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Title: Change Insertion Point of an Image
Post by: M-dub on December 22, 2011, 08:51:04 AM
I have a user who wants the insertion point of an image to be the Top-Centre of the image.  I'd never heard of such a request.  For a block, it's easy.  For an image, I just told him to turn the frame on and move it using the midpoint of the top frame to its destination... meh...
Just thought I'd ask.
Title: Re: Change Insertion Point of an Image
Post by: Rob... on December 22, 2011, 09:06:16 AM
Make a block out of it.
Title: Re: Change Insertion Point of an Image
Post by: M-dub on December 22, 2011, 09:11:50 AM
Make a block out of it.

:-D

That's what I told him.

He was hoping that there was a default setting that you could change from bottom-left to top-centre.
Title: Re: Change Insertion Point of an Image
Post by: mjfarrell on December 22, 2011, 10:10:29 AM
What you should have told him:

Command: move
1 found

Specify base point or [Displacement] <Displacement>:   _m2p First point of mid:
  _int of Second point of mid: _int of
Specify second point or <use first point as displacement>:

The _Intersections being selected in the command sequence above are the corners of the image in question.


Then have a nice day!
Title: Re: Change Insertion Point of an Image
Post by: alanjt on December 22, 2011, 10:13:44 AM
Snap to the midpoint of the top of the image.
Title: Re: Change Insertion Point of an Image
Post by: M-dub on December 22, 2011, 10:39:32 AM
What you should have told him:

Command: move
1 found

Specify base point or [Displacement] <Displacement>:   _m2p First point of mid:
  _int of Second point of mid: _int of
Specify second point or <use first point as displacement>:

The _Intersections being selected in the command sequence above are the corners of the image in question.


Then have a nice day!

I told him an even easier way. :)

turn the frame on (IFRAME) and move it using the midpoint of the top frame to its destination...
Title: Re: Change Insertion Point of an Image
Post by: mjfarrell on December 22, 2011, 10:57:09 AM
the actual 'lesson' therein is that one may use parts of the Image Frame to locate the image using normal object snap modes
Title: Re: Change Insertion Point of an Image
Post by: alanjt on December 22, 2011, 11:01:16 AM
Just leave the imageframe variable set at 2.
Title: Re: Change Insertion Point of an Image
Post by: Matt__W on December 22, 2011, 11:02:13 AM
Just leave the imageframe variable set at 2.
+1
Title: Re: Change Insertion Point of an Image
Post by: Matt__W on December 22, 2011, 11:03:48 AM
Make a block out of it.
Make a dynamic block out of it with MULTIPLE insertion points.


For when he changes his mind later on.  :)
Title: Re: Change Insertion Point of an Image
Post by: alanjt on December 22, 2011, 11:07:01 AM
Make a block out of it.
Make a dynamic block out of it with MULTIPLE insertion points.


For when he changes his mind later on.  :)
:-D
Title: Re: Change Insertion Point of an Image
Post by: mjfarrell on December 22, 2011, 11:08:52 AM
there is no need to make a block out of it from where I'm typing
Title: Re: Change Insertion Point of an Image
Post by: M-dub on December 22, 2011, 11:09:11 AM
Just leave the imageframe variable set at 2.
+1
+1more

Make a block out of it.
Make a dynamic block out of it with MULTIPLE insertion points.


For when he changes his mind later on.  :)

He wasn't talking about one specific image... just ... any image.
Title: Re: Change Insertion Point of an Image
Post by: alanjt on December 22, 2011, 11:15:35 AM
I think you'd be better off slapping him across the back of the head and showing him all the options OSnaps offers.
Title: Re: Change Insertion Point of an Image
Post by: M-dub on December 22, 2011, 11:17:21 AM
I think you'd be better off slapping him across the back of the head and showing him all the options OSnaps offers.

Pretty much...
Title: Re: Change Insertion Point of an Image
Post by: mjfarrell on December 22, 2011, 11:39:28 AM
I think you'd be better off slapping him across the back of the head and showing him all the options OSnaps offers.

I think this is exactly what I said; in a rare moment of being kinder and gentler.

the actual 'lesson' therein is that one may use parts of the Image Frame to locate the image using normal object snap modes