Diagram alignment helper lines

[Geert Bellekens]

At the very start of v14 I was excited to see new red helper lines when placing elements on a diagram.

Now for some reason I don't see them anymore . Does anyone know how to turn them back on?

I'm on v14.0.1422

Thanks

Geert

[Paolo F Cantoni]

In my b1426 they are pretty blue...

Don't know how to turn them on/off - but I'd better find out (via this topic) as I'm sure I'll have one of my users ask to switch them off.

Paolo

[KP]

Go to ribbon > Layout > Alignment and it's on the pull-down of the bottom right icon - Show smart placement guides.

[Geert Bellekens]

Yes, they are blue, I somehow remembered them being red.

Thanks KP, that worked. I would have never found that option by myself.

Geert

[Paolo F Cantoni]

Yes, they are blue, I somehow remembered them being red.

Thanks KP, that worked. I would have never found that option by myself.

Geert

Me neither!

[Sunshine]

Yes, they are blue, I somehow remembered them being red.

Thanks KP, that worked. I would have never found that option by myself.

Geert

Me neither!

Me neither

[AliBeadle]

Go to ribbon > Layout > Alignment and it's on the pull-down of the bottom right icon - Show smart placement guides.

Had this problem too: I would just add that 'Show Smart Placement Guides' will be greyed-out unless 'Smart Placement' (under the same menu) is selected first.

[flexjoly]

After some years I am trying EA again. Last month I tried VP (vis.paradigm).
Although I think EA is much better dan VP, the aligning is far less. Indeed the helper-line is not always shown. And it is not aligning every element on everything.
For example I like an action pin to center with the action.... no smart placement for this....

Also you need to click ctrl-q to get an extra point in a connector.... In VP just click , hold and move the connector. Straigten the connector or Double click on a connection-point and it will disappear. >> Update: just found out: it can be done with ctrl-click also 

Some other nice features simular to this, that VP has: grouping elements and a magnetic-sweeper (which shortens the distance between elements)

I hope EA will make the aligning and layout helpers better!

Greetz, flexJoly

[skiwi]

Read about it
https://sparxsystems.com/enterprise_architect_user_guide/15.0/user_interface/using_the_alignment_panel.html


Interestingly the "show smart placement guides" option is ticked but greyed out for me, and no placement guides show when I manipulate elements (EA 1427)