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Align Reference Points

Toolbar / Icon:

ModifyAlignReferencePoints

Add-on:

QCAD Professional

Menu:

Modify > Align Reference Points

Shortcut:

A, E

Commands:

align | ae

Description

Section titled “Description”

Aligns the selected entities with other, existing entities.

Usage

Section titled “Usage”
  1. Select the entities you want to align.
  2. Launch this tool.
  3. Check “Scale” to also scale the selection to fit between the two target points.
  4. Check “Copy” to create an aligned copy of the selected entities.
  5. Set the first reference point with the mouse or enter a coordinate in the command line. This point will be aligned with the first target point.
  6. Set the first target point.
  7. Set the second reference point to be aligned with the second target point.
  8. Set the second target point.
  9. The selection is moved, rotated and optionally scaled in such a way that the two chosen reference points align with the two chosen target points.