How to align constraint for multiple objects

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I watched a video on constraints and am playing around with it. I have multiple objects, three circles and three arcs in tangency however the objects are not horizontal to the X axis and I was wondering how I can select them all and make them tangent to X or make them horizontal.
I explained it in this loom video: Loom | Free Screen & Video Recording Software | Loom

Thank you

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Hello Sir,
I watched your video. When i tried, I also could not make the entire shape structure snap the way you want. I assume it is because the all the arcs are not horizontal and vertical at the same time. So, I experimented with a basic triangle and found a solution.
Just make your shapes, and then add a single line between the bottom points. Make sure nothing is locked, and then click the single line and apply horizontal/vertical and the shape will comply. The effect will swing the top into vertical.

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If you do not want the top to move, you can control that by locking the top position only, then when you click h/v, the bottom will swing instead. Either way gives you precise control.
When you are finished, delete the line.
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Regards,
Tony

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Thanks for investigating. I made this follow-up video. It kind of works but it’s still not pivoting the top circle

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@TigerMike
Mike, can you help with this?
Tony

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Here’s how I would do it. First thing is to unlock any constraints that may be there. If you want to simply make it horizontal to the X axis then skip the first Translate step.

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Thank you guys. It’s the small details that make a huge difference in the design process so this helps a ton. Really appreciate it