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How to rotate an object to make one of its side parallel to another object's side in Adobe Illustrator?
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Announcing the arrival of Valued Associate #679: Cesar Manara
Unicorn Meta Zoo #1: Why another podcast?How to manipulate only one stroke/side of a shape/object in Illustrator CS5How to rotate around shifter center precisely in Illustrator?Rotate to make paralel to another objectHow to use Rotate tool to create this window design?Adobe Illustrator - rotate about pointHow to snap an object over another objectScale and rotate tool vs. selection tool in Adobe IllustratorIllustrator: how to rotate object by specific amountIllustrator: Rotate one object to align another objectAdobe Illustrator simple question. How to recreate simple ellipse?
I have this red object and grey object.
I need to rotate the grey object around such that it fits perfectly well on red object's line.
How do I achieve that?
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I have this red object and grey object.
I need to rotate the grey object around such that it fits perfectly well on red object's line.
How do I achieve that?
adobe-illustrator
edited Apr 15 at 14:02
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I have this red object and grey object.
I need to rotate the grey object around such that it fits perfectly well on red object's line.
How do I achieve that?
adobe-illustrator
edited Apr 15 at 14:02
Andrew T.
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asked Apr 14 at 15:04
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I have this red object and grey object.
I need to rotate the grey object around such that it fits perfectly well on red object's line.
How do I achieve that?
adobe-illustrator
adobe-illustrator
edited Apr 15 at 14:02
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asked Apr 14 at 15:04
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Ok there are 2 tricks to know about illustrator.
Trick:
- You can actually measure the angle of an object with the line tool! So do the following:
- Draw a line along the existing line
- Alt click with line tool and it will display the angle. Copy this value.
- Rotate object with rotate tool numeric input (alt click for anchor) paste the value. (and subrtact your heading)
I'm not so sure this is a trick but rather pointing at the points which you want to be in line. I dont really understand why people have so much problem with the concept but seems really hard fr people to come up with this.
- Place the object so the lines intersect.
- switch over to rotate tool (R)
- click on the intersection (you do have smart guides on?)
- start rotation on a different point on line you want to align
- rotate until you hit and snap to the line you want.*
* Illustrator before CC has a really bad precision when it comes to calculating intersections. But then illustrator is no cad. Hell it can not even make perfect circles.
answered Apr 14 at 18:09
joojaajoojaa
43k668123
Cannot make perfect circles?? Huh?
– Wildcard
Apr 15 at 7:45
2
@Wildcard: My guess would be that they are approximated with cubic Bézier curves, which cannot represent a circle perfectly. This is often nicer to work with in graphics applications, but, obviously, not exact.
– Joey
Apr 15 at 8:25
@Wildcard Joey is right, this is obviously not a problem in most day to day operation but it can become a pain if you use circle tool a lot as a comåass for establishing shapes.
– joojaa
Apr 15 at 14:35
add a comment |
- Select the grey object
- Press R to activate the Rotate Tool
- Click the point that it's already touching the red object to set the rotation center
- Click the selected object oposite side and rotate
The tool shows the exact rotation angle if the Smart Guides are activated:
answered Apr 14 at 15:53
DanielilloDanielillo
24.9k13584
Its probably the only way, but not ideal. I have struggled with this myself a few times. It would be nice if there was a mathematical tool to rotate more accurately. Like measure how many degrees a line is rotated at, so you can rotate other objects by the same number of degrees. Also touching tilted objects is sometimes a guessing game.
– Lucian
Apr 14 at 17:10
1
this gets better if you drag from the bottom line then you can snap to the line.
– joojaa
Apr 14 at 17:21
2
@Lucian Yes, this is Illustrator, not AutoCAD 😬
– Danielillo
Apr 14 at 17:28
add a comment |
This may or may not be helpful.
AstuteGraphics.com has a plug in called ColliderScribe. While it is not free, there is a free trial you can use if these steps will help you now. I highly recommend the AstuteGraphics plug ins if you work with Illustrator a great deal.
