Radial Spacing???

[rru96]

Okay, I know that using the Align Window (CTRL+K) You can evenly space objects on your stage with other objects, or to the stage itself. My question I have is, Is there a way to even space objects along a Curve, or around the perimeter of a circle. What I am trying to recreate is a Clocks Gearwork, and I am needing to evenly distribute the teeth of the gear around a circle, (also not just evenly spacing but also proper rotation which I could do by hand if I wanted to). Does anyone have any ideas about how to go about doing this. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

[Trickman]

in short - no

it may be possible with actionscript

[hurricaneone]

The method I use to space items around a curve is to set up your item, then change its center point, copy it, then rotate the item. Paste another, rotate.

OK, it's not pretty, but it works
Cheers

[nomadx]

use guides. view>show rulers, and make horizontal and vertical guides by dragging from the rulers. it would be easy to space around by hitting the four ends. start out by adding a vertical and horiz. guide to make it look like a crosshair. if you want any guides to go between the lines, use a little bit of math. actually, it's not that easy. you have to use the formula for a unit circle, f(x)=+-Math.sqrt(x^2+y^2). if the quadrant you are targeting is above the horizontal guide, use positive. else use negative. the x and y coordinate you have to find will be based on the x at which you want it to stop. for example if you want the curve to be straight and then bending to the right, use f(x)=Math.sqrt(x^2+y^2) and plug in the x you want to align your symbol to. i.e. if you want your symbol to be centered at (100,50) [and keep in mind that flash inverts the y coordinate system] do this: f(x)=100^2+y^2 and solve algebraically for y. then you'll have the exact coordinates you'll need.

[rru96]

I cheated, and found a way to do it. Though it isnt the Easiest way to go about doing it. I did figure a way.

What I did was make 18 dupes of the MC, then set the starting rotation for each off by 20 degrees.

Thank you all for the help.
Final Effect:
http://www.dmstudios.net/~DNS/CLOCK.swf
[Edited by rru96 on 04-28-2002 at 02:36 AM]