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Aligning Openings: FrameShop Nesting Editor

Aligning Openings

Aligning Openings

Aligning Openings shows the different ways to align openings in the Nesting software.

Alignment Lines

Alignment Lines

Click and drag openings to the desired position. You will see blue alignment lines display when an opening is aligned with a current opening's edges which makes dragging and dropping a quick and easy way to place openings. 

This is similar to the Auto Align Openings in Design and Auto Align Circuits in Trace.

Using Alignment Lines

Using Alignment Lines

Hold down the CTRL key and click on two or more objects to activate the Alignment Buttons. 

These work just like the Alignment Buttons in FrameShop Designer editor.

Align to Left Edge

Align to Left Edge

The Align to Left Edge button will align the selected openings to the left-most edge of the selection.

This is similar to the Align to Left Edge in Design.

Align to Right Edge

Align to Right Edge

The Align to Right Edge button will align the selected openings to the right-most edge of the selection.

This is similar to the Align to Right Edge in Design.

Align to Bottom Edge

Align to Bottom Edge

The Align to Bottom Edge button will align the selected openings to the bottom-most edge of the selection.

This is similar to the Align to Bottom Edge in Design.

Align to Top Edge

Align to Top Edge

The Align to Top Edge button will align the selected openings to the top-most edge of the selection.

This is similar to the Align to Top Edge in Design.