Arranger for XD

Documentation

Documentation pages for Arranger for Adobe XD.
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Honeycomb Layout 

1. General
  • Arrange any type of object: rectangles, ellipses, polygons or even text.
  • Objects need to be inside a group for Arranger to do its magic.
  • If they are not inside a group Arranger will create a group from the selected objects.
2. Columns
  • Set the maximum number of columns. Every other row will be shorter to achieve the honeycomb layout.
  • Lowest number of columns is 2. Zero and negative numbers are not possible.
3. Offset
  • Offset is the most important value to achieve honeycomb layouts.
  • x: you usually want this to be half the width of an item.
  • y: this works the same as „x“ but just for height.
    BUT: most of the time y needs to be negative to move up between the objects of the row above.
4. Layout
  • The first (default) option is symmetric layout. This is similiar to center a textfield. Rows are layout by their center.
  • The second option is asymmetric layouts. That means the rows are aligned on the left side.
5. Alternate Rows
  • By default each row starts with the long row. After that comes the short row and so on.
  • Here you can change that order and start with the short row.
6. Spacing
  • In „Grid“ this is called gutters. This defines the distance between object on x and y axis.
  • Important for hexagons: if you have hexagon objects you need to adjust spacing additionally to offset.
7. Random Order
  • With this option the order of objects will be randomized.
  • If you uncheck it then it will reset to your default order defined by layers.
  • Note: The new random order is just „virtual“. This real order in layers is not changed.