Question: Howto create a pyramid chart template

[pucho2000]

Hello, I am new to AD and to vector grafics in general.

I am trying to design a pyramid chart like this. My approach was to create a triangle and then somehow cut it to pieces with the layer->geometry->tool but I can not get that to work. Any tips on how you would go about creating this?

Cheers

Andreas

 

[GarryP]

Welcome to the forums @pucho2000

I’ve attached a quick video showing one way to do the basics.

Use Snapping and set most of the options on.
Draw a temporary box which is the height that you want the tiers of your triangles to be.
Duplicate the box until you have as many tiers as you need (use CTRL to copy while dragging).
Create the largest triangle using the top and bottom boxes as guides.
Move the Rotation Handle of the triangle to the top apex (you may need to enable the Rotation Handle in the Context Toolbar).
Duplicate the triangle and, while using CTRL and SHIFT, drag a corner handle until the bottom of the triangle lines up with the bottom of the next ‘guide box’ (watch for the red lines which show when you are aligned to the box).
Repeat until you have as many triangles as you need.
Delete the temporary boxes if you don’t need them again (you might want to keep them for later if you want to align some text).

[pucho2000]

That you very much. That is extremly helpful.

[GarryP]

You're welcome.

Other people may have different (better) methods so keep checking back to see if they have posted any.

[Joachim_L]

Create the rectangles as wide as the triangle and move the rectangles into the triangle.

[GarryP]

I think Joachim_L’s answer better than mine. I should have come up with that one myself.
Note: By “move the rectangles into the triangle” he means ‘nest the rectangles inside the triangle layer’.
I’ve attached a quick video showing the method (including a small mistake with the colouring, which I had to undo.)
(The method could be done quicker but it shows some snapping techniques that might be useful.)

[David in Яuislip]

My go
Draw rectangle, convert to curves
<ctrl>drag to snap above, do four times
Select all and merge
Draw triangle with pen
Select all and intersect
Separate curves

Attached file saved with history

Pyramid.afphoto

[Alfred]

42 minutes ago, David in Яuislip said:

Draw rectangle, convert to curves

Why bother converting to curves? The later ‘Intersect’ operation will do that automatically.

42 minutes ago, David in Яuislip said:

Draw triangle with pen

Alternatively, use the Triangle Tool or the Polygon Tool.

[David in Яuislip]

13 minutes ago, Alfred said:

Why bother converting to curves? The later ‘Intersect’ operation will do that automatically.

Blow me down, it didn't work earlier honest guv'

 

15 minutes ago, Alfred said:

Alternatively, use the Triangle Tool or the Polygon Tool.

Well I like the pen. I apologise for my poor description, I only drew an inverted V 🙂 

 

[pucho2000]

Thanks all. Great community. Good thing I went for AD :))