Sweatman Posted May 21, 2023 Share Posted May 21, 2023 I can't figure out how to make a selected object move exactly 600 px. All I can find lets me move only up to 6 pixels. Hate to say what we all hear; but it's easy to change this setting in Illustrator. =[ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sweatman Posted May 21, 2023 Author Share Posted May 21, 2023 Nevermind Settings> Tools > Nudge Distance kbye Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R C-R Posted May 21, 2023 Share Posted May 21, 2023 A simple way to do this is to select the object & use the Transform panel with an expression like +600 in the X or Y field. Quicker than opening preferences/settings, going to Tools & changing the nudge distance, unless you usually want to nudge objects the same distance each time. GripsholmLion 1 Quote All 3 1.10.8, & all 3 V23.0 Mac apps; 2020 iMac 27"; 3.8GHz i7, Radeon Pro 5700, 32GB RAM; macOS 10.15.7 Affinity Photo 1.10.8; Affinity Designer 1.108; & all 3 V2 apps for iPad; 6th Generation iPad 32 GB; Apple Pencil; iPadOS 15.7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sweatman Posted May 21, 2023 Author Share Posted May 21, 2023 Dewd? R C-R and GripsholmLion 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R C-R Posted May 21, 2023 Share Posted May 21, 2023 4 minutes ago, Sweatman said: Dewd? I have no idea what you mean by that. Quote All 3 1.10.8, & all 3 V23.0 Mac apps; 2020 iMac 27"; 3.8GHz i7, Radeon Pro 5700, 32GB RAM; macOS 10.15.7 Affinity Photo 1.10.8; Affinity Designer 1.108; & all 3 V2 apps for iPad; 6th Generation iPad 32 GB; Apple Pencil; iPadOS 15.7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sweatman Posted May 21, 2023 Author Share Posted May 21, 2023 (edited) That's me saying "I have no idea what you mean by that". "A simple way to do this is to select the object & use the Transform panel with an expression like +600 in the X or Y field." You mean an expression like an After Effects expression? That sounds like more work than setting a nudge distance. =\ Edited May 21, 2023 by Sweatman update Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R C-R Posted May 21, 2023 Share Posted May 21, 2023 21 minutes ago, Sweatman said: You mean an expression like an After Effects expression? No, I literally mean entering (for example) +600 in either of those two fields. This assumes your document units are set to px. See for example https://affinity.help/designer2/en-US.lproj/pages/Workspace/expressions.html for more about using expressions for field input. It show an example for the expression for input as +=20 but I have found that the = is not usually needed. Quote All 3 1.10.8, & all 3 V23.0 Mac apps; 2020 iMac 27"; 3.8GHz i7, Radeon Pro 5700, 32GB RAM; macOS 10.15.7 Affinity Photo 1.10.8; Affinity Designer 1.108; & all 3 V2 apps for iPad; 6th Generation iPad 32 GB; Apple Pencil; iPadOS 15.7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sweatman Posted May 21, 2023 Author Share Posted May 21, 2023 Oh I see. That is pretty cool. But you have to enter the value every single time; as opposed to the Nudge Tool setting. I can see what you've pointed out could be usefull tho. Thank you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R C-R Posted May 21, 2023 Share Posted May 21, 2023 20 minutes ago, Sweatman said: But you have to enter the value every single time; as opposed to the Nudge Tool setting. Sure, but unless you are always moving layers by the same amount, it is still quicker than having to open settings & changing the nudge distance each time you want to move it a new distance. Quote All 3 1.10.8, & all 3 V23.0 Mac apps; 2020 iMac 27"; 3.8GHz i7, Radeon Pro 5700, 32GB RAM; macOS 10.15.7 Affinity Photo 1.10.8; Affinity Designer 1.108; & all 3 V2 apps for iPad; 6th Generation iPad 32 GB; Apple Pencil; iPadOS 15.7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sweatman Posted May 21, 2023 Author Share Posted May 21, 2023 Yes, to the former. Thx again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pšenda Posted May 21, 2023 Share Posted May 21, 2023 4 hours ago, Sweatman said: But you have to enter the value every single time Alternatively Ctrl+C and multiple Ctrl+V. Quote Affinity Store (MSI/EXE): Affinity Suite (ADe, APh, APu) 2.3.1.2217 Dell OptiPlex 7060, i5-8500 3.00 GHz, 16 GB, Intel UHD Graphics 630, Dell P2417H 1920 x 1080, Windows 11 Pro, Version 23H2, Build 22631.2506. Dell Latitude E5570, i5-6440HQ 2.60 GHz, 8 GB, Intel HD Graphics 530, 1920 x 1080, Windows 11 Pro, Version 23H2, Build 22631.2506. Intel NUC5PGYH, Pentium N3700 2.40 GHz, 8 GB, Intel HD Graphics, EIZO EV2456 1920 x 1200, Windows 10 Pro, Version 21H1, Build 19043.2130. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sweatman Posted May 21, 2023 Author Share Posted May 21, 2023 ...no longer following this topic... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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