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Say you want to create a 'checkerboard' of hexagons...
given, say, a regular hexagon.
you Alt/Shift drag it to clone it vertically.
then Ctrl+D to repeat the op as many times as needed and you got yourself a column of evenly spaced hexagons.
now you want a second column...and of course, you need the spacing between hexagons to be the same horizontally as it is vertically - in the screengrab below, smart guides show the vertical alignment is good, but they don't tell you anything about the horizontal alignment. Can one get smart guides to show that, or is it the case smart guides don't go this far?
Is there an alternative way to do it? possibly pattern making? I haven't tried this yet.
Many thanks
I wouldn't clone it manually. I'd use the Transform Effect instead.
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hi, you are doing it errm wrong.. you must use transform effect. UI is relatively easy to follow
(you will prob have to do 2 transform effects)
/G
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I wouldn't clone it manually. I'd use the Transform Effect instead.
This solution is based on the approach you were taking when asking the question. Another approach would be to create a pattern swatch.
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I would use the plugin ColliderScribe:
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...smart guides show the vertical alignment is good, but they don't tell you anything about the horizontal alignment. Can one get smart guides to show that...
To answer this part of your question: Yes, Smart Guides can display more than one construction guide at a time.
Example using version CS6. Construction Guides are set to 30° angles.
It's documented in the Help files.
JET
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In case you want to go the pattern route:
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I agree with Kurt, Patterns are a great way to go. It's easy to create, easy to change and totally repeatable.
Here's a video tutorial about creating Patterns that should help: http://www.jeffwitchel.net/2012/07/create-simply-amazing-patterns/