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October 11, 2021
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I want rotation around a point but without rotation at individual origins.

I hope you got my question.

How to

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Correct answer Kurt Gold

There are a couple of other ways, for example:

Select one unrotated smiley, make a Scatter brush out of it and set its rotation relative to the artboard (see Scatter brush options dialog). Then create a single anchor point, apply the brush and (copy) rotate it with the Rotate tool.

Another way is to select one unrotated smiley, create a symbol and (copy) rotate the symbol instance with the Rotate tool. Then select all symbol instances and choose the "Reset Transformation" command in the Symbols palette menu.

Another way is to use envelopes, rotate them as desired and then release them with the "Release" command in the Envelope Distort submenu.

Kurt Gold

Community Expert

Well, Jacob, at least over here there was a short and chary show with snowflakes that looked more like dust particles.

Impossible to make even the smallest snowman I can imagine.

Jacob Bugge

Community Expert

At least it tried, Kurt, unlike here.

tromboniator

Community Expert

Nothing here, either. Not even at my daughter's house on the ridge. We've seen some across the bay, but at a much higher elevation.

Kurt Gold

Community Expert

Yes, it may live, Jacob.

I always wondered why there are no straightforward options to do this kind of rotation.

Even the more recently introduced Repeat feature does not provide it, although it would certainly be useful.

By the way, tomorrow the white stuff will probably be there here for the first time in those early autumn days. Time to make a little-bitty snowman.

Jacob Bugge

Community Expert

If you are that lucky, Kurt, I hope you will post that little-bitty one to show It is here; as the earliest ever.

tromboniator

Community Expert

It may be here tomorrow.

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radon5DF0Author

Participating Frequently

I have to do like this? Is there any alternate method?

Please have a look at this video.

tromboniator

Community Expert

Use Kurt's Symbol method: make a symbol of the original number, rotate & copy with Rotate tool, select all symbols, Reset Transformation from Symbols panel flyout menu, then Break Link in Control panel, Properties panel, or Symbols flyout menu.

Peter

Kurt Gold

Correct answer

Community Expert

There are a couple of other ways, for example:

Select one unrotated smiley, make a Scatter brush out of it and set its rotation relative to the artboard (see Scatter brush options dialog). Then create a single anchor point, apply the brush and (copy) rotate it with the Rotate tool.

Another way is to select one unrotated smiley, create a symbol and (copy) rotate the symbol instance with the Rotate tool. Then select all symbol instances and choose the "Reset Transformation" command in the Symbols palette menu.

Another way is to use envelopes, rotate them as desired and then release them with the "Release" command in the Envelope Distort submenu.

Jacob Bugge

Community Expert

Kurt,

The smiley Rotation thread lives.

Jacob Bugge

Community Expert

radon,

You can (also) use a Blend between the original smiley and a copy to the right, with one Step less than the smiley number and Align to Page in the Options, then Replace Spine with a circle cut at the top.

Ton Frederiks

Community Expert

Object > Transform > Transform Each...

Met1

Legend

Ton, are you saying this is a one step transform i.e. you transform each about a specific point (cos I don't know how to do that), or it's a two step process, rotate about point, and then individually rotate to "straighten'?

Ton Frederiks

Community Expert

Met1, I probably misunderstood the question and Jacob gave the right answer.

Monika Gause

Community Expert

Does Object > Transform > Transform Each solve it?

Make sure that the elements are not grouped.

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