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Beginners' Questions Specific size Polygon Shape
  1. #1
    Rimario Rimario @Rimario

    Hello,

    I want to create 19 corners star polygons in 200X200 px size but no matter what I always end up like 200px 199.444px sizes.

    I tried to use guides 100px from the top and left, used CTRL SHIFT ALT key combinations, Transform tool but I can not create a perfect 200x200px shape. The shape always ends up with 200px 199,344 sth or with 1.2 degrees rotated.

    How can I fix this problem? 

  2. #2
    Tyler Durden Tyler Durden @TylerDurden
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    Even with an odd numbered star, there is a rotation point where the height will match the width. I made a star 100x as large and zoomed-in as far as possible to the rotation transform handle.

    When H and W were as close as possible, I typed in 200 px to the H box. (aspect locked).

     

     

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  3. #3
    Rimario Rimario @Rimario

    Thank you Tyler, much appreciated.

  4. #4
    Paddy_CAD Paddy_CAD @Paddy_CAD

    This isn't a fresh topic but it got me thinking about a geometric solution.

    Use [ctrl+click+drag] to draw the star (or polygon) with a vertex aligned to the x or y axis. Open the Transform dialog [shift+ctrl+m]. Go to the Rotate tab and set the angle to (45/n) degrees where n is the number of vertices. For even-numbered stars set the angle to (90/n). Flip the star vertically [v] and horizontally [h] for other solutions.