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* Create two round shapes, one of them needs to be a bit smaller than the other. Keep a copy of the smaller circle – you'll need it later for creating the text! Put the smaller one in the middle of the bigger one and use the command ''Item > Combine Polygons''. That way, you will get a ring. Set the stroke colour to "None" and the fill colour to whatever you like. | * Create two round shapes, one of them needs to be a bit smaller than the other. Keep a copy of the smaller circle – you'll need it later for creating the text! Put the smaller one in the middle of the bigger one and use the command ''Item > Combine Polygons''. That way, you will get a ring. Set the stroke colour to "None" and the fill colour to whatever you like. | ||
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* Now, we build the arrows. Create a new triangular shape and use the same fill colour you applied to the ring. Set the stroke colour to white. | * Now, we build the arrows. Create a new triangular shape and use the same fill colour you applied to the ring. Set the stroke colour to white. | ||
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* Rotate the triangle, so that it points to one of the four directions we'll need | |||
* Place the triangle at its correct position above the ring. | |||
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* To hide the triangle's white stroke above the ring on the triangle's long side, just draw a small, filled rectangular shape without the stroke's color above the triangle. | |||
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* Group the triangular and the rectangular, create three duplicates, rotate the duplicates so that they are pointinging to the four directions and place them above the ring. | * Group the triangular and the rectangular, create three duplicates, rotate the duplicates so that they are pointinging to the four directions and place them above the ring. | ||
Revision as of 15:24, 12 August 2007
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A diagram in circle style, often useful for presentations. It uses combined and grouped polygons and other elements, duplicating, a lot of rotating and the Attach Text to Path function.
- Group the triangular and the rectangular, create three duplicates, rotate the duplicates so that they are pointinging to the four directions and place them above the ring.
- Now we add the text. Remember the copy of the small circle you made. Convert it to a bezier curve. Create a text frame with your text and use Item > Attach Text to Path. Move this text until it has its the correct position on the ring. You also have to play around with rotating until it fits perfectly.
- The text on the path is still editable – create three copies of the first text-on-path item, use the Story Editor to edit their content and move and rotate until the texts are all in the desired place above the ring.
(c) Thomas Zastrow, 2007
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