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Aligning Objects

• Select Don’t Move Vertically to make 2 Specify what edges or points on the
no changes to the vertical alignment of selected objects to Move Objects
the selected objects. Horizontally to.
• Select Top Edges to move the selected • Select Don’t Move Horizontally to
objects so their top edges are aligned. make no changes to the horizontal align-
The object with the highest top edge in ment of the selected objects.
the selection set does not move. • Select Left Edges to move the selected
• Select Centers to move the selected objects so their left edges are aligned.
objects so their centers are aligned verti- The object in the selection set with the
cally. The object with the center closest to leftmost edge does not move.
the vertical center of the selection set • Select Centers to move the selected
does not move. objects so their centers are aligned hori-
• Select Bottom Edges to move the zontally. The object with the center clos-
selected objects so their bottom edges are est to the horizontal center of the
aligned. The object with the lowest bot- selection set does not move.
tom edge in the selection set does not • Select Right Edges to move the selected
move. objects so their right edges are aligned.
• Select Space Evenly to produce consis- The object in the selection set with the
tent vertical spacing between the top and rightmost edge does not move.
bottom edges of the objects in the selec- • Select Space Evenly to produce consis-
tion set. The highest and lowest objects tent horizontal spacing between the left
on screen do not move and the ones in and right edges of the objects in the selec-
between move up or down as needed. tion set. The left- and rightmost objects
Only available if three or more objects on screen do not move and the ones in
are selected. between move left or right as needed.
• Select Distribute Centers Evenly to pro- • Select Distribute Centers Evenly to pro-
duce consistent on-center vertical spacing duce consistent on-center horizontal
between the objects in the selection set. spacing between the objects in the selec-
The highest and lowest objects on screen tion set. The left- and rightmost objects
do not move and the ones in between on screen do not move and the ones in
move up or down as needed. Only avail- between move left or right as needed.
able if three or more objects are selected.

Align/Distribute Along Line
Select one or more objects, click the specify how to align the selected objects
Align/Distribute Along Line edit relative to the line.
button, then click on a line or line-based
object to open the Align To Line dialog and Align/Distribute Along Line i s
available in all views for most CAD objects.

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