Array Question for centering

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How does one go about centering an array?
I have a rectangle 4"X11.75" and I want 12 circles (1.5"), 2 columns and 6 rows. I want to center them vertically as well as horizontally.

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What do you want to center them to?

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Inside the rectangle.

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Group circles select them, then the rectangle and click bullseye at top.

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Easy:

  • Create the rectangle
  • Create the array of circles
  • Select the entire array of circles
  • Shift-select the rectangle (this makes it the last thing added to the selection)
  • Click the Align Center tool
  • Profit!
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I tried to group the circles prior to posting. They didn’t group for some reason?

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Perhaps you had Virtual Array turned on when you created the array, in which case only the first circle appears in the selection, even though the whole array moves as a group. The centering trick won’t work in that case.

If that’s not what’s going on, upload the offending *.lbrn2 file so everybody can take a look at it.

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Yes, only the first circle would select. I’ll go and look at it again.
Yep that was the culprit.

Thanks for the assist.

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For those interested in an Egg Tray…
Egg Holder.lbrn2 (24.1 KB)

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