Arrange in a Circle script for OmniGraffle

Triangles arranged in a circleWell... this one arranges things in a circle in OmniGraffle.

Using

  1. Download Applescript icon circle_arrange.zip (4 KB).
  2. Install the script.
  3. In OmniGraffle make some shapes you want arranged in a circle. Maybe make one like you want then duplicate until you have as many as you want.
  4. Select Script > Arrange in Circle.
  5. In the window that appears enter the appropriate radius. It doesn't have to be whole numbers, but it will freak out if you put in negatives.
  6. Hit OK... tada!

Tips and other uses

Pointy points in a circleWhatever points up in the shapes you start with will end up pointing into the circle you end up with. Here all the little triangles were pointing up. This means that if you select everything you just made into a circle and do it again they'll all be a bit squint. Easy to straighten them all (using the rotate thingy, wherever it is) before you run it again to avoid disappointment, heartbreak, blood-borne infections, possible reclamation of your land, property and relatives and other untoward side effects.

Grey blobs, with some deletedSometimes it's easiest to get what you want by making waay more than you want of something, then deleting a few of them when you've got them arranged.

An ugly clockThe circle things are circulated in the order that they were created. If you're sneaky with the order that you make things you can make things in a sneaky fashion. In reality, it's probably easier to change and resize (resizing multiple things with the Geometry inspector keeps them all centred nicely) after they're in the right in-a-circle positions.

Known 'features'

Things to maybe get around to some nice day

Version history

1.0 (2005-07-06)
Initial release. Apparently works with OmniGraffle version 3.2.1 and OmniGraffle Professional 4.0 beta 3b.