Rotation

[radon5DF0]

 

I want rotation around a point  but without rotation at individual origins.

I hope you got my question.

[Monika Gause]

Does Object > Transform > Transform Each solve it?

Make sure that the elements are not grouped.

[Ton Frederiks]

Object > Transform > Transform Each...

[Met1]

Ton, are you saying this is a one step transform i.e. you transform each about a specific point (cos I don't know how to do that), or it's a two step process, rotate about point, and then individually rotate to "straighten'?

[Ton Frederiks]

Met1, I probably misunderstood the question and Jacob gave the right answer.

[Jacob Bugge]

radon,

You can (also) use a Blend between the original smiley and a copy to the right, with one Step less than the smiley number and Align to Page in the Options, then Replace Spine with a circle cut at the top.

[Kurt Gold · Accepted solution]

There are a couple of other ways, for example:

Select one unrotated smiley, make a Scatter brush out of it and set its rotation relative to the artboard (see Scatter brush options dialog). Then create a single anchor point, apply the brush and (copy) rotate it with the Rotate tool.

Another way is to select one unrotated smiley, create a symbol and (copy) rotate the symbol instance with the Rotate tool. Then select all symbol instances and choose the "Reset Transformation" command in the Symbols palette menu.

Another way is to use envelopes, rotate them as desired and then release them with the "Release" command in the Envelope Distort submenu.

[Jacob Bugge]

Kurt,

The smiley Rotation thread lives.

[radon5DF0]

I found @Kurt Gold  symbol method best and easy.

Thanks for your time and I really appreciate your answer. 

Good Job @Ton Frederiks, @Jacob Bugge , @tromboniator 

[radon5DF0]

I have to do like this? Is there any alternate method?

Please have a look at this video.

[tromboniator]

Use Kurt's Symbol method: make a symbol of the original number, rotate & copy with Rotate tool, select all symbols, Reset Transformation from Symbols panel flyout menu, then Break Link in Control panel, Properties panel, or Symbols flyout menu.

Peter

[Kurt Gold]

Yes, it may live, Jacob.

I always wondered why there are no straightforward options to do this kind of rotation.

Even the more recently introduced Repeat feature does not provide it, although it would certainly be useful.

By the way, tomorrow the white stuff will probably be there here for the first time in those early autumn days. Time to make a little-bitty snowman.

[Jacob Bugge]

If you are that lucky, Kurt, I hope you will post that little-bitty one to show It is here; as the earliest ever.

[tromboniator]

It may be here tomorrow.

[Jacob Bugge]

Peter, Kurt,

No show?

[Kurt Gold]

Well, Jacob, at least over here there was a short and chary show with snowflakes that looked more like dust particles.

Impossible to make even the smallest snowman I can imagine.

[Jacob Bugge]

At least it tried, Kurt, unlike here.

[tromboniator]

Nothing here, either. Not even at my daughter's house on the ridge. We've seen some across the bay, but at a much higher elevation.