How do I fit an object to a path?

[SignManiac]

I'm trying to create a rope border around an oval. Is there a way to repeat a section of rope around the oval so they are all the same proportion?

I can do it around a perfect circle and it looks fine, but when I compress it to an oval, it squished the top and bottom segments.

Any ideas or tricks are appreciated...

 

[J Hill Designs]

blend along path?

edit: I mean, I cant figure it out, but thats probably the function you will be using

 

[J Hill Designs]

...or artistic media

 

[SignManiac]

Thanks Jhill, I'll try some of those avenues.

 

[John Butto]

http://www.graphicdesignforum.com/forum/showthread.php?t=31932

don't know if you use illustrator or other

 

[SignManiac]

John I work with Corel. I'm sure there must be a way. Looks like I'm about to learn something new today

 

[vid]

It sure seems like I've seen tutes. But I can't remember where.

Maybe? --- http://www.letterville.com/steps/mikeO/index.htm

 

[SignManiac]

Thanks vid, I'm going to try this method next.

 

[J Hill Designs]

yep that tutorial works great

 

[bob]

I'm trying to create a rope border around an oval. Is there a way to repeat a section of rope around the oval so they are all the same proportion?

I can do it around a perfect circle and it looks fine, but when I compress it to an oval, it squished the top and bottom segments.

Any ideas or tricks are appreciated...

When you fit some object to a path it is necessarily distorted. In order to do what you want you'd need some sort of procedure that will add and/or remove rope segments rather than merely stretching them.

 

[SignManiac]

yep that tutorial works great

Took some messing around but I got it to work pretty good. I just need to tweak some of the settings!