2 without Moving Object 2?

Is this possible with the align panel or only by drag snapping one object to another?

Thanks!

[Colin Holgate · Accepted solution]

It looks like just snapping works. You would want View/Snapping/Snap to Objects.

[ClayUUID]

This reminds me, I've been meaning to submit a bug/feature request regarding the essentially random behavior of the align function when used with two objects. Sometimes it moves A to B, sometimes B to A, with no consistent logic to it.

[Zwaeback75]

Thanks Clay!

For the last 17 years Flash has always seemed buggy to me...:0)

The Align one object to another object works with left, right, bottom & top, if Animate's logic is used. ie. whichever object is further left will stay put when align to left is used.

[Zwaeback75]

Thanks Colin! I appreciate it.