With ColliderScribe installed, you have two new tools under the Selection tool (as well as other tools/features):
The Rotate to Collision tool will rotate one object to match another object's angle. Simply click a path on the object you wish to rotate, then drag to the path you wish to match...
Now, you may ask why I clicked the path farthest away from the angle I want to snap to.... the plug in has this quirk that it seems to flip the object if the closest path is clicked.
This may be a setting I can't find, or it may be related to path directions, or even a bug in the version I'm running (these are CS6 animations). Either way, it works and merely takes a click in a different area. I haven't really dug deep to figure out why the flip happens, I have merely learned to anticipate it.
answered Apr 14 at 17:34
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Ok there are 2 tricks to know about illustrator.
Trick:
- You can actually measure the angle of an object with the line tool! So do the following:
- Draw a line along the existing line
- Alt click with line tool and it will display the angle. Copy this value.
- Rotate object with rotate tool numeric input (alt click for anchor) paste the value. (and subrtact your heading)
I'm not so sure this is a trick but rather pointing at the points which you want to be in line. I dont really understand why people have so much problem with the concept but seems really hard fr people to come up with this.
- Place the object so the lines intersect.
- switch over to rotate tool (R)
- click on the intersection (you do have smart guides on?)
- start rotation on a different point on line you want to align
- rotate until you hit and snap to the line you want.*
* Illustrator before CC has a really bad precision when it comes to calculating intersections. But then illustrator is no cad. Hell it can not even make perfect circles.
answered Apr 14 at 18:09
joojaajoojaa
43k668123
Cannot make perfect circles?? Huh?
– Wildcard
Apr 15 at 7:45
2
@Wildcard: My guess would be that they are approximated with cubic Bézier curves, which cannot represent a circle perfectly. This is often nicer to work with in graphics applications, but, obviously, not exact.
– Joey
Apr 15 at 8:25
@Wildcard Joey is right, this is obviously not a problem in most day to day operation but it can become a pain if you use circle tool a lot as a comåass for establishing shapes.
– joojaa
Apr 15 at 14:35
add a comment |
Ok there are 2 tricks to know about illustrator.
Trick:
- You can actually measure the angle of an object with the line tool! So do the following:
- Draw a line along the existing line
- Alt click with line tool and it will display the angle. Copy this value.
- Rotate object with rotate tool numeric input (alt click for anchor) paste the value. (and subrtact your heading)
I'm not so sure this is a trick but rather pointing at the points which you want to be in line. I dont really understand why people have so much problem with the concept but seems really hard fr people to come up with this.
- Place the object so the lines intersect.
- switch over to rotate tool (R)
- click on the intersection (you do have smart guides on?)
- start rotation on a different point on line you want to align
- rotate until you hit and snap to the line you want.*
* Illustrator before CC has a really bad precision when it comes to calculating intersections. But then illustrator is no cad. Hell it can not even make perfect circles.
answered Apr 14 at 18:09
joojaajoojaa
43k668123
Cannot make perfect circles?? Huh?
– Wildcard
Apr 15 at 7:45
2
@Wildcard: My guess would be that they are approximated with cubic Bézier curves, which cannot represent a circle perfectly. This is often nicer to work with in graphics applications, but, obviously, not exact.
– Joey
Apr 15 at 8:25
@Wildcard Joey is right, this is obviously not a problem in most day to day operation but it can become a pain if you use circle tool a lot as a comåass for establishing shapes.
– joojaa
Apr 15 at 14:35
add a comment |
Ok there are 2 tricks to know about illustrator.
Trick:
- You can actually measure the angle of an object with the line tool! So do the following:
- Draw a line along the existing line
- Alt click with line tool and it will display the angle. Copy this value.
- Rotate object with rotate tool numeric input (alt click for anchor) paste the value. (and subrtact your heading)
I'm not so sure this is a trick but rather pointing at the points which you want to be in line. I dont really understand why people have so much problem with the concept but seems really hard fr people to come up with this.
- Place the object so the lines intersect.
- switch over to rotate tool (R)
- click on the intersection (you do have smart guides on?)
