Ability to move an object's Center Point

I'd like to be able to move an object's Center Point, much like you can in Corel Draw and also with Anchor Points in After Effects.
This would super handy when rotating multiple objects around a common point.
I realize this would mess things up for things like Scaling, and really mess them up for Skewing.
Maybe a "Rotation Point" could be added?
You could have a Preference setting to enable/disable this.
Maybe a new Tool to do just that, like AE's Pan Behind Tool.
Or maybe, probably more sensible, a key modifier when using the White Arrow Tool.

AS3 doesn't have a mechanism to determine or change
registration point (at least to my knowledge).
The way around it is to use DisplayObject.getBounds or
DisplayObject.getRect methods that return rectangles. x and y
properties of the rectangle will show if there is a shift relative
to 0 from which one can deduce a registration point.
Hope it helps.

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Secondly, I want an object to blick and repeat blinking. BUT I only want it todo this after the entrance animimation is completed. Meaning
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Keynote's animation capabilities are in many ways not as mature as PowerPoint's, and more specifically, there is no way to do animation paths in the current version of Keynote. (There is speculation, based on what has been seen in Steve Job's recent talks, that this feature may appear in the next version.) Under certain very constrained circumstances, the effect can be approximated by combining multiple copies of objects, masks, and builds.
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Hello,
I hope someone can help!
How do you scale a shape--a square, say--from small to large then back to small and have the distance be the same from the shape's center point?
I'd like to be able to specify the distance and the sizes of the smallest shape and the largest shape and the steps in between.
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1 Make your smallest and largest square or object
2 make a blend with specified number of steps and specify the number you need.
3 at this point it is not necessary to have them space the finally distance.
4 then make the blend
5 Use the Effects>Distort and Transform>Transform to copy, reflect and move and create a new instance of the blend.
6 Expand the Appearance of the Transform now eliminate one of the large squares using the direct select tool and ungroup the squares.
(you have to ungroup twice)
7 Now holding down the shift key move one of the smallest square to the position you want it to be in the end.
8 do the same for the other smallest square.
9 now select all the squares and use the horizontal center distribute command in the align panel or control panel with the option to align to selection.
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Actually simpler then the number of steps indicates.
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I'm sure this is mind-numbingly obvious and I am overlooking it, but when I go to use the rotate tool, the center point of the rotation is defaulting to the center of the artboard, not the selected group of objects. How do I change that to default to rotating on the selection center by default?
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rcbmoose,
As I (mis)understand it (differently from tman), it sounds like a corruption or something (hopefully not a bug, which should have been detected earlier, I believe).
Unless solved otherwise, you may try the following (you may have tried/done some of them already) and see whether it helps (the following is a general list of things you may try when the issue is not in a specific file; 3) and 4) are specifically aimed at possibly corrupt preferences):
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3) Close down Illy and press Ctrl+Alt+Shift/Cmd+Option+Shift during startup (easy but irreversible);
4) Move the folder Other options (follow the link with that name) with Illy closed (more tedious but also more thorough and reversible);
5) Look through and try out the relevant among the Other options (follow the link with that name, Item 7) is a list of usual suspects among other applications that may disturb and confuse Illy, Item 15) applies to CC, CS6, and maybe CS5);
Even more seriously, you may:
6) Uninstall, run the Cleaner Tool (if you have CS3/CS4/CS5/CS6/CC), and reinstall.
http://www.adobe.com/support/contact/cscleanertool.html

Quick Help - How to move an object backward?

I can't remember what it is called, but there is a way to move a layer (while in 3D mode) without changing the apparent scale of the layer. In other words move a object back without making it look smaller in frame. There is a way to do this, but I can't even look it up since I don't know what it is called. Anyone out there know how to do this?
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In the HUD, command-drag on the first Move control. You'll see in the Inspector that scale is changing along with the Z-position value.
A couple of caveats:
1) The active viewport needs to be the Active Camera
2) The comp size needs to match the size of your graphics
3) If you first center the object's anchor point in the Canvas, it won't shift position.

Center Points

1.) Can someone give me an example of why you would want to
move the
center point in a symbol?
2.) Is it a better idea to move the center point for an
instance and not
the actual symbol?
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Is SDO_GEOM.SDO_CENTROID what you are looking for?
Format
SDO_GEOM.SDO_CENTROID(
geom1 IN SDO_GEOMETRY,
dim1 IN SDO_DIM_ARRAY
) RETURN SDO_GEOMETRY;
or
SDO_GEOM.SDO_CENTROID(
geom1 IN SDO_GEOMETRY,
tol IN NUMBER
) RETURN SDO_GEOMETRY;
Description
Returns a point geometry that is the centroid of a polygon, multipolygon, point, or point cluster. (The centroid is also known as the "center of gravity.")
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Rotate a Object Around Center Axis

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http://www.newgrounds.com/dump/item/d25a3dd46f2ff49f2ec892c425cbbd1e
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-DH
Message was edited by: David Harbsmeier

Artboard Center Point

I am using Illustrator CS6 (v16.0.3) to edit SVG files. I set the artboard center point to x= 511.5 and y= -325.5 and save as SVG. But when I reopen the file, the artboard center point x-axis consistently shifts to 249.5. What is causing the center point to move?

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No.
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Move labeled object by x, y coordinates

There is a few script that move objects, but a job i’m doing can benefits if I can move all objects across multiple layers (visible or not) with a specific script label name using x, y value. A small dialog with list of labeled object an a x & y value would be awesome.
As usual, I’m lost...
Jean-Claude

Hi Guys,
find attached my second version. Any feedback is welcome
// MoveNamedObjects.jsx Version 01
//© 07.03.15 / Kai Rübsamen, www.ruebiarts.de
//DESCRIPTION:Move objects with a name by a specified value
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var curYUnits = curDoc.viewPreferences.verticalMeasurementUnits;
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    curDoc.viewPreferences.verticalMeasurementUnits = MeasurementUnits.points;
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// - - - - - - - - FUNKTIONEN - - - - - - - - - -
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// Infos vom User sammeln
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    var minWidthRight = 130;
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– Kai

When I try to move an object in Illustrator CS3 only part of it moves, so the object "stretches".

This doesnt always happen, but I cant figure out what I do differently when I am able to move the object successfully. Obviously these are multipart objects. My workaround is to copy the object an paste it...then most times it moves correctly.

mridude wrote:
Yes. I usually select the group of objects with the white arrow by dragging around them. Then change to the black arrow to move them.
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Thanks.

When aligning different images (for example to combine persons from different shots) I often find it convenient to align a specific feature (like an eye) of two such elements and then scale the one that’s to be adjusted based on that reference point.
Same when I use the ground-plane as reference: the SO might extend farther than the point where the element touches the ground to accommodate shadows or reflections so just dragging out from one of the lower points may not be ideal.
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http://help.sap.com/saphelp_nw2004s/helpdata/en/b5/1d733b73a8f706e10000000a11402f/frameset.htm
http://help.sap.com/saphelp_nw70/helpdata/en/0b/5ee7377a98c17fe10000009b38f842/frameset.htm
https://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/sdn/go/portal/prtroot/docs/media/uuid/224381ad-0701-0010-dcb5-d74236082bff
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