Repeat Any Shape Around a Circle in Illustrator

A quick and easy way to duplicate any objects around a circle in Adobe Illustrator. In this tutorial, we will go over how to repeat any shape with the rotate tool using the center of the circle as an anchor point. Then finally, copying the transformation to form a circle.

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[Flecha]

Watching in 2024!

Just what I needed. No mumbo jumbo or annoying background music. To the point, done.

Thanks so much man!

[cortezzarate]

Thanks bro! Clear and easy steps. Thank you for helping the community. Sometimes, I need a refresher in AI

[felixrauhut]

That was precisely what I was looking for. Thank you very much!

[divakarsingh]

Thanks a lot . You have a new subscriber. keep on doing the great job. if you can please demonstrate the Astute Graphics Plugins also.

[frankranager]

Appreciate this! Saved me a good chunk of change!

[busyman]

thanks for being precise subscribed thanks

[connyc]

This is the best tutorial on the subject. thanks.

[sleepydeer]

Ctrl+D is not applying the last effect, cant duplicate the shapes anyone encountered the same issue as me ?

[Galionare]

Your channel too underated, so useful!

[rodolfodavid]

Help! I cant snap the selection of my point of rotation to be the center of the circle. Any idea on how to solve this?

[WTerrell]

Yep, that is a immediate SUBSCRIBE. Thank you!!!

[mannysanchez]

When i have the rotate tool selected the angle screen doesnt pop up when i click

[suzanne]

Thank you for this video! This is great. Do you know a way to do this if there are several different objects that aren't all the same? I'm trying to set up a chart that has 12 sections like a pie. And each section will have text names and objects on 4 rows. Everything needs to be distributed evenly on a 360˚ circular axis around the chart and between the four rows. So far, I'm only finding videos on how to distribute one object patterned around another. Would love any insights you might have. Thanks again.

[qvdohaus]

idk why, when i use the rotate tool and put in the middle of the circle no window shows up like yours

[joemora]

how can i manually modifiy the spacing between stars after this process ?

[ronnocdog]

This is the perfect solution for you if Radial Repeat isn't doing what you need

[alexzuma.]

the alt key breaks the cursor into two cursors

[lennard]

this purple center does not appear. but I do have that black point of my center circle

[LeNguyen-imdm]

I just downloaded the 7 day trail the adobe illustrator. It doesn't allow me to use ellipses tool. It is invisible.

[RocketTerrell]

how do you rotate objects around a box.