A while ago i noticed a group of rectangles used as Pattern along a circular Path results in StarTrek like controller patterns (Picture

But now i am getting erratic results: a group of (upright, unrotated)rectangles, a circle, Pattern along Path (no offset) results in the rectangles "tangling" in the middle, instead of all meeting in the middle. As the rectangles were upright, i would expect the sides of the rectangles to come out as lying on the radius, thereby always crossing through the centre. but they do not. What could be the problem?



EDIT : I' sorry for the svg, either there is a small window giving view of a very "zoomed in" picture, or a huge window giving view of a "zoomed out" picture .. i can't control it

I'm not sure, but I don't think pattern along path will work well with objects. Try converting your rectangles to paths. If that still doesn't make a difference, it might be that the LPE needs more control points to work with, so add more nodes to the rectangles (Effects > Modify path > Add nodes...)