Distribute object(s) on a path

[Robert Walters]

I can do this easily in various CAD programs, but how can I evenly distribute circles (objects) along a path in Corel X4?

I'm wanting to cut a pipe flange gasket and distribute six bolts holes around a six inch pipe (as example).

I'm more than wiling to RTFM, if you can point me in the right direction/link.

It be easy enough to draw in cad and export to Corel, but I'd prefer to do it all in Corel if possible.

[Andrea Weissenseel]

As far as I know, you can't arrange objects along a path in Corel - it's only possible with text. So that could be a workaround, create your own font with that a circle or use a existing font some, have circles as special characters.

If they have to be arranged in a circle, there is another way though. Draw one circle, move the center point of this circle to the middle of your pipe (that will be your rotation point). Go to the "Rotation" flyout and - since my language is set to German, I don't know exactly what the name of the tab is. In the field for degrees, type in 60° and click on apply to duplicate. You need to do that 5 times and you have your holes arranged

Hope this is understandable

Andrea

[Mike Null]

Objects can be aranged in a path in Corel. Check tutorials by Alex Galvez on you tube.

[Lee DeRaud]

Also this thread: http://www.sawmillcreek.org/showthread.php?t=124257.

Although, as Andrea points out, the general "bolt holes in a circle" problem is a lot easier using a copy-and-rotate approach.

[Scott Challoner]

I used to just open AutoCAD and use the polar array but now I do what Andrea does. It's the Transformation tab and you can use it for objects. I'm not on the work computer now, but I think in X5, I can tell it how many copies I want, where I used to have to hit the copy button once for each time I wanted to copy which was a pain.

[Robert Walters]

As far as I know, you can't arrange objects along a path in Corel - it's only possible with text. So that could be a workaround, create your own font with that a circle or use a existing font some, have circles as special characters.

If they have to be arranged in a circle, there is another way though. Draw one circle, move the center point of this circle to the middle of your pipe (that will be your rotation point). Go to the "Rotation" flyout and - since my language is set to German, I don't know exactly what the name of the tab is. In the field for degrees, type in 60° and click on apply to duplicate. You need to do that 5 times and you have your holes arranged

Hope this is understandable

Andrea

Thank you Andrea,

The Corel HELP file was actually useful in locating the "Rotation" flyout for once =)

[Robert Walters]

Objects can be aranged in a path in Corel. Check tutorials by Alex Galvez on you tube.

Hi Mike,

His videos on YouTube are limited to ten minutes,
but I looked on his website too and only found text-on-a-path:

http://www.coreldrawtips.com/site/fit-text-to-path-in-coreldraw

not object-on-a-path.

Have a direct link by chance?

[Robert Walters]

I was just using the flange as an example.

I found this macro, but it looks pretty basic (haven't tried it yet):
http://www.oberonplace.com/products/...ects/index.htm

Guess I'm just used to tools in other programs

[Mike Null]

Robert

The feature has been in Corel for a long time but I have not had for it so I can't recall the tutorial I saw.

I use some macros from the Oberon site. They are safe and good.

[Andrea Weissenseel]

Mike, is making objects a spray can object what you mean ?

[Rodne Gold]

Often it's just a lot quicker to do stuff in a CAD package like Acad (or one of the free cad packages available) than Corel... Luckily Corels import and export functions have improved with time so importing the cad output is relatively painless.

[Ruben Salcedo]

Robert,
here is another great macro, the original intention was to place LED's but some people use it for rhinestones placing, it works in X4 and X5 only, I see that you're in luck, also is in sale right know only$19.00, I hope this will help.

Ruben

[Mike Null]

Andrea

I think I may have been mistaken. I had done a couple of clock faces positioning numerals within Corel but I've forgotten how I did it. I'm aware of the artistic media tool but that wasn't what I was referring to.

[Gary Hair]

There is definately nothing native to Corel that does this. I needed to place about 500 holes along several paths and believe me I looked! I ended up using VCarve Pro for my cnc router to do it and it was easy as can be. Pick the path, pick the object to place and tell it how many instances of the object to place on the path, that's it. I exported it to a pdf and imported that into Corel and I was done in about 5 minutes.

Gary

[Robert Walters]

Robert,
here is another great macro, the original intention was to place LED's but some people use it for rhinestones placing, it works in X4 and X5 only, I see that you're in luck, also is in sale right know only$19.00, I hope this will help.

Ruben

Thanks Ruben!

Now, if it can solder the LEDs too... HAWT DAMN