Aligning two objects: why do they BOTH move?
Posted: Sun Apr 24, 2022 1:19 pm
When you want to align two objects, in most design packages I've used one of the objects remains stationary and the other moves to that object, i.e. I have an imported png image and a cutline. I want to centre the cutline on the png image. In most packages the png image would remain stationary and I would use "align centres" to move the cutline over the image.
In SCAL however, something odd happens. When you align objects, they BOTH move to a point between where both objects originally were. This is super annoying as often I've laid out the png images in the locations I want to print-and-cut them, then I want to centre the cut lines over the images. However since the align tool moves both objects, I then have to faff about moving it all back again.
Basically: is there a way to "lock" an object so that the align tool keeps one of the stationary and the other object is the only one moved?
In SCAL however, something odd happens. When you align objects, they BOTH move to a point between where both objects originally were. This is super annoying as often I've laid out the png images in the locations I want to print-and-cut them, then I want to centre the cut lines over the images. However since the align tool moves both objects, I then have to faff about moving it all back again.
Basically: is there a way to "lock" an object so that the align tool keeps one of the stationary and the other object is the only one moved?