illustrator Question #456

[Papercuts]

If I have a shape and I want to repeat rotate it but not from the center of the shape, from outside it like this:





how can i make it so it rotates evenly and doesnt create a gap like this:

[RichieGoodtimes]

I draw a circle around what I want to rotate with the center of the circle being where I want the center to be, then group that and rotate...then delete the circles.

Get it?

[RichieGoodtimes]

And for that...360 divided by 5...so 72°. Choose rotate and copy.

[phoondaddy]

Then end.

[Papercuts]

Originally Posted by RichieGoodtimes

And for that...360 divided by 5...so 72°. Choose rotate and copy.

when trying it like this it always rotates the center of the object, is there a way to specify the center point this way?

[Papercuts]

Originally Posted by RichieGoodtimes

I draw a circle around what I want to rotate with the center of the circle being where I want the center to be, then group that and rotate...then delete the circles.

Get it?

yeah this makes sense, going to try it. thanks!

[the hipoisie]

It's probably not any easier that Richie's way, but...
If you hold option (not sure what it is on a PC) while you click where you want the rotation point to be, you'll get a dotted line next to your cross hair and the rotate dialog will pop up. Except now it won't reset your rotation point. Put in 72º and click copy. repeat.

[Papercuts]

Originally Posted by the hipoisie

It's probably not any easier that Richie's way, but...
If you hold option (not sure what it is on a PC) while you click where you want the rotation point to be, you'll get a dotted line next to your cross hair and the rotate dialog will pop up. Except now it won't reset your rotation point. Put in 72º and click copy. repeat.

perfect.

[Adrocket]

And don't forget control+d for duplicate transform, so you don't need to redo the rotation through the dialog.

[Tenebrini]

You are one clever sonofabitch!

Originally Posted by RichieGoodtimes

I draw a circle around what I want to rotate with the center of the circle being where I want the center to be, then group that and rotate...then delete the circles.

Get it?