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I do not intend to infringe any copyright (the given picture is here only for demonstration)

but I want to ask the community how to set this many shadows in another AD document in this way.

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It would be very easy if we had a Blend Tool, but we don't. I think the next best thing is 'Power Duplicate', but perhaps someone can suggest another way.

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I would use Power Duplicate (Ctrl+J), gradually moving the copy and decreasing opacity.

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I would use Power Duplicate (Ctrl+J), gradually moving the copy and decreasing opacity.

 

It would be nice if Power Duplicate could optionally change the opacity from one copy to the next.

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I think you would need to apply a shadow effect separately to each object, adjusting the shadow angle individually for each of them. In the example image, that is what the shadows do, unlike in a real 3D representation where all the shadows cast by a single light source would have very nearly the same angle.

 

Ignore the above. I was not looking at the image correctly.

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For now, you could create rectangles and use a gradient fill to transparent (and if the color to blend to is the same, you don't need to use transparency).

 

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Edit: The direction of the shadows is wrong, but you get the idea.

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Yes @verysame. Thanks - That way it should work.

The squares and lines would have to be fitted individually with shadows as well and then it may look nice.

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