How to Align Components

How to move components to align with another component

Use the Align command to move and align a bounding box edge on a selected component to a bounding box edge on a reference component. Components are moved and aligned based on the left, right, top, or bottom edges of their bounding boxes or the bounding box centers.

  1. On the ribbon, click Factory tab Relationships panel Align . The Align dialog box opens with the Align tab active.
  2. Using the Components selection tool in the Selection section, select the components you want to align.
  3. Using the Reference selection tool in the Selection section, select the component to align to.
  4. In the Selection area of the Align Position group, choose the edge on the bounding box of the component to align with the bounding box of the reference component.

    You can choose from among the following:

    • Align Position Horizontal Left
    • Align Position Horizontal Center
    • Align Position Horizontal Right
    • Align Position Vertical Top
    • Align Position Vertical Center
    • Align Position Vertical Bottom
  5. The components selected in step 2 move to align with the reference component.

How to orient components to align with another component

Use the Align dialog box to orient the X or Y axis of selected components to the X or Y axis of a reference component.

  1. On the ribbon, click Factory tab Relationships panel Align . The Align dialog box opens with the Align tab active.
  2. Using the Components selection tool in the Selection section, select the components you want to align.
  3. Using the Reference selection tool in the Selection section, select the component to align to.
  4. In the Align Orientation section, choose either the X or Y orientation button to orient the components. The aligning components automatically rotate so their axes align with the axes on the reference component.

How to distribute components so they are equally spaced

Use the Align dialog box to distribute components horizontally or vertically based on their left edges, center points, or right edges. Components may also be spaced equally at horizontal or vertical intervals.

  1. On the ribbon, click Factory tab Relationships panel Align . The Align dialog box opens.
  2. Click the Distribute tab and using the Components selection tool in the Selection section, select the components you want to distribute.
  3. In the Align Distribution section, choose the distribution option to orient the components.

You can choose from among the following:

Parent topic: Align Components