Arrange and align¶

The Arrange menu groups alignment and z-order operations. Where the lasso lets you grab a group of placements, Arrange lets you position them precisely.

Align (six entries)¶

Entry	Effect
`Arrange > Align Left`	All selected placements share the leftmost x of the selection
`Arrange > Align Center`	All share the horizontal center x
`Arrange > Align Right`	All share the rightmost x
`Arrange > Align Top`	All share the topmost y
`Arrange > Align Middle`	All share the vertical center y
`Arrange > Align Bottom`	All share the bottommost y

Run with two or more placements selected. The reference value comes from the selection's bounding box; pivots stay where they were.

Distribute (three entries)¶

Arrange > Distribute Horizontally, Distribute Vertically, Distribute Both. Spaces three-or-more placements evenly between the outermost two. Pivots move so spacing reads from edge to edge.

Z-order¶

Entry	Effect
`Arrange > Bring Forward`	One step up in draw order
`Arrange > Bring to Front`	All the way up
`Arrange > Send Backward`	One step down
`Arrange > Send to Back`	All the way down

Draw order is also visible (and drag-reorderable) in the Project Explorer's Objects tab.

Anchor + nudge¶

After an align, the selection's bounding box may have moved. Nudge it back with arrow keys (1 pixel) or Shift+arrow (10 pixel). Holding Alt while pressing arrow keys nudges only one anchor (useful when the selected placements should not share their pivots).

Snap during align¶

Hold Ctrl during an align to additionally snap the result to the nearest grid line. View > Toggle Grid shows the grid for reference; grid size is configured in Preferences > Snapping.

Aligning to a specific placement¶

By default, align uses the selection's bounding box. To align to a specific placement instead:

Click that placement first.
Shift-click the others.
Arrange > Align Left/etc. > To Active.

"To Active" is a submenu under each align entry that uses the last-clicked (active) placement as the anchor instead of the bounding box. The active placement shows a brighter selection outline.

Aligning to canvas¶

Arrange > Align Left to Canvas (and the rest) align relative to the canvas (0..width / 0..height), not the selection or active placement. Useful for centering a single placement on its window.