Hide Table of Contents

Align Toolbar

The Align toolbar provides tools for aligning dimensions and annotations such as notes, geometric tolerance symbols, and so on.

Use box selection or press Ctrl to select multiple dimensions and annotations.

To access the align tools, do one of the following:

  • Click a button on the Align toolbar.
  • Click Tools > Align, and select a tool from the menu.
  • Select a group of annotations, right-click one of the annotations, select Align, and choose one of the options.
Group Groups annotations so they move together.
Ungroup Ungroups annotations so they move freely.
Align Collinear/Radial Aligns and groups linear, radial, or angular drawing dimensions collinearly or radially.
Align Parallel/Concentric Aligns and groups linear, radial, or angular drawing dimensions as parallel or concentric.
Align Left Aligns annotations with the leftmost annotation in the group.
 
Before
After (aligned to balloon 3)
Align Right Aligns annotations with the rightmost annotation in the group.
 
Before
After (aligned to balloon 7)
Align Top Aligns annotations with the topmost annotation in the group.
 
Before
After (aligned to balloon 3)
Align Bottom Aligns annotations with the bottommost annotation in the group.
 
Before
After (aligned to balloon 7)
Align Horizontal Aligns annotations with the center of the leftmost annotation.
 
Before
After (aligned to balloon 3)
Align Vertical Aligns annotations with the center of the topmost annotation.
 
Before
After (aligned to balloon 3)
Align Between Lines Aligns annotations evenly between horizontal or vertical lines.
Space Evenly Across Aligns annotations evenly across the leftmost and rightmost annotation. Does not align to the topmost or bottommost annotation.
 
Before
After (aligned between balloon 3 and 7)
Space Evenly Down Aligns annotations evenly down among the topmost and bottommost annotation. Does not align to the rightmost or leftmost annotation.
 
Before
After (aligned between balloon 3 and 7)
Space Tightly Across Aligns annotations with the center of the leftmost annotation, closely together.
 
Before
After (aligned to balloon 3)
Space Tightly Down Aligns annotations with the center of the topmost annotation, closely together.
 
Before
After (aligned to balloon 3)
Space Evenly Linear/Radial
Align Collinear
Align Stagger
Auto Arrange Dimensions
Top Justify Dimension Text
Bottom Justify Dimension Text
Left Justify Dimension Text
Right Justify Dimension Text

Contents

  • Align Between Lines

    The Align Between Lines tool allows you to align annotations evenly between horizontal or vertical lines.



Provide feedback on this topic

SOLIDWORKS welcomes your feedback concerning the presentation, accuracy, and thoroughness of the documentation. Use the form below to send your comments and suggestions about this topic directly to our documentation team. The documentation team cannot answer technical support questions. Click here for information about technical support.

* Required

 
*Email:  
Subject:   Feedback on Help Topics
Page:   Align Toolbar
*Comment:  
*   I acknowledge I have read and I hereby accept the privacy policy under which my Personal Data will be used by Dassault Systèmes

Print Topic

Select the scope of content to print:

x

We have detected you are using a browser version older than Internet Explorer 7. For optimized display, we suggest upgrading your browser to Internet Explorer 7 or newer.

 Never show this message again
x

Web Help Content Version: SOLIDWORKS 2015 SP05

To disable Web help from within SOLIDWORKS and use local help instead, click Help > Use SOLIDWORKS Web Help.

To report problems encountered with the Web help interface and search, contact your local support representative. To provide feedback on individual help topics, use the “Feedback on this topic” link on the individual topic page.

0.20.46