topic Re: Circular guideline from origin point appears when moving elements - how to turn off? in Documentation

Circular guideline from origin point appears when moving elements - how to turn off?

Liamthanks — Tue, 14 Mar 2023 03:25:02 GMT

Hi all,

I have tried searching for the relevant setting but have not had any luck, however I am hoping it's a relatively easy solution.

When I go to move any object around, I keep getting a circular guideline appear from the drawing origin point and it's annoying me. I haven't always had it, so can only assume I've accidentally turned it on some how?

Re: Circular guideline from origin point appears when moving elements - how to turn off?

Barry Kelly — Tue, 14 Mar 2023 03:52:31 GMT

Are your delta buttons active for the coordinates?

Barry.

Re: Circular guideline from origin point appears when moving elements - how to turn off?

Liamthanks — Tue, 14 Mar 2023 03:59:45 GMT

Hey Barry,

What toolbar are these options located in?

If I turn off Snap Guides the issue resolves, but then I lose all the other snap guides as well.

Re: Circular guideline from origin point appears when moving elements - how to turn off?

AllanP — Tue, 14 Mar 2023 04:09:30 GMT

Hi,

those are snap guides.

if you leave your mouse over a point for more than 2 seconds, it gives you a temporary measurement point and those lines/circles from any other temporary measurement point.

to turn them off you can select the snap guide icon

go to the view menu

The Coordinates are located in the coordinate pallet

i hope that helps

Re: Circular guideline from origin point appears when moving elements - how to turn off?

Barry Kelly — Tue, 14 Mar 2023 04:41:31 GMT

@Liamthanks wrote:

What toolbar are these options located in?

It is a 'Palette' rather than a toolbar.

Windows menu > Palettes > Coordinates.

Barry.

Re: Circular guideline from origin point appears when moving elements - how to turn off?

Liamthanks — Wed, 15 Mar 2023 00:06:28 GMT

Thanks Barry, turning that setting on appears to have resolved the issue and I've now updated my default work environment to suit.

Cheers!

Re: Circular guideline from origin point appears when moving elements - how to turn off?

Barry Kelly — Wed, 15 Mar 2023 01:07:05 GMT

I am not sure if there is another way to swap between absolute/relative co-ordinates (i.e. menus or other tool bars).

I have always had that palette active at the bottom of the screen (it used to be a default palette - I am not sure if it is any more).

I like it because it also has buttons for the user origin/origin reset, rotated/ortho grids, grid snap and gravity (not needed so much any more).

Barry.