alignUsing

layout alignUsing string { "object" | "layer" }

Description

Sets the Align Using field on the Edit – Advanced – Align form to Object or Layer. The valid values are object or layer.

The default is object.

• object: The target objects of the type specified by the cyclic field will align to the reference point, object, or layer specified in the Reference section of the form.
• layer: The target objects on the selected layer will align with the reference point, object, or layer specified in the Reference section of the form.

You can set the Reference field with the alignReference environment variable, the Align Using field with the alignObjType environment variable, and the cyclic field for object type with the alignObjType environment variable.

GUI Equivalent

Command:	Edit – Advanced – Align
Field:	Align Using

Examples

envGetVal("layout" "alignUsing")

envSetVal("layout" "alignUsing" 'string "layer")

Related Topics

alignReference

alignObjType

Align Form

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