Placing Objects on Exact Position

When placing or moving objects, it's possible to specify the exact position on the drawing sheet.

 

This can be done in several ways:

 

• Either right-click on an unplaced object in the Project tree and select the command Place from the displayed context menu, or

• right-click on a placed object in the drawing area and select the command Move from the displayed context menu.

 

To use an exact position as final position

• move the mouse and thus the object to the desired position according to the defined grid settings:

  • Keyboad

    • CTRL + arrow keys: Alternative grid

    • arrow keys: Working grid

    • then press Enter.

       

      Note:

      This functionality is only possible, if the Enable panning with arrow keys option in the Pan section is unchecked (Settings -> General -> Zoom/Pan).

  • Mouse

    • CTRL + left-click: Alternative grid

    • left-click: Working grid

• The coordinates (see red rectangle in image below) show the object's position in the working area.

   

  

• Or use the Input Coordinates functionality to define the exact coordinates

  • by pressing the hotkey P upon dropping the object.