Alignment Window

Select View > Alignment to open the Alignment Window. This window provides controls for aligning and arranging objects.

Alignment

The Alignment Window controls make comparisons by shape, size, and/or position in order to align or arrange selected objects. Multiple objects inside a part are considered one object. Alignment requires two or more objects or parts must be selected. Alignment controls cannot handle objects within one selected part. They are valid on the global and local coordinate systems respectively.

Viewport Pop-up Menu

Specifies the viewport to use for alignment. Choose from Top, Front, or Right.

M (Memorize Selection) Button

Memorizes the selected objects.

R (Recall Selection) Button

Recalls the memorized objects. Deleted objects cannot be recalled.

Show/Hide Button

Shows or hides the additonal options of the Alignment Window.

Align Buttons

These buttons perform various alignment on the selected objects, using their corners as the reference points.

Left-Align

This button aligns the left edges of the selected objects to the edge of the leftmost object.

Center-Align (Vertical)

This button horizontally aligns the centers of the selected objects to the center between the leftmost object and the rightmost object.

Right-Align Button

This button aligns the right edges of the selected objects to the edge of the rightmost object.

Top-Align

This button aligns the top edges of the selected objects to the top of the topmost object.

Center-Align (Horizontal)

This button vertically aligns the centers of the selected objects to the center between the topmost object and the bottommost object.

Bottom-Align

This button aligns the bottoms of the selected objects to the bottom of the bottommost object.

Arrange Buttons

These are used to place the selected objects, using their corners as the reference points.

Arrangement Settings

Spacing Pop-up Menu

Select Auto to determine the spacing automatically, or select Number to enter a spacing value.

Spacing Text Box

Specifies the spacing between arranged objects. This is available when Number is selected in the Spacing pop-up menu.

Reference Point Pop-up Menu

When Number is selected from the Spacing pop-up menu, select Left/Top or Right/Bottom for the reference point for determining the spacing.

Edge Distribution Options

These buttons are used to arrange the selected objects evenly, based on their edges.

Left Edge Distribution

This button arranges the objects, equally spacing the left ends of the objects to the left ends of the leftmost and rightmost objects when Auto is selected in the Spacing pop-up menu. The objects are arranged in order of the distance to the leftmost edge.
This button arranges the objects rightward, equally spacing the left ends of the objects to the left end of the leftmost object with the value specified in the Spacing text box when Number is selected in the Spacing pop-up menu.

Horizontal Edge Distribution

Arranges the objects, equally spacing the horizontal centers of the objects to the horizontal center of the leftmost and rightmost objects when Auto is selected in the Spacing pop-up menu. The objects are arranged in order of the distance to the comprehensive horizontal center.
This button arranges the objects, equally spacing the horizontal centers of the objects to the horizontal center of the left end of the leftmost object and the right end of the rightmost object in order with the value specified in the Spacing text box when Number is selected in the Spacing pop-up menu.

Right Edge Distribution

This button arranges the objects, equally spacing the right edge of the objects to the right edge of the leftmost and rightmost objects when Auto is selected in the Spacing pop-up menu. The objects are arranged in order of the distance to the rightmost edge.
This button arranges the objects rightward, equally spacing the right ends of the objects to the right end of the rightmost object with the value specified in the Spacing text box when Number is selected in the Spacing pop-up menu.

Top Edge Distribution

Arranges the objects, equally spacing the tops of the objects to the tops of the topmost and bottommost objects when Auto is selected in the Distribute Evenly pop-up menu. The objects are arranged in order of the distance to the topmost edge.
This button arranges the objects downward, equally spacing the tops of the objects to the top of the topmost object with the value specified in the Spacing text box when Number is selected in the Spacing pop-up menu.

Vertical Edge Distribution

Arranges the objects, equally spacing the vertical centers of the objects to the vertical center of the topmost and bottommost objects when Auto is selected in the Spacing pop-up menu. The objects are arranged in order of the distance to the comprehensive vertical center.
This button arranges the objects, equally spacing the vertical centers of the objects to the vertical center of the top end of the topmost object and the bottom end of the bottommost object in order with the value specified in the Spacing text box when Number is selected in the Spacing pop-up menu.

