magica237 Posted November 25, 2020 Share Posted November 25, 2020 I have a project, where I would like to make a alphabet with flowers. As every letter is different, I am using symbols to create the florals. Unfortunately I have created arboards after finishing my letters and now I have to center the group according to letter (which is not in the group center). I have also added a letter parts covering part of the letter, so it´s not possible to move florals separately from letter. Do you have an idea how can I align it on page properly? I have googled the answer, but I was not successful. I hope added screenshots will clarify better what I mean. Thank you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lepr Posted November 25, 2020 Share Posted November 25, 2020 I believe you have an artboard containing a group, and the group contains a letter and some other objects. By using Candidate List with Maximum of 1 for snapping, you can make the letter be the snapping candidate and then drag the group's transform origin to snap it to the centre of the letter, and then hold down ctrl key (that's on a Mac, but on Windows the modifier possibly is different) and drag the group's transform origin (so it is like a handle for the group) and snap to the centre of the Artboard. That definitely works for me in AD on macOS. magica237 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magica237 Posted November 25, 2020 Author Share Posted November 25, 2020 Thank you! I am trying it right now but I don't understand what is the function of the Ctrl button. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lepr Posted November 25, 2020 Share Posted November 25, 2020 24 minutes ago, magica237 said: Thank you! I am trying it right now but I don't understand what is the function of the Ctrl button. On a Mac, holding down ctrl key and dragging an object's transform origin makes the object move along with the transform origin. In other words, the transform origin becomes a handle for the object (such as your Group), and that handle can be snapped to things (such as the centre of your Artboard). magica237 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magica237 Posted November 25, 2020 Author Share Posted November 25, 2020 It seems on windows I can move object's origin freely. Ctrl makes a copy of an object and Shift locks axis to 0, 45 or 90 degrees. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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