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How do I distribute objects with an exact distance from the center of each object. For example, creating bolt or screw holes in an object that are exactly 1" apart on center. Thank You

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How do I distribute objects with an exact distance from the center of each object. For example, creating bolt or screw holes in an object that are exactly 1" apart on center. Thank You

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Hachmann (marenhachmann) said : 		#1

Hi Christopher,

you can use the corresponding buttons in the 'Align and Distribute' dialog for this, in combination with snapping the two outermost object's centers to specific points in the grid.

I.e.:
- create a grid (hit # to show the current one, edit its spacing in the Document properties dialog)
- turn on snapping, turn on snapping to grid and snapping to object's centers
- snap the two outermost objects to their corresponding places in the grid
- use 'align and distribute' dialog to set the spacing for the objects in between automatically - or snap them to the grid individually for best precision.

Kind regards,
 Maren

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