- start rotation on a different point on line you want to align
- rotate until you hit and snap to the line you want.*
* Illustrator before CC has a really bad precision when it comes to calculating intersections. But then illustrator is no cad. Hell it can not even make perfect circles.
answered Apr 14 at 18:09
joojaajoojaa
43k668123
Ok there are 2 tricks to know about illustrator.
Trick:
- You can actually measure the angle of an object with the line tool! So do the following:
- Draw a line along the existing line
- Alt click with line tool and it will display the angle. Copy this value.
- Rotate object with rotate tool numeric input (alt click for anchor) paste the value. (and subrtact your heading)
I'm not so sure this is a trick but rather pointing at the points which you want to be in line. I dont really understand why people have so much problem with the concept but seems really hard fr people to come up with this.
- Place the object so the lines intersect.
- switch over to rotate tool (R)
- click on the intersection (you do have smart guides on?)
- start rotation on a different point on line you want to align
- rotate until you hit and snap to the line you want.*
* Illustrator before CC has a really bad precision when it comes to calculating intersections. But then illustrator is no cad. Hell it can not even make perfect circles.
answered Apr 14 at 18:09
joojaajoojaa
43k668123
edited Apr 14 at 18:27
answered Apr 14 at 18:09
joojaajoojaa
43k668123
answered Apr 14 at 18:09
joojaajoojaa
43k668123
answered Apr 14 at 18:09
joojaajoojaa
43k668123
43k668123
Cannot make perfect circles?? Huh?
– Wildcard
Apr 15 at 7:45
2
@Wildcard: My guess would be that they are approximated with cubic Bézier curves, which cannot represent a circle perfectly. This is often nicer to work with in graphics applications, but, obviously, not exact.
– Joey
Apr 15 at 8:25
@Wildcard Joey is right, this is obviously not a problem in most day to day operation but it can become a pain if you use circle tool a lot as a comåass for establishing shapes.
– joojaa
Apr 15 at 14:35
add a comment |
Cannot make perfect circles?? Huh?
– Wildcard
Apr 15 at 7:45
2
@Wildcard: My guess would be that they are approximated with cubic Bézier curves, which cannot represent a circle perfectly. This is often nicer to work with in graphics applications, but, obviously, not exact.
– Joey
Apr 15 at 8:25
@Wildcard Joey is right, this is obviously not a problem in most day to day operation but it can become a pain if you use circle tool a lot as a comåass for establishing shapes.
– joojaa
Apr 15 at 14:35
Cannot make perfect circles?? Huh?
– Wildcard
Apr 15 at 7:45
Cannot make perfect circles?? Huh?
– Wildcard
Apr 15 at 7:45
2
2
@Wildcard: My guess would be that they are approximated with cubic Bézier curves, which cannot represent a circle perfectly. This is often nicer to work with in graphics applications, but, obviously, not exact.
– Joey
Apr 15 at 8:25
@Wildcard: My guess would be that they are approximated with cubic Bézier curves, which cannot represent a circle perfectly. This is often nicer to work with in graphics applications, but, obviously, not exact.
– Joey
Apr 15 at 8:25
@Wildcard Joey is right, this is obviously not a problem in most day to day operation but it can become a pain if you use circle tool a lot as a comåass for establishing shapes.
– joojaa
Apr 15 at 14:35
@Wildcard Joey is right, this is obviously not a problem in most day to day operation but it can become a pain if you use circle tool a lot as a comåass for establishing shapes.
– joojaa
Apr 15 at 14:35
add a comment |
- Select the grey object
- Press R to activate the Rotate Tool
- Click the point that it's already touching the red object to set the rotation center
- Click the selected object oposite side and rotate
The tool shows the exact rotation angle if the Smart Guides are activated:
answered Apr 14 at 15:53
DanielilloDanielillo
24.9k13584
Its probably the only way, but not ideal. I have struggled with this myself a few times. It would be nice if there was a mathematical tool to rotate more accurately. Like measure how many degrees a line is rotated at, so you can rotate other objects by the same number of degrees. Also touching tilted objects is sometimes a guessing game.
