New Guide Relative to an Object
To Place a Guide a Relative Distance from an Opening
Select the opening.
Click the New Guide button.
Select the desired direction and placement to place a Guide onto the Editor.
New Vertical Guide
Left
Middle
Right
New Horizontal Guide
Top
Middle
Bottom
The Guide is placed in the specified position of the opening.
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Note: To place a Guide a specified distance to the Inside of an object, select New Guide From Other and select the desired direction and placement, using negative numbers. |
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A Guide is a Red line marker which can direct the motion or positioning of objects.
The sides and centers of Objectscan snap to the Guide Lines.Click on the Ruler around the design and drag toward the center to place a Guide.
Select the Guide and click Properties to edit the position or drag it where desired.
To Place Guide a Specified Distance from an Object:
Select the desired object.
Click the New Guide button.
Select New Guide From Other.
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A Guide is a Red line marker which can direct the motion or positioning of objects.
The sides and centers of Objectscan snap to the Guide Lines.Click on the Ruler around the design and drag toward the center to place a Guide.
Select the Guide and click Properties to edit the position or drag it where desired.
Select the Direction checkbox for the Guide.
Enter the Distance from the opening to place the Guide.
Click OK.
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The Guide is placed.
Openings can be moved and snapped to the Guide line.
Auto Alignment
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This can be toggled on/off in the Options menu for Designer and Trace.
Set the Default for Guides
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Set the default for the Guides in the Admin > Editor section. |
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Applying the Guide to the Top Layer
Click the Positioning Toggle to Top.
Place the Guide by right-clicking on the opening and selecting the Guide direction and distance.
The Guide will be placed in relation to the Top layer of the opening.
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A Guide is a Red line marker which can direct the motion or positioning of objects.
The sides and centers of Objectscan snap to the Guide Lines.Click on the Ruler around the design and drag toward the center to place a Guide.
Select the Guide and click Properties to edit the position or drag it where desired.
Applying the Guide to the Bottom Layer
Click the Positioning Toggle to Bottom.
Place the Guide by right-clicking on the opening and selecting the Guide direction and distance.
The Guide will be placed in relation to the Bottom layer of the opening.
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A Guide is a Red line marker which can direct the motion or positioning of objects.
The sides and centers of Objectscan snap to the Guide Lines.Click on the Ruler around the design and drag toward the center to place a Guide.
Select the Guide and click Properties to edit the position or drag it where desired.
New Guide From Ruler
To Place a Guide From the Ruler
Click on a Ruler and drag onto the editor to place a Guide.
To Move the Guide
Click on the Guide and drag it to the desired position.
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A Guide is a Red line marker which can direct the motion or positioning of objects.
The sides and centers of Objectscan snap to the Guide Lines.Click on the Ruler around the design and drag toward the center to place a Guide.
Select the Guide and click Properties to edit the position or drag it where desired.
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