Line segment alignment. On center, edge, or by direction? Seeing odd effects.

[tgm1024]

Using an older Xara: 4.0.1.5601 I decided to make a quick grid by duplicating and moving line segments around.


Regardless of the settings I chose, it seems that I could not get consistent behavior, or at least understand what the rule was.

When snapping to the grid is enabled (but not snapping to other objects):

• If I move a horizontal line in one direction, it would "land" to the side of what the gridline indicated.
• If I move that line *past* that vertical position and then reversed direction, it would land to the other side of the gridline.

It's as if there is a setting somewhere for snapping the leading or trailing edge of a line segment (which of course is in reality had its path widened to a rectangle) depending upon motion.

I can't seem to see anywhere in the documentation where it defines this behavior.

[wizard509]

I no longer have V4 installed and am using XDPX and as far as I can tell it does not exhibit that behavior. So I'm no help. Hopefully someone will come along that knows.

[PhilM]

When "Scale line widths" is on the line attributes are taken into account. Turn it off to snap just the mathematical centres of lines and shapes.

Phil

[tgm1024]

When "Scale line widths" is on the line attributes are taken into account. Turn it off to snap just the mathematical centres of lines and shapes.

Phil

*PERFECT* That was it!!!!! Thanks!!!!!