Step and repeat? (Designer)

[chill59]

Is there a means of 'stepping and repeating' an element in designer?

A command to say, '5 repeats/copies at say 20mm intervals' for instance

 

(hope this makes sense)

[toltec]

You don't say PC or Mac. It matters !

 

On a PC, duplicate the first object by pressing Ctrl + J. Move it 20mm then press Ctrl + J four times

 

On a Mac I guess it's Cmd + J

[Alfred]

2 minutes ago, toltec said:

On a Mac I guess it's Cmd + J

 

Ctrl on Windows is Cmd on a Mac, except for resetting the app where it’s Ctrl (held down while you launch the app) on both platforms.

[toltec]

Just now, Alfred said:

 

where it’s Ctrl (held down while you launch the app) on both platforms.

 

Yes WHY is that? Confusing 

[Alfred]

1 minute ago, toltec said:

 

Yes WHY is that? Confusing 

 

At a guess, Cmd on its own does something else, but you’d need to ask a Mac user!

[chill59]

Thanks, yes I'm on a Mac

[Alfred]

8 minutes ago, chill59 said:

Thanks, yes I'm on a Mac

 

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[Petar Petrenko]

But it would be much better if "Step and Repeat" works like in InDesign.

[F+C]

A huge part is that for pre-press / manufacturing things need to be exact, so not doing things by eye.

We often need to step and repeat

object = 3.5"x2"

Repeat horizontally: 20 x @ 3.5"

Repeat Vertically: 20 x @ 2"

An even small discrepancy can be quite off at the end causing the need for a reprint and lots of lost money.

It would be great (and much MUCH faster) if you could just select "Step and repeat", plug in the numbers and go

Especially as computers are so much better at that type of thing as humans and we didn't loose a war so computers should do the stuff they are good at