Herojas93 Posted January 27, 2015 Share Posted January 27, 2015 Does anyone explain me what are the rules to use the align panel? I don't know very much, for example, if I want to align to objects but don't move one of them how I can do it. Thanks very much Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staff MEB Posted January 27, 2015 Staff Share Posted January 27, 2015 Hi Herojas93 It's not possible to align an object using another one as reference yet. Currently you can only align objects in relation to their bounding boxes, to the spread (your "page") or in relation to the margins if defined in Document Setup (see the Align to dropdown box). To do this, select the objects you want to align and then how you want to align them - align left, center or right for horizontal alignments and align top, middle or bottom for vertical alignments. By default Affinity Designer aligns them in relation to the their bounding box. If you want to align them in relation to your page (spread) change the Align to dropdown to Spread. If you want to space the objects equally, select Space Horizontally or Space Vertically from the corresponding sections. Hope this helps :) Let me know if you still have trouble. iabatista 1 Quote A Guide to Learning Affinity Software | Affinity Quick Reference Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Herojas93 Posted January 27, 2015 Author Share Posted January 27, 2015 Thanks very much MEB for your quick replay. I'll try Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gear maker Posted January 28, 2015 Share Posted January 28, 2015 MEB can you explain the Auto Distribute that seems to be permanently checked? Also when I try to use the slider in the Spread the slightest move gives me about 10 inches. Total +/- 512 inches. This is way too much spread for any use I can think of. Resulting in the slider being rather useless in inches. I'd be using feet if my spread was anywhere near that much. I'm not sure what to request unless the sensitivity can be varied. Even divided by 10 would be too sensitive for any use I have ever done. More like a divide by 50 maybe. Thanks. Quote iMac (27-inch, Late 2009) with macOS Sierra Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gatada Posted March 2, 2015 Share Posted March 2, 2015 Very basic, but I still haven't found a consistent way to predict when or what object moves when I align elements. Locking doesn't make a difference, neither does selection or layer/element order? So how can I have one element stand still and the other to move? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staff MEB Posted March 2, 2015 Staff Share Posted March 2, 2015 @Gatada, Currently it's not possible to align objects in relation to other objects. Only to the bounding box selection, the spread or the margin (if defined in Document Setup). This should improve as we move forward. Quote A Guide to Learning Affinity Software | Affinity Quick Reference Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YOnoda Posted March 13, 2015 Share Posted March 13, 2015 Hi, I believe it may be better off posting my question here, but how can I align an object at center just on the workspace? It seems that this user can move the inner circle and the number `8` to the center using the auto-popup alignment. But when I duplicate it the popup doesn't show up in my case. That being said, if I use the `Arrangement` toolbar on the top of the app I can align the object to center. Just want to know how I can move it just via the guide. Thanks. [The video] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YOnoda Posted March 13, 2015 Share Posted March 13, 2015 Ah, the video poster selected the `Snapping` toolbar before moving the object, which I overlooked. Sorry... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madrian Posted April 11, 2020 Share Posted April 11, 2020 How can I align object(s) to artboard in Affinity Designer? I have no dropdown with option to Align to Spread. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ziplock9000 Posted January 15, 2021 Share Posted January 15, 2021 So 5 years later, can we align one object to another but keep one stationary yet? Because I can't see anything on the UI that seems to do this. Locking one actually doesn't work.. alignment moved the "locked" object. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lepr Posted January 15, 2021 Share Posted January 15, 2021 Yes there are a couple of ways. In the alignment panel (made visible by clicking its button in main toolbar), there are options for aligning to first or last selected object. Or enable the alignment handles of the Move Tool and use them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ziplock9000 Posted January 15, 2021 Share Posted January 15, 2021 3 hours ago, anon2 said: Yes there are a couple of ways. In the alignment panel (made visible by clicking its button in main toolbar), there are options for aligning to first or last selected object. Or enable the alignment handles of the Move Tool and use them. Indeed there is. I looked there before and the dropdowns were greyed out when I had two objects selected .. Anyway It's me at fault here. Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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