Guides

The Make Guide command enables the placement of guidelines which can be used to visually align objects in the drawing. VectorWorks permits guides of any shape and size. In addition to providing visual clues, guides work with VectorWorks’ SmartCursor and the settings on the Constraints palette to ensure precise alignments. Guide objects are locked into a class called “Guides” and are colored light purple. Guides are printed unless the Hide Guides command is selected, or the Delete All Guides command has permanently removed them.

To create a guide:

1.	Create the object to become a guide.

2.	Select the object.

3.	Select Modify > Guides > Make Guide.

The object changes into a guide.

On the Guides command sub-menu, the following options can be selected.

 

Option	Description
Make Guides	The object becomes a guide
Select Guides	Selects all the guides in a drawing
Show Guides	Displays guides which were hidden
Hide Guides	Temporarily hides the guides in the drawing
Delete all Guides	Permanently removes all guides and the objects used to create them

You can snap objects to the guide(s) closest to it by using the Snap to Object constraint on the Constraints palette. The distance at which the objects snap to the guides is determined by the Snap Radius setting in the VectorWorks preferences. See Setting VectorWorks Preferences for details on setting the snap radius setting.

To delete a single guide, highlight it and then select Modify > Unlock. The guide is now editable. Select Edit > Clear to remove it from the drawing. A guide can also be unlocked in order to move it to a new location. Select Modify > Lock to lock the guide into place once it is relocated.