– Lucian
Apr 14 at 17:10
1
this gets better if you drag from the bottom line then you can snap to the line.
– joojaa
Apr 14 at 17:21
2
@Lucian Yes, this is Illustrator, not AutoCAD 😬
– Danielillo
Apr 14 at 17:28
add a comment |
- Select the grey object
- Press R to activate the Rotate Tool
- Click the point that it's already touching the red object to set the rotation center
- Click the selected object oposite side and rotate
The tool shows the exact rotation angle if the Smart Guides are activated:
answered Apr 14 at 15:53
DanielilloDanielillo
24.9k13584
Its probably the only way, but not ideal. I have struggled with this myself a few times. It would be nice if there was a mathematical tool to rotate more accurately. Like measure how many degrees a line is rotated at, so you can rotate other objects by the same number of degrees. Also touching tilted objects is sometimes a guessing game.
– Lucian
Apr 14 at 17:10
1
this gets better if you drag from the bottom line then you can snap to the line.
– joojaa
Apr 14 at 17:21
2
@Lucian Yes, this is Illustrator, not AutoCAD 😬
– Danielillo
Apr 14 at 17:28
add a comment |
- Select the grey object
- Press R to activate the Rotate Tool
- Click the point that it's already touching the red object to set the rotation center
- Click the selected object oposite side and rotate
The tool shows the exact rotation angle if the Smart Guides are activated:
answered Apr 14 at 15:53
DanielilloDanielillo
24.9k13584
- Select the grey object
- Press R to activate the Rotate Tool
- Click the point that it's already touching the red object to set the rotation center
- Click the selected object oposite side and rotate
The tool shows the exact rotation angle if the Smart Guides are activated:
answered Apr 14 at 15:53
DanielilloDanielillo
24.9k13584
edited Apr 14 at 17:16
answered Apr 14 at 15:53
DanielilloDanielillo
24.9k13584
answered Apr 14 at 15:53
DanielilloDanielillo
24.9k13584
answered Apr 14 at 15:53
DanielilloDanielillo
24.9k13584
24.9k13584
Its probably the only way, but not ideal. I have struggled with this myself a few times. It would be nice if there was a mathematical tool to rotate more accurately. Like measure how many degrees a line is rotated at, so you can rotate other objects by the same number of degrees. Also touching tilted objects is sometimes a guessing game.
– Lucian
Apr 14 at 17:10
1
this gets better if you drag from the bottom line then you can snap to the line.
– joojaa
Apr 14 at 17:21
2
@Lucian Yes, this is Illustrator, not AutoCAD 😬
– Danielillo
Apr 14 at 17:28
add a comment |
Its probably the only way, but not ideal. I have struggled with this myself a few times. It would be nice if there was a mathematical tool to rotate more accurately. Like measure how many degrees a line is rotated at, so you can rotate other objects by the same number of degrees. Also touching tilted objects is sometimes a guessing game.
– Lucian
Apr 14 at 17:10
1
this gets better if you drag from the bottom line then you can snap to the line.
– joojaa
Apr 14 at 17:21
2
@Lucian Yes, this is Illustrator, not AutoCAD 😬
– Danielillo
Apr 14 at 17:28
Its probably the only way, but not ideal. I have struggled with this myself a few times. It would be nice if there was a mathematical tool to rotate more accurately. Like measure how many degrees a line is rotated at, so you can rotate other objects by the same number of degrees. Also touching tilted objects is sometimes a guessing game.
– Lucian
Apr 14 at 17:10
Its probably the only way, but not ideal. I have struggled with this myself a few times. It would be nice if there was a mathematical tool to rotate more accurately. Like measure how many degrees a line is rotated at, so you can rotate other objects by the same number of degrees. Also touching tilted objects is sometimes a guessing game.
– Lucian
Apr 14 at 17:10
1
1
this gets better if you drag from the bottom line then you can snap to the line.
– joojaa
Apr 14 at 17:21
this gets better if you drag from the bottom line then you can snap to the line.
