Scale the space between objects
The ability to move objects in uniform space, similar to how the bounding box works when you select multiple objects and then scale them larger or smaller, if there was way that when you scaled the bounding box bigger the objects maintained their current size but moved farther from each other.
I notice there are times when I have objects on the page and I need to move them apart uniformly based on spacing or move them closer to each other.
Anonymous
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There are two scripts you can use to workaround this:
https://sysys.blog.shinobi.jp/Entry/96/
https://sysys.blog.shinobi.jp/Entry/132/
Both are free, both are for Illustrator (don’t trust the type one has). Don't be afraid of the Japanese, they are both translated into English.
There are minor flaws (they always 'use preview bounds', which makes it less useful for stroked objects), but they can help you in many cases. -
Thomas Hale
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This has become a feature ingrained in my muscle memory from using Adobe XD. I like that when I am trying to sanity check and see that I am indeed pixel perfect, I can hit "Alt" and see the amount of space between shapes/items.
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InDesign has this, and I really would like to have this in AI also:
http://dualpixel.com.br/labs/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/live-distribute2.gif
