Using brushes - how to overlap the patterns

[stefanogismondi]

Need an help! Trying to use Brushes tool to do electrical wires. But what I obtain is what above, and what i need is what is below.

See below what I found on the web i cannot replicate (don't know why!) Please help me!!

Thank you to all for your patience!!

[federico platon · Accepted solution]

[stefanogismondi]

Thank you for your help, this is what I got, but is not as a real corrugated pipe. Tiles should rotate accordin path. 

[Doug A Roberts · Accepted solution]

Do you see the 'Rotation relative to' option in the scatter brush window? Change it to 'Path'

[federico platon · Accepted solution]

And using  Pattern Brush like the example posted, see the attached figures: 

First is for the line and second is for the end, you can adjust the width of each ring to better match the example.

The key to this pattern brush is placing a rectangle BEHIND each figure, with no fill and NO stroke, tghis will act as a Tile. Adjust as shown its width from the left, you will get different results. 

[stefanogismondi]

Thank you Sir. Now I have understand!!

[Doug A Roberts]

Place a no stroke/fill rectangle behind your pattern swatch to define where you want it the overlaps to start and end:

[stefanogismondi]

Thank you for your help, would like to end with a different view see below, seems like is possible only using pattern brushes

[Doug A Roberts]

Create your end object, then hold alt as you drag it to this spot in the pattern brush:

You should probably also read through the documentation on brushes:

https://helpx.adobe.com/uk/illustrator/using/brushes.html