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Move Selected Objects
Quick Reference: Move Selected Objects
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Move objects to a corner, midpoint, or center of your Workspace.
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Location
Arrange → Move Selected Objects
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Keyboard Modifiers
Hold Ctrl/Cmd to Move Laser to Selection instead.
The Move Selected Objects tools move objects to a corner, midpoint, or center of your Workspace. It can also move objects to the last reported position of your machine.
Use these tools to rearrange objects in your Workspace, or to align graphics in MillMage to the location of material placed in your machine's work area.
UI Locations¶
All Move Selected Objects tools are available in the Arrange Menu or as a drop down menu in the Arrange Toolbar.
In the Arrange (long) Toolbar, the options to move to the center of your Workspace, a corner of your Workspace, or the last reported position of the machine are available in the full toolbar, while other options are available in a drop down menu.
Move Selected Objects in the Arrange Menu
Move Selected Objects in the Arrange Toolbar
Move Selected Objects in the Arrange (long) Toolbar
Options and Icons¶
Info
Holding the Ctrl or Cmd key while pressing one of these buttons will move the machine to the indicated location on the selection, in machine coordinates, instead of moving the selected objects.
Warning
In order to use Move to Machine Position, MillMage must be connected to your machine, and it must be capable of reliably homing and reporting its position accurately. If the position reported by the machine is inaccurate, using this feature may cause your machine to attempt to travel outside of its physical bounds.
| Option | Icon | Action |
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| Move to Machine Position |  |
Moves selected objects in your Workspace to the location that corresponds to last reported position of the tool head in machine coordinates. |
| Move to Page Center |  |
Moves selected objects to the center of your Workspace. |
| Move to Upper Left |  |
Moves selected objects to the top left corner of your Workspace. |
| Move to Upper Right |  |
Moves selected objects to the top right corner of your Workspace. |
| Move to Lower Left |  |
Moves selected objects to the bottom left corner of your Workspace. |
| Move to Lower Right |  |
Moves selected objects to the bottom right corner of your Workspace. |
| Move to Left |  |
Moves selected objects to the far left of your Workspace, centered between the top and bottom. |
| Move to Right |  |
Moves selected objects to the far right of your Workspace, centered between the top and bottom. |
| Move to Top |  |
Moves selected objects to the top of your Workspace, centered between the left and right. |
| Move to Bottom |  |
Moves selected objects to the bottom of your Workspace, centered between the left and right. |
Move to Page Center Hotkey¶
Press P to move selected objects to the center of your Workspace.
This hotkey only works if the Workspace / Edit Window — the area where you create and edit graphics — is in active focus.
What does it mean for a window to be in focus?
There are several windows in MillMage that accept user input — when a window is clicked on, it is in focus, and accepting input.
If a window other than the Edit Window is in focus, click anywhere in the Workspace to bring it into focus.
Movement of Selections¶
When using the Move Selected Objects tools, all objects in your selection move as a single unit, maintaining their relative position to one another.
Edges of selections are defined according to the farthest points of any object in the selection area, in each direction — imagine the selection area as the smallest possible rectangle that can contain every object in your selection. The edges of a selection are the same as the edges of that imaginary rectangle.
Selections are moved so that their edges abut the location you move them to — for example, the left edge of a selection will move to touch the left side of your Workspace when you use Move to Left, and the top and right edges of a selection will touch the top and right sides of your Workspace when you use Move to Upper Right.
When using Move to Page Center, the center point of the entire selection is moved to the center of your Workspace.
Related Topics¶
For more help using MillMage, please visit our forum to talk with MillMage staff and users, or email support.