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How to wrap different objects along a circular path

Community Beginner ,
Nov 05, 2014 Nov 05, 2014

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I've searched for this method but can't seem to figure out how to wrap different objects along a circular path. Many tutorials simply show patterns or the same object being rotated but I wanted to produce a city landscape such as the one shown below. Any tips or tricks to get started is greatly appreciated. Thanks!

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Community Expert , Nov 05, 2014 Nov 05, 2014

pattern brush might work better. your mileage may vary

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Nov 05, 2014 Nov 05, 2014

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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).

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pattern brush might work better. your mileage may vary

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doug,

Thanks for the advice. Yeah, pattern brush works better and I still need to tweak it so that it wraps around perfectly. Here's what I came up with.

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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.

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Community Beginner ,
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Jacob,

I tried to follow your method but I cant get it to work from Step 5-8. Not sure what I'm doing wrong but here is what happened...

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obviously im doing something wrong. thanks anyways for your help. greaty appreciate it.

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Nov 06, 2014 Nov 06, 2014

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jaygo,

Did you set Orientation to Align to Path in 5), and what does the Blend look like in 6)?

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Nov 08, 2014 Nov 08, 2014

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Yeah I did set the orientation to align. The Blend looks like the last image I posted.

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Nov 08, 2014 Nov 08, 2014

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If you want to do this with a blend you would have to do it with each single object, not with the row.

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jaygoo,

It seems that some of the complex shapes are just individual paths. What happens if you group them or turn them into (compound) paths, so that each shape is a Compound Path or a Group?

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Community Beginner ,
Nov 16, 2014 Nov 16, 2014

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Sorry for the late response Jacob. Yea I tried to group them and it still distorts for some reason. I'll try to play around with it again later.

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Mar 16, 2023 Mar 16, 2023

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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.

 

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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.

 


By @Gerard28908883dtps

 

This thread is ten years old.

Please create a new thread and show your objects

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