Relative Position Copying 1

[ajkalos]

In CorelDRAW there is a very usefull tool - Relative Postion Copying. It's usefull when you need to copy an object (eg. rectangular sticker) right next to its right border automatically (smth like copying 24 bussiness cards to fit A3 paper - 8times3 bussiness cards ).
Is there any similar tool in Illustrator?

 

[itchybug]

1. Select the object;
2. Effect>Distort & Transform>Transform;
3. Enter the amount you wish to move the copy horizontally, then enter "n" for the number of copies (n being the number of copies you want);
4. Effect>Distort & Transform>Transform; Ignore the warning;
5. Enter the amount you wish to move the two copies vertically, then enter "nn" for the number of copies(nn being the number of copies you want);
6. Now, each time you modify the original, all will update automatically. Great for making business card templates.

HTH

Bert

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