Moving an object without grabbing it by the anchor

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Sometimes I need to align precisely an object with others (visually) and this becomes complicated when the object is big (like the template shape of the pcb, or a long line), is there a way to grab an object not by the anchor but from a random part of it, or even better, from any point of the screen where the cursor is?

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Maybe, depends on what KiCad version and canvas you are using.

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usually I prefer OpenGL, but is necessary I can change it :slight_smile:
version is:
Application: kicad
Version: (2017-12-30 revision 87b1e2e)-master, release build
Libraries: wxWidgets 3.0.2
libcurl/7.47.0 GnuTLS/3.4.10 zlib/1.2.8 libidn/1.32 librtmp/2.3
Platform: Linux 4.13.0-26-generic x86_64, 64 bit, Little endian, wxGTK

  • Build Info -
    wxWidgets: 3.0.2 (wchar_t,wx containers,compatible with 2.8)
    Boost: 1.58.0
    Curl: 7.47.0
    KiCad - Compiler: GCC 5.4.0 with C++ ABI 1009
    Settings: USE_WX_GRAPHICS_CONTEXT=OFF
    USE_WX_OVERLAY=OFF
    KICAD_SCRIPTING=ON
    KICAD_SCRIPTING_MODULES=ON
    KICAD_SCRIPTING_WXPYTHON=ON
    KICAD_SCRIPTING_ACTION_MENU=OFF
    BUILD_GITHUB_PLUGIN=ON
    KICAD_USE_OCE=OFF
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Iā€™m seeing now, when is a line and in Legacy I can grab it from the current place of the cursor, but when is a footprint the cursor jumps to the anchor.

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