Align Objects

Parent page: PCB Dialogs

The Align Objects dialog.

Summary

This dialog provides controls for quickly aligning the set of currently selected objects as required.

Access

The dialog can be accessed and used in both the PCB Editor and the PCB Library Editor.

• PCB Editor - the dialog can be accessed in the following ways:
  • Select the objects to be aligned then use the Tools | Arrange |  » Align command from the main menus.
  • Select the objects to be aligned then right-click over an object in that selection then use the Align » Align command from the editor's right-click context menu.
• PCB Library Editor - the dialog can be accessed in the following ways:
  • Select the objects to be aligned then use the Tools| Arrange |  » Align command, from the main menus.
  • Select the objects to be aligned then use the Align » Align command from the editor's right-click context menu.

Options/Controls

• Horizontal - choose from one of the following options to determine the horizontal alignment of the selected objects:
  • No Change - leave the horizontal alignment of the objects unchanged.
  • Left - align objects so the outer edge of their left-most primitives have the same X location. The object with the left-most primitive is used as the reference.
  • Center - move objects horizontally so their centers are aligned. After clicking OK you are prompted to click to choose the reference object.
  • Right - align objects so the outer edge of their right-most primitives have the same X location. The object with the right-most primitive is used as the reference.
  • Space equally - objects are equally spaced in the horizontally direction, between the left-most and right-most objects (which do not move).
• Vertical - choose from one of the following options to determine the vertical alignment of the selected objects:
  • No Change - leave the vertical alignment of the selected objects unchanged.
  • Top - align objects so the outer edge of their upper-most primitives have the same Y location. The object with the upper-most primitive is used as the reference.
  • Center - move objects vertically so their centers are aligned. After clicking OK you are prompted to click to choose the reference object.
  • Bottom - align objects so the outer edge of their lower-most primitives have the same Y location. The object with the lower-most primitive is used as the reference.
  • Space equally - objects are equally spaced apart in the vertical direction, between the upper-most and lower-most objects (which do not move).