Need Help Placed PDF Does not center on artboard

Does it happen when you change the Align property to "Align with Artboard"?

 

Wow, that sounds bugged. Nuke it and reinstall would probably be my next step. I can typically get a fresh install within an hour while I'm working on other stuff, but I'd understand if it wasn't an option. Hopefully someone else has an idea. I'm pretty sure I've seen that problem before, but I can't think of what caused it.

 

Is there a clipping mask being used in the file? Is there a text box being used?

 

That’s what I say. Something invisible or something in the PDF. Maybe converted to pdf and there’s a blank box or something in there.

 

It is a clipping mask because that's what his control bar shows, so there's definitely clipping mask around. That shouldn't cause it to keep jumping to the right every time he clicked to align.

It didn't change anything for me but you could possibly adjust this setting back to center.

 

Can you post the pdf so we can try?

 

This is one of the longest running and most annoying bugs in Illustrator. I've experienced it for years, on many computers.

I've never determined the exact cause, but it seems to always be an issue with complex objects that have clipping masks, and a few times I've thought there might be a connection with hidden guides inside the object.

The solution I've found that usually works is to ungroup the object and/or release the clipping mask, then re-group or reapply the mask. Takes 2 seconds if you know your keyboard shortcuts (Ctrl+G/Ctrl+Shift+G and Ctrl+7/Ctrl+Alt+7).

 

That’s what I do. I ungroup, delete the mask, then group again. That’s why I asked if they could supply the pdf and I’d try that to see if it worked, but they never did.