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How would I draw these lines

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October 9, 2020
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How would I draw multiple lines that fan out from same point?

Thank you,

Jana

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Correct answer Ton Frederiks

Select the line.

Press R to get the Rotate tool.

Alt click the end point of the line.

Rotate while holding the Alt key to make a copy.

Press Cmd D or Ctrl D to repeat.

Or Alt Click with the rotat tool on the endpoint to get the rotate dialog.

Fill in the angle and click Copy.

Repeat with Cmd D or Ctrl D

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SJRiegel

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I'd use Transform Effect.

One line wtih Effect > Distort and Transform > Transform applied with whatever settings work for you.

Kurt Gold

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Usually it is considered as some kind of curse, but if you are using the English version of Illustrator you could also take the Line tool, hold down the Tilde key and then click and freehand drag around to duplicate the lines en masse.

In other international Illustrator versions the modifier key may vary.

Ton Frederiks

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Select the line.

Press R to get the Rotate tool.

Alt click the end point of the line.

Rotate while holding the Alt key to make a copy.

Press Cmd D or Ctrl D to repeat.

Or Alt Click with the rotat tool on the endpoint to get the rotate dialog.

Fill in the angle and click Copy.

Repeat with Cmd D or Ctrl D

Jana AllinghamAuthor

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Thank you!!

Ton Frederiks

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Good to hear that worked.

As you have seen in this thread, there are many ways of doing this in Illustrator.

I would prefer the Transform Effect solution from SJRiegel, it is the most flexible because you can always change the number, length and angle of the lines.

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