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loin1210
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Need help with this

Postby loin1210 » Wed Sep 14, 2016 11:12 pm

Is there anyway i can create such drawing using any tools or extension? Please help asap
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Moini
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Re: Need help with this

Postby Moini » Wed Sep 14, 2016 11:29 pm

You could use the Polar Coordinates arranging. Make a big circle, make 8 smaller circles, select everything (make sure to select the big circle first or last), then select the correct options in the dialog (Object -> Arrange, 2nd tab).
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loin1210
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Re: Need help with this

Postby loin1210 » Wed Sep 14, 2016 11:43 pm

Moini wrote:You could use the Polar Coordinates arranging. Make a big circle, make 8 smaller circles, select everything (make sure to select the big circle first or last), then select the correct options in the dialog (Object -> Arrange, 2nd tab).

I dont really know how to use the polar coordinates arranging...

Moini
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Re: Need help with this

Postby Moini » Thu Sep 15, 2016 12:01 am

This will help:

Hold down Shift while clicking on the circles to add them to the selection. You can make the smaller circles larger to get overlapping.

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Lazur
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Re: Need help with this

Postby Lazur » Thu Sep 15, 2016 12:02 am

  1. draw circle
  2. duplicate (Ctrl+D)
  3. move it to the right (Ctrl+mouse drag)
  4. select both (Ctrl+A)
  5. combine (Ctrl+K)
  6. duplicate path
  7. rotate duplicant 90°
  8. select all
  9. combine
  10. duplicate object
  11. rotate duplicant 45° (Ctrl+dragging handle)
  12. select all
  13. combine
  14. draw another circle
  15. select all
  16. center align the two objects (Ctrl+Shift+A)
  17. combine objects together

loin1210
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Re: Need help with this

Postby loin1210 » Thu Sep 15, 2016 12:10 am

Moini wrote:This will help:

Hold down Shift while clicking on the circles to add them to the selection. You can make the smaller circles larger to get overlapping.

Bildschirmfoto_2016-09-14_15-59-18.png

Thanks mate it works!


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