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Is it possible to move an entire PCB design in the workspace?

In one of my early/still learning CS designs I managed to position the board shape at the absolute origin (0,0) instead of centered in the workspace. (and before I realized why this was bad)

I now need to put things to the left/below (0,0). Is there a way to move the relative origin of everything in the design? I say 'everything' because I locked some components to avoid selecting them, as well as there are quite a few guide lines, outlines and other odds and ends that didn't move when using a "Select All" followed by a "Move selection X,Y" sequence.

I can fix all of that up by hand but I was hoping there was some better way to fix my mistake.

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jimku over 7 years ago

Have you tried to un-protect locked objects before using a "Select All" followed by a "Move selection X,Y" sequence?
Go to System - Preferences - PCB Editor - General, then under Editing Options, remove the check mark on "Protect Locked Objects" then "Select All" followed by a "Move selection X,Y". When finished moving go back and then select the check box to "Protect Locked Objects".
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jimku over 7 years ago

Have you tried to un-protect locked objects before using a "Select All" followed by a "Move selection X,Y" sequence?
Go to System - Preferences - PCB Editor - General, then under Editing Options, remove the check mark on "Protect Locked Objects" then "Select All" followed by a "Move selection X,Y". When finished moving go back and then select the check box to "Protect Locked Objects".
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lamabrew over 7 years ago in reply to jimku

Hi Jim,

thanks - that was much better than hunting down all the locked objects one by one. I did have to edit the guides one by one but as I shifted by 100,100 that was easy math.
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d.rein over 7 years ago in reply to lamabrew

This seems to move the layer content, but not the board outline itself. What am I doing wrong?
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e14softwareuk over 7 years ago in reply to d.rein

You should be able to move the board shape using Home | Board Shape > Move Board Shape.
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mars01 over 7 years ago in reply to d.rein

To move Board Shape:
Ribbon Menu -> Home -> Board Shape -> Move Board Shape
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d.rein over 7 years ago in reply to e14softwareuk

Ok, understood. You have to set a large grid (e.g. 50 mm) and then move board and layer content in two steps to keep them aligned. Then you have to move the board orgin in a third step (if you want to keep component coordinates). Not intuitive, but it works.
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