– joojaa
Apr 14 at 17:21
2
2
@Lucian Yes, this is Illustrator, not AutoCAD 😬
– Danielillo
Apr 14 at 17:28
@Lucian Yes, this is Illustrator, not AutoCAD 😬
– Danielillo
Apr 14 at 17:28
add a comment |
This may or may not be helpful.
AstuteGraphics.com has a plug in called ColliderScribe. While it is not free, there is a free trial you can use if these steps will help you now. I highly recommend the AstuteGraphics plug ins if you work with Illustrator a great deal.
With ColliderScribe installed, you have two new tools under the Selection tool (as well as other tools/features):
The Rotate to Collision tool will rotate one object to match another object's angle. Simply click a path on the object you wish to rotate, then drag to the path you wish to match...
Now, you may ask why I clicked the path farthest away from the angle I want to snap to.... the plug in has this quirk that it seems to flip the object if the closest path is clicked.
This may be a setting I can't find, or it may be related to path directions, or even a bug in the version I'm running (these are CS6 animations). Either way, it works and merely takes a click in a different area. I haven't really dug deep to figure out why the flip happens, I have merely learned to anticipate it.
answered Apr 14 at 17:34
ScottScott
151k14209424
add a comment |
This may or may not be helpful.
AstuteGraphics.com has a plug in called ColliderScribe. While it is not free, there is a free trial you can use if these steps will help you now. I highly recommend the AstuteGraphics plug ins if you work with Illustrator a great deal.
With ColliderScribe installed, you have two new tools under the Selection tool (as well as other tools/features):
The Rotate to Collision tool will rotate one object to match another object's angle. Simply click a path on the object you wish to rotate, then drag to the path you wish to match...
Now, you may ask why I clicked the path farthest away from the angle I want to snap to.... the plug in has this quirk that it seems to flip the object if the closest path is clicked.
This may be a setting I can't find, or it may be related to path directions, or even a bug in the version I'm running (these are CS6 animations). Either way, it works and merely takes a click in a different area. I haven't really dug deep to figure out why the flip happens, I have merely learned to anticipate it.
answered Apr 14 at 17:34
ScottScott
151k14209424
add a comment |
This may or may not be helpful.
AstuteGraphics.com has a plug in called ColliderScribe. While it is not free, there is a free trial you can use if these steps will help you now. I highly recommend the AstuteGraphics plug ins if you work with Illustrator a great deal.
With ColliderScribe installed, you have two new tools under the Selection tool (as well as other tools/features):
The Rotate to Collision tool will rotate one object to match another object's angle. Simply click a path on the object you wish to rotate, then drag to the path you wish to match...
Now, you may ask why I clicked the path farthest away from the angle I want to snap to.... the plug in has this quirk that it seems to flip the object if the closest path is clicked.
This may be a setting I can't find, or it may be related to path directions, or even a bug in the version I'm running (these are CS6 animations). Either way, it works and merely takes a click in a different area. I haven't really dug deep to figure out why the flip happens, I have merely learned to anticipate it.
answered Apr 14 at 17:34
ScottScott
151k14209424
This may or may not be helpful.
AstuteGraphics.com has a plug in called ColliderScribe. While it is not free, there is a free trial you can use if these steps will help you now. I highly recommend the AstuteGraphics plug ins if you work with Illustrator a great deal.
With ColliderScribe installed, you have two new tools under the Selection tool (as well as other tools/features):
The Rotate to Collision tool will rotate one object to match another object's angle. Simply click a path on the object you wish to rotate, then drag to the path you wish to match...
Now, you may ask why I clicked the path farthest away from the angle I want to snap to.... the plug in has this quirk that it seems to flip the object if the closest path is clicked.
This may be a setting I can't find, or it may be related to path directions, or even a bug in the version I'm running (these are CS6 animations). Either way, it works and merely takes a click in a different area. I haven't really dug deep to figure out why the flip happens, I have merely learned to anticipate it.
answered Apr 14 at 17:34
ScottScott
151k14209424
answered Apr 14 at 17:34
ScottScott
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answered Apr 14 at 17:34
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answered Apr 14 at 17:34
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