Bottom Edge Distribution

This button arranges the objects, equally spacing the bottoms of the objects to the bottoms of the topmost and bottommost objects when Auto is selected in the Spacing pop-up menu. The objects are arranged in order of the distance to the bottom edge.
This button arranges the objects downward, equally spacing the bottom ends of the objects to the bottom end of the bottommost object with the value specified in the Spacing text box when Number is selected in the Spacing pop-up menu.

Spacing Options

These buttons are used to arrange the selected objects with even spacing.

Space Evenly (Horizontal)

When Auto is selected from the Distribute Evenly pop-up menu, objects are arranged with even spacing left to right. equally spacing the right ends of left objects and the left ends of right objects between the rightmost and leftmost objects when Auto is selected in the.
This button arranges the objects to the reference point specified in the Reference popup menu when Number is selected in the Spacing pop-up menu. This button arranges the objects rightward, equally spacing the objects to the left end of the leftmost object with the value specified in the Spacing text box when Number is selected in the Spacing pop-up menu.
When Left/Top is selected in the Reference popup menu, this button arranges the objects rightward, equally spacing the right ends of left objects and the left ends of right objects to the leftmost object with the value specified in the Spacing text box.
When Right/Bottom is selected in the Reference popup menu, this button arranges the objects leftward, equally spacing the right ends of left objects and the left ends of right objects to the rightmost object with the value specified in the Spacing text box.

Space Evenly (Vertical)

This button arranges the objects, equally spacing the bottom ends of upper objects and the top ends of lower objects between the topmost and bottommost objects when Auto is selected in the Spacing pop-up menu.
This button arranges the objects to the reference point specified in the Reference popup menu when Number is selected in the Spacing pop-up menu.
When Left/Top is selected in the Reference popup menu, this button arranges the objects downward, equally spacing the bottom ends of upper objects and the top ends of lower objects to the topmost object with the value specified in the Spacing text box.
When Right/Bottom is selected in the Reference popup menu, this button arranges the objects upward, equally spacing the bottom ends of upper objects and the top ends of lower objects to the bottommost object with the value specified in the Spacing text box.

Arranging Objects Along a Line

This function is used to arrange the selected objects along a line object.

How to Arrange Objects Along a Line

When Auto is selected in the Spacing pop-up menu and if the parameter checkbox is off, the objects are arranged with equal spacing from the start point to the end point. If it is on, the objects are arranged, taking account of the line object control points.

When Number is selected from the Spacing pop-up menu, the objects are arranged from the start point, spaced with the value specified in the Spacing text box. After the end point, if the last control point has a line handle, the orientation is set toward the handle, or if the last control point has no handle, the orientation is set toward the direction of the line object joined to the control point.

parameter Checkbox

The parameter checkbox enables the objects to be arranged along a line object. The parameter checkbox, if it is on, specifies object distribution when Auto is selected in the Spacing pop-up menu. If the checkbox is off, the objects are arranged with equal spacing from the start point to the end point.
If the checkbox is on, the objects are arranged on the line object control points.
When the number of objects is greater than the number of control points, the objects are placed between adjacent control points as evenly as possible according to tangent handle length. The case where the number of control points is greater than the number of objects is the same as the case where the parameter checkbox is off.

Update Button

Use this to arrange the objects along the line object. Clicking this button rearranges the selected objects to the memorized line object. The memorized line object and its control points are changeable anytime. It is not necessary to memorize it whenever it is changed.

Offset Box

Use the offset box to arrange the objects along the memorized line object.
Click the box, and then specify the position of the objects to be placed to the specified line object position.
The offset box corresponds to the rectangle tangent to the object as viewed from the top of the Viewport selected in the Viewport popup menu. Clicking the center, corner, or middle point of the box, holding down the Space key allows you to input the position precisely. The position specified by the offset box applies to all objects. It may not apply to specific objects.

Vertical Offset

Specifies the vertical offset of objects from the memorized line object. This is the offset along the Y axis when aligning in the Top viewport; in the Front viewport this is the Z axis offset, and in the Right viewport this is the X axis offset.
The Vertical Offset slider is defaulted to 0.50, which sets the object center to the line object position. Vertical Offset applies to all objects.