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Hi everyone, 

This blue circle with a cross shows up anytime I select an object. I can move the circle seemingly independently around without changing the object. What the heck is this thing called, and what is its purpose? I just showed up randomly yesterday, I assume I turned on some setting via a keyboard shortcut...I am using Affinity Designer 2.5.3 on MacOS. 

 

Thanks for your help.

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Hi @rootcause and welcome to the forums,

It's the Transform Origin which you can hide and show using the Context Toolbar towards the top of the UI, look for a similar symbol...

It allows you to move the transform centre for a selected object or group of objects allowing you to rotate or shear etc., said objects around a point other than its centre...

Affinity Designer 2.6.3 | Affinity Photo 2.6.3 | Affinity Publisher 2.6.3
MacBook Pro M3 Max, 36 GB Unified Memory, macOS Sonoma 14.6.1, Magic Mouse
HP ENVY x360, 8 GB RAM, AMD Ryzen 5 2500U, Windows 10 Home, Logitech Mouse

Posted

Hi @rootcause,

That's absolutely no problem at all, happy to help... :)

Affinity Designer 2.6.3 | Affinity Photo 2.6.3 | Affinity Publisher 2.6.3
MacBook Pro M3 Max, 36 GB Unified Memory, macOS Sonoma 14.6.1, Magic Mouse
HP ENVY x360, 8 GB RAM, AMD Ryzen 5 2500U, Windows 10 Home, Logitech Mouse

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