Snap centre to grid

[Winnowintheworld]

I'm trying to align the centre of this object to the grid, but as you can see it keeps snapping the edges to the grid. Please tell me, how do I snap the centre, not the edges, to the grid? I've tried changing the reference point of the object in the Transform Panel, but that has no effect.

[ZooN_]

You can try to zoom in further and see if that helps.

Alternatively you can install https://astutegraphics.com/plugins/colliderscribe and activate a 7-day trial. The Collision Tools are a great help and give you finer control on snapping adjustments.

[tromboniator]

In the Transform Panel, with the reference point set to center, enter the x and y values for the desired position of the center point.

Peter

[Winnowintheworld]

Thanks Peter. That works in each instance, but it will be tiresome for lots of objects.

I've tried adjusting the grid now, to make it finer. Not ideal, there is a carpet of gridlines now!, but I can snap to that point.

[Ton Frederiks]

Instead of using a grid, you could create your own made with Guides on a dedicated layer and use Smart Guides.

[Dominic Forbes]

Still no fix for this? Illustrator is brain-dead sometimes.

[Ton Frederiks]

Looks like the current beta can do this.