I used Step and Repeat to create 9 squares in a 3 x 3 pattern.They are not aligned equally however.I tried using Align and Distribute but cannot space them equally at 0.5"I can do a row of them but not 3 rows and and 3 columns in the pattern seen below.Question: How to align and distribute equally?See files here:Image of the 9 squares:https://davidswebsite.com/corel/9_squares.jpg
The .cdr file:https://davidswebsite.com/corel/9_squares.cdr
davidhelp said:I tried using Align and Distribute but cannot space them equally at 0.5"
Align & Distribute should be able to do it, but you cannot select all nine and distribute both horizontally and vertically in one shot.Mek showed you one way to do it while creating the objects, something that can also bo done with the Step and Repeat docker, or manually in a few rather simple steps (similar to what I described in your "Most basic question..." thread).
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I don't use the step & repeat at all. I use a macro that will duplicate the shape and move it to the right according to what the nudge is set to. Draw one square to the size you need, set your nudge, run the macro (I set my own shortcut "f") hit "f" again.
ctrl+f duplicates to the right without a space
ctrl+shift+f duplicates down without a space
Thanks to all for the tips. I did the following:
I dragged the guidelines from the ruler. Then used nudge to move the guidelines and the squares. Then used the Parallel Dimension Tool to measure the distance.
Snap To works as well. Nice video on it.
Corel Draw Tips & Tricks Snap To ON or OFF and whyhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jdds87N5A-w
https://www.corel.com/uk/pdfs/cgs12/cdgs12_snapit.pdf
Or: http://product.corel.com/help/CorelDRAW/540223850/Main/EN/Documentation/wwhelp/wwhimpl/common/html/wwhelp.htm#href=CorelDRAW-Snapping-objects.html&single=true
Glad you found a way to do it that was acceptable.Did you manage to duplicate and move objects, using my description in the other thread?If you did, here's how to duplicate AND create a user defined distance (use this all the time):Create the first square.Grab left edge, move to the right edge while holding Ctrl (to constrain) and clicking once with the right mouse button (to copy).First copy created, side by side.Now, without deselecting the new object, go to the X position box in Property Bar and type +0.5 after the value and unit that is already in the box.So if the box says 4.3", simply make it 4.3"+0.5 instead. Press Enter.Then, again without deselecting, use Ctrl+D to create another copy, and this time it will automatically move to a position 0.5" from the second square. Magical, isn't it?Repeat as many times as you like.Then, select all squares and repeat the steps to create vertical copies.Additional tip: You don't even have to type the "+" when adding in the Position box, as long as it already is a positive value.4.3" 0.5 will work just as good as 4.3"+0.5 and they will both be 4.8".If the value is negative though, you must add the "+" too (if you want to move to the right).-4.3"+0.5 = -3.8" while -4.3" 0.5 = -4.8"
I did but I also used copy and paste then drag the square.
Copy and Paste works too of course, but then you won't get the automatic "duplicate and move" function.If you don't like "right click to copy", you can also press "+" on the numeric keypad to create a duplicate, then move the new object to desired position and use Ctrl+D to repeat duplicate and move as described in my previous post.