Oval segments that are equal in distance

[rjpjr]

Are you aware of any feature in Illustrator, Gerber Composer or any vector based program that will automatically generate equal line segments around the circumference of an an oval?? I need to create a star burst oval with equal distances between the points.

Thanks in advance

 

[J Hill Designs]

corels smart polygon tool

edit: heres a polygon w/85 sides manipulated into a starburst

edit2: the equidistance thing is throwing me off

 

[rjpjr]

bump...

 

[SIGNTIME]

maybe im missing something but why not just used the star tool click once and select however many points you want?

 

[John Butto]

is this what you are looking for...make circle with lines or triangles and then transform to oval? These are not evenly spaced but they look like your sample you are trying to acheive in Illy.

 

[rjpjr]

maybe im missing something ....

Yep, I think you are.
Using the star tool in either Illustrator or Composer will create a star based on circular geometry.
There are no options available to create a star based on an oval.
Creating a standard star pattern and stretching it will result in unequal distances between the points around the circumference.
I need these distances to be equal.
Thanks for looking though

 

[jfiscus]

You can use the dashed line tool on the object's stroke in Illustrator to achieve this. The only hang-up could be the distance between the initial point and last point; otherwise that will get you where you want to be.

 

[jfiscus]

You can use the dashed line tool on the object's stroke in Illustrator to achieve this. The only hang-up could be the distance between the initial point and last point; otherwise that will get you where you want to be.

Sorry! I completely misread what you wanted to do.... that's a sunburst, not a starburst. I don't know of a way to do a "perfect starburst" like you're wanting.

 

[rjssigns]

What about using the Rotate Tool in Illustrator? You will need to input a few things, but it's doable. It will give equal spaced segments, but you will have to manually manipulate the length based on
desired result.

I made an oval in Illy then used the rectangle too to set a small recatngle dead center on top. Used Rotate Tool set at 20 degrees and Copy. Clicked OK. Command D repeat to finish array.
Make a larger oval for clipping and center on small oval. Done. You now have equal sized/spaced segments

Only other way I know of would be to use a program like Autocad or Solidworks. They will allow you to generate an array based on existing geometry.

 

[John Butto]

like this... is this what you are looking for

 

[J Hill Designs]

like this... is this what you are looking for

I see some unequal spacing..

 

[John Butto]

I see some unequal spacing..

Send me some money and I will make them real equal for you.

 

[J Hill Designs]

Are you aware of any feature in Illustrator, Gerber Composer or any vector based program that will automatically generate equal line segments around the circumference of an an oval??

I think the consensus so far is no

 

[John Butto]

I think the consensus so far is no

close enough for government work...done in Illy

 

[rjpjr]

I think the consensus so far is no

Hmmm...looks like I have stumbled across the next excuse for a Major upgrade!!! :Big Laugh

 

[John Butto]

Equal spacing in illi, used vector scribe, takes a minute...

 

[rjpjr]

Equal spacing in illi, used vector scribe, takes a minute...

googled vector scribe... looks like a pretty nice Illustrator plugin. Thanks for the heads up.

 

[The Vector Doctor]

zig zag

the zig zag tool will get you rather close to what you want

 

[rjpjr]

the zig zag tool will get you rather close to what you want

Thanks for the reply Eric
Yes, I tried that effect, but it did not work very well on the low profile oval that I need.

 

[GAC05]

It looks like you could do it in Corel.
The end result is what you asked for but it looks odd.
I used a blend on the oval path to evenly space the blue dots.
Drew a new oval snapping each segment to the centers of the blue dots.
Doubled the points evenly on the new oval (+ key)
Selected every second point,
Used the scale node tool to bring them down into the center.

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