Re: [artworks] Scaling a circle to grid lock

  • From: ajh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • To: artworks@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Mon, 31 May 2010 18:42:56 +0100

> In article <7896002051.martin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, Martin Wuerthner
> <lists@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> In message <511e06155briscos@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Richard Ashbery
>>           <riscos@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>> > Is there away of locking a circle to the grid when drag-scaling?
>
>> Instead of using the Scale tool have you tried using the Ellipse
>> tool and dragging the circle's corner handles? That keeps them on
>> the grid.
>
> Yes but it doesn't work in the way I require - I need to be able to
> enlarge the circle about its centre.

Try using the elipse tool and setting the radius as you want.

I used this method to get a set of 10 concentric rings:
Create first circle
Clone it and modify the radius of the clone to the next size
Clone that one and repeat

Anthony

------------------------------------------------------------
    To change, suspend or cancel your subscription go to
           //www.freelists.org/list/artworks
------------------------------------------------------------

Other related posts: