How to wrap different objects along a circular path

Did anyone ever manage to perfect this paricular issue? My own, albiet brief, experiments using a pattern brush left objects filled with hundreds more points than in the original objects. This looks like a very poor solution to this issue.

jaygoo,

When you wish to have undistorted objects distributed and you know the number, you may use the 1 step fake blend foe each set of objects, with some preparation to make things fit together:

1) First place the objects on a straight horizontal line as they would be on a straight path, with a copy of the first object as the last object;

2) With the centre Reference Point selected in the Transform palette use the X values of the first and last objects to establish the total width for the next steps;

3) Create the circle, copy it in front of itself and cut the copy where you want the centre of the first/last object and establish the total circumference (length) (you should be able to see it in the Document Info palette);

4) Adapt the size of the objects 1) or the circle 3) so that the width and the circumference become identical;

5) Object>Blend>Options>Specified steps, set the value to 1 and set Orientation to Align to Path;

6) Select all the objects and Object>Blend>Make, create a copy just in case (now you have some distorted shapes between the objects, but not for long);

7) Select the Blend from 6) and the circle from 3) and Object>Blend>Replace Spine;

8) Object>Blend>Expand and Ungroup, and delete the distorted shapes, and the copy of the first object (which is on top of it) if you wish;

9) Enjoy.

you could draw your cityscape on a straight plane and then make it into an art brush. (and then apply that to a circle. just make sure the ends match up).