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elinh82652432
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November 21, 2016
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Normal circle form and pie chart take different size

  • November 21, 2016
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Hi,

I´m trying to create a piechart a certain size (60mm in diameter). What I've noticed is that if I choose the piechart tool, click on my artboard and insert the size value 60mmx60mm it will generate a piechart that is not the same size as a normal circle form created with the same method. Does anyone know why, and how I could work around this? Attached image is of a circle form to the left and a piechart to the right, both have the same size values.

Thanks!
/Elin

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    Correct answer Monika Gause

    This happens and there's no way around it.

    3 replies

    Cactus Cowboy
    Cactus Cowboy
    Inspiring
    November 21, 2016

    Those charts are way off.

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    elinh82652432Author
    Participant
    November 29, 2016

    I just took a screenshot of the image I created, they weren't to scale in the image I posted, it was just to illustrate my problem, i.e. the chart was smaller than the circle even though they had been assigned the same value.

    /Elin

    Monika Gause
    Community Expert
    Monika GauseCommunity Expert
    Community Expert
    September 3, 2021

    How do you "drag out"? I can't change the dimensions unless I ungroup the graph. Even with the legend, it's still not the dimension I enter. When I create a pie chart of size Width and Height, what do these figures correspond to, according to what Adobe intends?

    According to the Adobe manual, I believe W and H should be those of the pie itself, as we users, expect:

    "To define the dimensions of the graph, do one of the following:

    -Drag diagonally from the corner where you want the graph to begin to the opposite corner. Alt‑drag (Windows) or Option‑drag (macOS) to draw the graph from its center. Hold down Shift to constrain the graph to a square.

    -Click where you want to create the graph. Enter a width and height for the graph, and click OK.

    Note: The dimensions you define are for the main body of the graph and do not encompass the graph’s labels and legend."


    You click and drag with the tool to make a box.

     

    Considering the history of the chart functionality I think it doesn't make a lot of sense to discuss in which way it doesn't work as expected. Personally I celebrate the fact that it's still there and somehow works. And that I know how to work around a lot of its issues.

     

    But if you wish to complain I would suggest to post on http://illustrator.uservoice.com

    Doug A Roberts
    Community Expert
    Doug A RobertsCommunity Expert
    Community Expert
    November 21, 2016

    as far as i can tell, charts just kinda suck and no one really knows why. so scaling it to match is the only workaround :/

    Michael Riordan
    Michael Riordan
    Inspiring
    November 21, 2016

    Hi Elin

    You can scale a chart without losing any of the chart functions. If you dragged out the chart to be 60mm but it drew itself too small, you can match the 60mm size you need by scaling the chart up 115%. Simply select your chart, double click the scale tool in the tool panel, check “uniform, and enter 115%.

    Hope that helps

    Michael Riordan

    Owner/Adobe Certified Instructor

    Digital DesignLab

    Oak Park, IL

    http://www.learnadobesoftware.com

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