Align Components - Reference

The Align command (using the Align dialog box) helps to position and/or orient components relative to a reference component. It is also used to distribute components horizontally or vertically based on their left edges, center points, or right edges. Components may also be distributed equally at horizontal or vertical intervals. The Distribute command does not use a reference component.

Access: Factory tab Relationships panel Align .

Align tab - Selection

Buttons used to select components to align and the reference component.

	Click the Components button to select components you want to align to a reference component. By default, this button is already selected when the Align dialog box opens.
	Click the Reference button to select the reference component to align to.

Align tab - Align Position

This group of controls moves and aligns a component by its bounding box edge or center point relative to the bounding box edge or center point of the reference component.

	Aligns a selected component so that the left edge of its boundary box aligns horizontally with the left edge of the boundary box of the reference component.
	Aligns a selected component so that the center point of its boundary box aligns horizontally with the center point of the boundary box of the reference component.
	Aligns a selected component so that the right edge of its boundary box aligns horizontally with the right edge of the boundary box of the reference component.
	Aligns a selected component so that the top edge of its boundary box aligns vertically with the top edge of the boundary box of the reference component.
	Aligns a selected component so that the center point of its boundary box aligns vertically with the center point of the boundary box of the reference component.
	Aligns a selected component so that the bottom edge of its boundary box aligns vertically with the bottom edge of the boundary box of the reference component.

Align tab - Align Orientation

These two controls set the X or Y orientation of the component. The overall position of the component does not change. The selected components rotate so their orientation matches the reference component.

Aligns the selected component(s) to the X axis orientation of the reference component.

Aligns the selected component(s) to the Y axis orientation of the reference component.

Distribute tab - Selection

Button used to select components for distribution.

Click the Components button to select components you want to distribute. By default, this button is already active when the Distribute tab in the Align dialog box is selected.

Distribute tab - Align Distribution

This group of buttons control how components are distributed.

Aligns the distribution of the selected component(s) horizontally by their left edges.

Aligns the distribution of the selected component(s) horizontally by their centers.

Aligns the distribution of the selected component(s) horizontally by their right edges.

Aligns the distribution of the selected component(s) horizontally and equally spaced.

Aligns the distribution of the selected component(s) vertically by their top edges.

Aligns the distribution of the selected component(s) vertically by their centers.

Aligns the distribution of the selected component(s) vertically by their bottom edges.