# How to only add y value and ignore x value

**URL:** <https://forums.synfig.org/t/how-to-only-add-y-value-and-ignore-x-value/15163>\
**Category:** Support\
**Tags:** converter\
**Created:** [June 23, 2024, 11:44am UTC](https://forums.synfig.org/t/how-to-only-add-y-value-and-ignore-x-value/15163 "2024-06-23T11:44:51Z")\
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**Author:** ![Elilidot](https://forums.synfig.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/e/53a042/32.png) [@Elilidot](https://forums.synfig.org/u/Elilidot)\
**Post date:** [June 23, 2024, 11:44am UTC](https://forums.synfig.org/t/how-to-only-add-y-value-and-ignore-x-value/15163/1 "2024-06-23T11:44:51Z")

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Let’s say I have two circles. I want circle B to change its Y value when circle A moves up and down, but I don’t want circle B to change its X value as circle A moves sideways. Is there a way to do that?

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**Author:** ![rodolforg](https://forums.synfig.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/c68b51/32.png) [@rodolforg](https://forums.synfig.org/u/rodolforg)\
**Post date:** [June 23, 2024, 12:26pm UTC](https://forums.synfig.org/t/how-to-only-add-y-value-and-ignore-x-value/15163/2 "2024-06-23T12:26:42Z")

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Are the circles’ Origin linked?

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**Author:** ![BobSynfig](https://forums.synfig.org/user_avatar/forums.synfig.org/bobsynfig/32/175_2.png) [@BobSynfig](https://forums.synfig.org/u/BobSynfig)\
**Post date:** [June 23, 2024, 2:00pm UTC](https://forums.synfig.org/t/how-to-only-add-y-value-and-ignore-x-value/15163/3 "2024-06-23T14:00:45Z")

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See here:

[![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/g5L6uCNYf5A/maxresdefault.jpg "Synfig - Link only Y axis") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g5L6uCNYf5A)

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