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Auto-placement

  • Last UpdatedNov 12, 2025
  • 1 minute read

Auto-placement uses the PATH, DISTANCE and ALIGNMENT commands, which have the following meanings:

PATH

The direction in which the next gadget origin will be placed relative to the previous gadget.

DISTANCE

The distance increment between gadgets along the current path.

ALIGNMENT

Specifies how the next gadget aligns to the previous one for the current path.

Relative placement means specifying the new gadget position by reference to the extremities of a previously defined gadget.

It is also possible to position gadgets using explicit form coordinates, but this is rarely necessary. Refer to Absolute Gadget Positioning.

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