How to make left and right side of a rectangle follow the curve of a circle

[fromatoz]

Hi
I tried hard but cannot figure out this simple task. I'd like to make the left and right of the rectangle (thick bar) follow the shape of the circle.
Any hint how to achieve this would be very much appreciated.
Thank you!

 

 

[kaffeeundsalz]

Just nest the rectangle inside the circle – done.

[fromatoz]

wow, i can't believe it ... i knew it's a super simple thing but couldn't find the right way to do it.
thank you, kaffeeundsalz!
greetings from zurich

[R C-R]

Note that the nesting method doesn't actually change the shape of the rectangle. If you need to do that, one way is to duplicate the circle, move it below the original circle & rectangle, select the original circle & rectangle, & use the Boolean Intersect operation. That will destructively change the rectangle to a curve. Since this destroys the original circle, you need to duplicate it before doing the intersect.

In AD V2 there is a simpler & more elegant way to do that using the new Shape Builder Tool.

[fromatoz]

hi r-c-r
just stumbled upon your reply now.
i wasn't aware of the fact that the nesting doesn't change the shape. that's good to know, thanks!

[Andreas Scherer]

2 hours ago, fromatoz said:

nesting doesn't change the shape.

In case that you want a changed shape, you can use the boolean operator "overlap".