![]() ![]() Then hold Option/Alt and press the down arrow till InDesign tells you it’s time to stop. For example, if you want 8 concentric circles, make your first circle 8 cm in diameter. Then make that number the size (in centimeters) of your first object. Start by deciding how many objects you want. Otherwise the largest object will hide all the others (unless you get tricky with opacity or blending modes, but that’s another story).Īgain, centimeters are easy to work with. So if you’re going to give the objects a fill, you need to start with the largest object and make smaller copies. Each new object is stacked on top of the older ones. Again, when you have as many objects as you want, you can size them however you like.Īnother thing to consider is the stacking order of the objects. The shift key increases the keyboard increment by a factor of 10 for pixels and points. Then, hold shift and option when you press the up arrow. For example, start with a circle 10 pixels in diameter. So with points or pixels, just make your initial object 10 times as big as your unit of measure. Ever try making a 1 pixel polygon? It isn’t much to look at. If you’re working in points or pixels, you need to make a little adjustment to the method above, since your initial object would probably be too tiny to work with. What if you want to use another unit of measure? You can do the same trick if you’re using picas, but you need to hold down shift and option when you press the up arrow in order for each new circle to be one pica larger in diameter than the previous one. When you have all the circles you want, select them and use the Control Panel to size them as needed. Yes, that tiny thing in the middle is my pasteboard (click the image for a bigger view). I got tired of holding down the keys after my largest circle was over 100 feet wide. Make as many as you want, InDesign seems to let you go on forever. ![]() Each time you press the arrow, you make a copy that is exactly 1 cm larger in diameter. Then hold the Option/Alt key and press the up arrow as many times as you like. In the Control Panel, set the reference point to the center, and click the button to constrain width and height.Ĭlick on the W or H to highlight the width or height. Don’t worry if you need a different size, you can change it later. If your unit of measure is centimeters, start with a 1 cm diameter circle. Or cycle through units with the keyboard shortcut Command-Shift-Option-u/Ctrl-Shift-Alt-u.įor starters, try a circle. Or click on the cross-hair on the Info panel You can quickly change the unit of measure for a document by right clicking on the ruler origin to show the pop-up menu For this trick, an easy unit to work with is centimeters, but anything other than inches works (with some minor adjustments). One trick is to use width and height fields in the Control Panel, along with some keyboard shortcuts.įirst, consider your unit of measure. Is there a quick and easy way to do this? Would I be writing this post if there weren’t? ) What if you want equally spaced concentric shapes, like this? So if you repeat transformations, as your shapes get larger or smaller, so does the difference in their sizes. But transformations are percentage based. Have you ever created a design element with multiple concentric shapes? One way you can do it is by transforming a shape, scaling it up or down and repeating the transformation. OK I’m a little late for Pi day, but here’s a cool geometric drawing tip. ![]()
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