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Dock

Align selected objects to one edge of the selection bounds, with optional padding.

The Dock dialog moves objects within a selection so they all touch one edge of the selection's bounding box. It is faster than aligning manually when you have many objects to push together.

When it opens

Menu: Arrange → Dock, with two or more objects selected.

Fields

FieldTypeNotes
Move as GrouptoggleMove all selected objects together rather than docking each individually.
Lock Inner ObjectstoggleKeep nested / child objects in their relative positions.
Paddingmm (number, min 0, step 0.5)Optional gap between docked edges.

Buttons

The 2×2 button grid is the action, each button immediately docks the selection in that direction:

  • Dock Left: push all selected to the leftmost edge.
  • Dock Right
  • Dock Up
  • Dock Down

Footer: Close.

Notes

  • No explicit Apply or Cancel, the dock direction buttons run the operation immediately. Close just dismisses the dialog.
  • Settings persist across uses, so the next time you open the dialog the toggles and padding remember what you last used.

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