Snapping to groups

[jackamus]

When I select a group and use 'alt' to drag a copy it doesn't snap to the original group. I've checked the Snap setting and there appears to be none for snapping to groups. Is there another way to do this?

[MEB]

Hi jackamus,

The ⌥ (option/alt) key duplicates an object but also overrides the snapping. If you use ⌘ (cmd) instead it duplicate the object and will honour you snapping settings.

[jackamus]

Hi MEB,

I tried but it doesn't seem to make any difference.

 

[jackamus]

Hi MEB,

I discovered that it will snap to a guide line and the group bounding box but not to an object within the group.

[MEB]

Grouped objects (and multiple selections) behave as if they were a single object regarding snapping so it's only possible to snap using their bounding boxes. If you want to snap the duplicated group to one of the objects on the original - ungroup the original group first, then drag the duplicate group and align/snap with the object you want.