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Align and Distribute

Align and distribute multiple geometries

Written by Holly Conrad Smith

Updated over 2 months ago

Align multiple selected shapes along an edge

Select multiple elements

Right click for the Pet Menu

Select Align

OR

Tap spacebar

Search “align”

Select the method you want to use

Align Top Align to Top edge (Cardinal directions)
Align Bottom Align to Bottom edge (Cardinal directions)
Align Left Align to Left edge (Cardinal directions)
Align Right Align on right edge (Cardinal directions)
Align Horizontally Align to horizontal centers
Align Vertically Align to vertical centers

Distribute multiple shapes to evenly space.

Select multiple geometries

Right click for the Pet Menu

Select Distribute

OR

Tap spacebar

Search Distribute

Select the type you want to apply

Distribute Horizontally (center to center) Distribute along a horizontal with equal spacing center to center. The leftmost and rightmost shapes stay in place. Shapes between distribute to fit.
Distribute Horizontally (equal gap) Distribute along a horizontal with equal spacing between shape edges. The leftmost and rightmost shapes stay in place. Shapes between distribute to fit.
Distribute Vertically (center to center) Distribute along a vertical with equal spacing center to center. The topmost and bottommost shapes stay in place. Shapes between distribute to fit.
Distribute Vertically (equal gap) Distribute along a vertical with equal spacing between shape edges. The topmost and bottommost shapes stay in place. Shapes between distribute to fit.

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