Anchor

Introduction

The Anchor section of the Alignment tab is used to adjust the variables on an instance for common layouts. All Anchor options adjust position-related variables, but do not adjust dimensions.

Anchor Buttons

Using the Anchor buttons does not toggle an anchor state, but rather modifies variables on the selected instances so that it is anchored to the correct side or center. This distinction has the following consequences:

• Anchoring behavior can be achieved by manually modifying variables - this tab does not add any additional behavior which is not already available through the Variables tab.

• Anchoring cannot be undone by toggling the anchor button. Pressing the anchor button multiple times results in the same variables being assigned multiple times. To undo anchoring, use the CTRL+Z shortcut for undo.

Anchor Types

Top Left

Variable	Value
X	0
X Units	Pixels From Left
Y	0
Y Units	Pixels From Top
X Origin	Left
Y Origin	Top

Top Left Anchor

Top

Variable	Value
X	0
X Units	Pixels From Center
Y	0
Y Units	Pixels From Top
X Origin	Center
Y Origin	Top

Top Anchor

Top Right

Variable	Value
X	0
X Units	Pixels From Right
Y	0
Y Units	Pixels From Top
X Origin	Right
Y Origin	Top

Top Right Anchor

Left

Variable	Value
X	0
X Units	Pixels From Right
Y	0
Y Units	Pixels From Center
X Origin	Right
Y Origin	Center

Left Anchor

Center

Variable	Value
X	0
X Units	Pixels From Center
Y	0
Y Units	Pixels From Center
X Origin	Center
Y Origin	Center

Center Anchor

Right

Variable	Value
X	0
X Units	Pixels From Center
Y	0
Y Units	Pixels From Center
X Origin	Center
Y Origin	Center

Right Anchor

Bottom Left

Variable	Value
X	0
X Units	Pixels From Left
Y	0
Y Units	Pixels From Bottom
X Origin	Left
Y Origin	Bottom

Bottom Left Anchor

Bottom

Variable	Value
X	0
X Units	Pixels From Center
Y	0
Y Units	Pixels From Bottom
X Origin	Center
Y Origin	Bottom

Bottom Anchor

Bottom Right

Variable	Value
X	0
X Units	Pixels From Right
Y	0
Y Units	Pixels From Bottom
X Origin	Right
Y Origin	Bottom

Bottom Right Anchor

Center Horizontally

Variable	Value
X	0
X Units	Pixels From Center
X Origin	Center

Center Horizontally Anchor

Center Vertically

Variable	Value
Y	0
Y Units	Pixels From Center
Y Origin	Center

Center Vertically Anchor