somnolentsurfer Posted May 9, 2017 Share Posted May 9, 2017 Another one looking for this feature... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Harris Posted May 11, 2017 Share Posted May 11, 2017 Align to first/last selected will be in 1.6. Alfred, ffionn and A_B_C 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A_B_C Posted May 11, 2017 Share Posted May 11, 2017 Yay … :) Alfred 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alfred Posted May 11, 2017 Share Posted May 11, 2017 Yay … :) After I read Dave's post but before I noticed yours, I whispered "Yay" to myself! :lol: A_B_C 1 Quote Alfred Affinity Designer/Photo/Publisher 2 for Windows • Windows 10 Home/Pro Affinity Designer/Photo/Publisher 2 for iPad • iPadOS 17.4.1 (iPad 7th gen) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert Blackadar Posted May 11, 2017 Share Posted May 11, 2017 +1 to a more advanced Alignment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SaucyWeeTart Posted May 12, 2017 Share Posted May 12, 2017 Align to first/last selected will be in 1.6. Nice! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ffionn Posted May 24, 2017 Share Posted May 24, 2017 Align to first/last selected will be in 1.6. :D Looking forward to it ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alfred Posted May 24, 2017 Share Posted May 24, 2017 :D Looking forward to it ! The first beta release of version 1.6 is out now if you'd like to try it. The two versions run separately, so they don't interfere with each other. Quote Alfred Affinity Designer/Photo/Publisher 2 for Windows • Windows 10 Home/Pro Affinity Designer/Photo/Publisher 2 for iPad • iPadOS 17.4.1 (iPad 7th gen) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lars Posted December 27, 2017 Share Posted December 27, 2017 According to the release notes, it seems like the feature has finally been implemented in the latest release (1.6.0). Thanks guys!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nonresidentalien Posted December 27, 2017 Author Share Posted December 27, 2017 It's finally here ('align to first/last object selected') Thanks for implementing it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr_Zaszus Posted February 1, 2018 Share Posted February 1, 2018 I still don't see it. So how do you switch between aligning to the first or last object? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staff MEB Posted February 1, 2018 Staff Share Posted February 1, 2018 Hi Dr_Zaszus, Welcome to Affinity Forums Click the Alignment icon in the main toolbar then the Align to dropdown to select the option you want (see image below). Dr_Zaszus 1 Quote A Guide to Learning Affinity Software | Affinity Quick Reference Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr_Zaszus Posted February 1, 2018 Share Posted February 1, 2018 Thanks, MEB. This solves my issue! By the way, for me the option was not behind the Alignment tool, but behind the default Arrange tool. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
korie.psd Posted November 29, 2018 Share Posted November 29, 2018 Hello Meb, So I'm currently trying to convert my whole studio over to the Affinity suite including the Publisher Beta which I have been eagerly waiting for. It's proving difficult because some staff members are power users of Illustrator. The tasks that we are trying to accomplish is simple; align object B with object A without object A moving. We understand that everytime you want to do this, you can go to the Alignment button in the toolbar and configure first or last selected but this is very long-winded. Is there a way to select two objects, click the priority object and quickly align to that priority object? Many thanks, Quote Director and Head of Design at Affari , a creative marketing agency. iMac (Retina 5K, 27-inch, TB3) MacOS High Sierra 10.13.3. Mantiz Venus eGPU, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti 11BG, AMD Radeon Pro 575 4GBwww.koriecull.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aammppaa Posted November 29, 2018 Share Posted November 29, 2018 @korie.psd you might be very interested in Alignment Handles that are coming in 1.7 They will allow you to align objects in an intuitive way, on canvas, without the use of any dialogue boxes. They allow for top, middle, bottom alignment of objects or selected nodes, and combine with the already powerful snapping engine. Simply select what you want to align, and click (to align in place) or drag the relevant alignment handle to the point where you want the alignment to happen! You don't even need to worry about the stacking order of the objects, or the order in which you select them. Instant feedback. Very versatile. You can try them out in the 1.7 beta which is now available. Patrick Connor, korie.psd and foot_portrait 1 2 Quote Win10 Home x64 | AMD Ryzen 7 2700X @ 3.7GHz | 48 GB RAM | 1TB SSD | nVidia GTX 1660 | Wacom Intuos Pro Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
korie.psd Posted November 29, 2018 Share Posted November 29, 2018 @Aammppaa That's incredible news! Where can I download the Affinity Design 1.7 beta? foot_portrait 1 Quote Director and Head of Design at Affari , a creative marketing agency. iMac (Retina 5K, 27-inch, TB3) MacOS High Sierra 10.13.3. Mantiz Venus eGPU, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti 11BG, AMD Radeon Pro 575 4GBwww.koriecull.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aammppaa Posted November 29, 2018 Share Posted November 29, 2018 Just head to the beta forum… https://forum.affinity.serif.com/index.php?/forum/60-affinity-designer-beta-forums/ korie.psd and Patrick Connor 2 Quote Win10 Home x64 | AMD Ryzen 7 2700X @ 3.7GHz | 48 GB RAM | 1TB SSD | nVidia GTX 1660 | Wacom Intuos Pro Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sanua893 Posted June 15, 2019 Share Posted June 15, 2019 To Affinity Team, Thanks for the for your amazing tool. I design my company workes into CorelDRAW before and now i am using Affinity It's saved my time and make my work easy but can you add more features Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JB_photoguy Posted November 1, 2019 Share Posted November 1, 2019 (edited) I'd like to add my voice to this topic. To me, i this feature is imperative, and as one who has programming experience, I can't imagine it would be hard to do or take much time to implement. I have Illustrator, CorelDraw, and now AD, and I find myself going to AD more and more often. So far the ability to align to a key object that stays in place is probably the number one feature I would like to see implemented, followed by export to Illustrator (a distant second) and bitmap trace (a far distant third). Keep up the good work, and please put this feature in the queue. Thanks! Edited: Just found out about the alignment handles. That's a definite improvement, but I'd still prefer to do something like select all the items to align, shift-click the key object, and then click the requisit alignment tool on the alignment group of the toolbar. Or even simpler, align to the first or last selected. Edited November 1, 2019 by JB_photoguy New information Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
transposable Posted April 23, 2020 Share Posted April 23, 2020 Just purchased AD and immediately noticed it's missing an efficient alignment tool with simple key object selection. Perhaps I'm misunderstanding the tool? Currently, to get keyed alignment I: > individually select the objects I want to align > press the alignment tool dropdown > select the alignment axis I want to use > press the 'Align to' dropdown > then select first/last object. I'm sure I'm missing something, but I can't figure it out. Also, it seems I have to do that complete process each and every time I want to align new objects -- actually, even the same objects (the previously chosen 'First Selected' option is reset after each alignment). The upcoming Alignment Handles feature seems interesting, but doesn't appear to be very efficient. Given how old this thread is, a useful alignment tool doesn't seem to be a priority. Something like what @JB_photoguy described above would be great -- simple and efficient. Is that not currently possible? If I'm misunderstanding how the tool works, please help me out. Thanks much. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aammppaa Posted April 23, 2020 Share Posted April 23, 2020 18 hours ago, transposable said: The upcoming Alignment Handles feature seems interesting, Alignment handles have been in Affinity since 1.7 (well over a year). I suggest you try them - you may find they meet your needs. Rriver 1 Quote Win10 Home x64 | AMD Ryzen 7 2700X @ 3.7GHz | 48 GB RAM | 1TB SSD | nVidia GTX 1660 | Wacom Intuos Pro Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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