Get X-Y Offsets

Parent page: PCB Dialogs

The Get X/Y Offsets dialog.

Summary

This dialog allows the designer to move one or more currently selected objects by a specified distance, in the horizontal (X) and/or vertical (Y) planes.

Access

The dialog can be accessed and used in both the PCB Editor, and the PCB Library Editor:

• PCB Editor - use the Tools | Arrange |  » Move Selection by X, Y command, from the main menus.
• PCB Library Editor - use the Home | Arrange |  » Move Selection by X, Y command, from the main menus.

Options/Controls

• X Offset - use this field to specify the distance by which the selection should be moved along the horizontal axis. Positive and negative values can be specifed, depending on the direction of movement required. Use the button to the right of this field to quickly toggle the entered value between positive or negative.
• Y Offset - use this field to specify the distance by which the selection should be moved along the vertical axis. Positive and negative values can be specifed, depending on the direction of movement required. Use the button to the right of this field to quickly toggle the entered value between positive or negative.
• Toggle X/Y Offsets - click this button to quickly swap the offset values. The X Offset value will be used as the Y Offset value, and vice versa.
• Reset X/Y Offsets - click this button to quickly reset both offset values to zero.
• Define X/Y Offsets Interactively - click this button to have the offsets calculated interactively. You will be taken to the workspace and prompted, in turn, to choose a start and end point. Simply click at the desired locations, and the dX and dY values will be entered into the X Offset and Y Offset fields respectively.