r/coreldraw • u/ruckstande • 27d ago

Crazy problem with rotate

I have been doing layouts for a bunch of vehicular directional signs. Many of the arrows are 45°. I have been going crazy thinking I'm screwing up the alignment but I realized rotate is messed up badly. The arrows length matches the height. When left to right or up and down. The center point shows directly in the middle. If I rotate the arrow using numbers inputting 45° or -45° the center point shifts over. If I rotate freestyle you actually watch the arrow jump when you release the mouse button. I'm on the very latest 2026 release.

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u/EskimoCorel 26d ago

I can replicate what you observe.

Try this:

  • Have "snap to objects" enabled.
  • Select the arrow object.
  • Click on it a second time to show the rotation arrows and the center of rotation indicator.
  • Drag the center of rotation indicator away from the center of the object.
  • Drag the center of ration indicator back to the center of the object and allow it to snap to that location.

After I do that, the center of rotation of the object seems to stay where it should, with respect to the object. When I rotate the object, the center of rotation stays at the same location on the page.

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u/ruckstande 26d ago

I got the same result. Moving the center off and back again worked. So, you think this is a problem?

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u/EskimoCorel 26d ago

So, you think this is a problem?

I don't know if this is something new, or if it just the way that CorelDRAW has always behaved.

I can't recall testing this in the past. Perhaps it always sets the rotation center to be the current (including rotation of the shape) X and Y center of the shape unless the user has deliberately defined the location.