How to move object by a specific distance in Inkscape

Question

I draw a circle of 150px diameter in Inkscape，Now I want to move this circle, for example, upward exactly 45px. How to do it in Inkscape?

Answer 1

Select the object, and then open the Object→Transfrom dialog, and select the Move tab.

There you have options for moving horizontally or vertically, in several units.

Documentation here.

Answer 2

Just modify the Y value in the toolbar, adding 45 to move the element up.

If you don't want to calculate, you can even add + 45 px, inkscape will do the math for you.

Answer 3

For example:

• Mark the object.
• Open the XML-Editor.
• Select cy
• reduce the value by 45
• Hit the Button "Set" or how it is called in your language.

(assuming your settings are in px).