Anchor Point (Origin)

The anchor point property determines the fixed reference point for which a layer's transformation should take place from.

It acts as the centre of transformation, so wherever it's moved to, all other transform properties for that layer such as scale, rotation and even position will be applied according to it.

Adjust anchor point via canvas and context menu:

• Right-click on your layer to open the context menu.

• Select move anchor point, and this will allow the anchor point to be editable.

• You can now drag the layer's anchor point directly on the canvas to any point on the layer or the canvas.

Adjust anchor point via property panel

• Select layer and open up the 'Advanced Transform' section

• Toggle the 'lock' icon on the Anchor point property to make it editable.

• You can now select a preset position for your anchor point in the property panel.

• Or for more precision, you can adjust its exact position along the x-axis or y-axis too.

Anchor point values and coordinates.

The anchor point defined by two axis, the x axis and the y axis. The coordinate at the centre of the your layer is 0,0 as its origin.

• On the x-axis, values to the right the centre-point is positive and to the left is negative.

• On the y-axis, downwards from the center are positive values and upwards from the center are negative values.