The position of an object is set in function of 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 objects manually, or by binding a parameter to these values.
To change the position of an object:
In the Symbol Editor, create a new default symbol.
Select the Text object in the Symbol Outline pane.
Select the Transform tab in the Styling Customizer.
The x and y values in the Transform tab are set to 0,
that is, Text is in the exact center of Shape (Base).
Type 5 in the x field and
press ENTER.
You see 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 objects,
it cannot change position.