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        selopezr
 
 
 
          Joined: 03 Jan 2012Posts: 2
 
 
 
 
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				|  Posted: Tue Jan 03, 2012 5:08 pm    Post subject: How to draw an array of shapes? |   |   
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				| Hello everybody, Happy New Year!
 Is it possible to draw a shape and then to "clone" it in order to construct, letīs say a radial array (like in AutoCad)?
 I need to draw 12 equal-spaced circles of the same diameter. Their centers should follow the path of a bigger semicircle.
 Would you please help me with this?
 Thanks.
 
 selopezr
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        jerryb4417
 
 
 
          Joined: 20 Dec 2008Posts: 710
 Location: Oklahoma
 PS Version: photoshop cs5
 OS: win7 pro 64 bit, i7-3.2g, GTS 450,
 
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				|  Posted: Tue Jan 03, 2012 7:59 pm    Post subject: |   |   
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				| hi,
i don't know if this is what you after...
 but how about this...
 
 create a 26 point vector star using custom shape and the trapaziode
 
 your only goingto be using the upper half...
 
 then on each point you can put a circle of giving size... at the end of each point....
 
 if there isn't a circle brush in your brush sets... make your own circle brush..
 
 at the end you would have 13 circles in a cimicircle curve...
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        thehermit
 
 
 
          Joined: 05 Mar 2003Posts: 3987
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				|  Posted: Tue Jan 03, 2012 8:23 pm    Post subject: |   |   
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				| For a radial array, use a simple transform command (Ctrl+T) all you have to do is move the pivot point of the transform outside of the bounding box. As far as I know this only works on raster objects, not shapes and the like.
 For making a complicated shape such as a star I would stroke a path with the shape required.
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        selopezr
 
 
 
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				|  Posted: Wed Jan 04, 2012 5:27 pm    Post subject: |   |   
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				| Thanks! 
 I used the 26 points star.
 All the best.
 
 selopezr
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        jerryb4417
 
 
 
          Joined: 20 Dec 2008Posts: 710
 Location: Oklahoma
 PS Version: photoshop cs5
 OS: win7 pro 64 bit, i7-3.2g, GTS 450,
 
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				|  Posted: Wed Jan 04, 2012 5:40 pm    Post subject: |   |   
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				| hi,
your welcome.. goodluck on your project... and have a good week
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