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Simon28169143ls6l
Inspiring
October 6, 2023
Question

Arrange 300+ images in a circle

  • October 6, 2023
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I have more than 300 logos that I want to place into an indesign document and arrange into a circle - or perhaps another shape, but idelly not just a rectangle. Is there a plugin or script or tool that will let me do that? See image for example (this image does not have the correct logos so I need to do something similar from scratch).

 

I know of the gridify tool but it will only let me place the images in a recangular grid as far as I know. Any advice?

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Robert at ID-Tasker
Robert at ID-Tasker
Legend
October 6, 2023

Easy, you just need to load your logos as InLine graphics inside a TextFrame - there are a lot of scripts that can change a file name in the text into a linked graphics. 

 

Getting list of files from a folder shouldn't be a big deal. 

 

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Simon28169143ls6lAuthor
Inspiring
October 9, 2023

Thanks for the tip. But how would loading the images into a TextFrame solve this? Are you suggesting making the text frame in the shape I want and then flow the images as inline graphics? Maybe it will work but it will give me less control to adjust details.

Robert at ID-Tasker
Robert at ID-Tasker
Legend
October 9, 2023

Yes, TextFrame in the shape of a donut. 

 

What kind of adjustment do you need? Better fitment? You can convert them from InLine to Anchored and then move them around. 

 

Barb Binder
Community Expert
Barb BinderCommunity Expert
Community Expert
October 6, 2023

Hi @Simon28169143ls6l:

 

No. Scripting is magical and greatly extends the InDesign feature set, but I think it will take a human to arrange the logos so that they visually fill out the circle.

 

~Barb 

~Barb at Rocky Mountain Training
James Gifford—NitroPress
James Gifford—NitroPress
Legend
October 6, 2023

Another year or two and it will be an offhand request to an AI. 😛

    Randy Hagan
    Community Expert
    Randy HaganCommunity Expert
    Community Expert
    October 6, 2023

    Boo! And ruefully true ...

    James Gifford—NitroPress
    James Gifford—NitroPress
    Legend
    October 6, 2023

    It's possible one of the script wizards here could come up with something, but truth is... at some point, very niche, specialized needs are in the province of making the best use of ID's tools for layout and alignment, and mostly on a manual basis.

     

    Not everything can be automated, not with a proportional amount of work to achieve the automation.

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