Anchors

Anchors have a specific location (x/y) and are identified via a name. They are used usually as a reference point for components.

Add anchor

  1. right click where you want to add an anchor
  2. select add anchor
  3. enter name
    • optinal: modify x and/or y
  4. click add

Edit anchor

  1. double click the anchor
  2. edit name, x or y value
  3. click edit

Delete anchor

  1. select one or more anchors
  2. delete via keyboard or right click context-menu delete selection

Show/hide anchor names

  1. go to Glyph editor appearance
  2. click Anchor names

Show/hide anchor coordinates

  1. go to Glyph editor appearance
  2. click Coordinates
  3. select anchor(s)

Actions

Action Description
right click + add anchor adds an anchor
right click + add anchor (multi-source-editing) adds an anchor to all sources, relative to the advance width
double click an anchor edit anchor
double click anchor (multi-source-editing) edit anchor in all sources, for example change anchor name in entire glyph

Anchors introduction

Position Anchors (multi source editing)

with the help of Align and distribute objects