The position of an object is set relative to the base object; the
center of the base object is point 0,0. The base object is the
central point of a symbol, it cannot change position. However, as
shown in Transforming an object, you can apply a
transformation on a base object to change its width or height.
Objects in higher layers can change position either by setting the
x and y coordinates manually, or by binding a parameter to these
values.
To change the position of an object:
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In the Symbol Editor, create a new default symbol.For more information, see Making a new symbol.
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Select the Text object in the Symbol Outline pane.
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Click the Transform tab in the Styling Customizer.The x and y values in the Transform tab are set to 0. The Text object is in the exact center of Shape (the base object).
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5in the X field and press Enter.Text moves to the right.
To change the position of an object using a parameter, use the
method explained in Transforming an object.
Note
The object in the lowest layer of a
grouped object is designated as the group’s base layer. As such,
you can only customize its Width and Height attributes, it
cannot change position.