There are several ways to create arrows in Illustrator. The base of their meaning is which side they are facing. You can find the usage of arrows in all kinds of forms and shapes, such as informational artwork.Īrrows are developed from pointing with the finger towards a direction.Īrrows can be pointing right, left, upwards, or downwards. First arrows have been made with bones, later with pinewood, and now, they are made out of pixels and with a different use. In History, arrows have been used as weapons. The DIVIDE command breaks apart every single segment in the overlapping circles and makes it much easier to pick and delete individual segments with the Direct Selection (A) tool.Do you need to design an important presentation for tomorrow’s meeting? Need to point something out? HINT: When overlapping the circles to create the above symbol, it helps if you select the whole image and then select the DIVIDE option from the Pathfinder tab: NOTE: Group the sections (Ctrl + G) to preserve the integrity of the image.Īnother variation is to overlap the circles and then deleting the non-needed segment to create the following induction symbol: NOTE: click the Direct Selection (A) tool anywhere outside the image in between selecting the quadrants in order not to delete the whole circle by mistake.Ħ) Select the Pen Tool (P) and add two connecting lines to the ends of the figure and you’ve got your induction symbol: Repeat the same for all the bottom quadrants until you end up with the following image: Click on the bottom-right quadrant of a circle to select it.ĥ) Press Delete to delete the bottom-right quadrant.

Click on all the circles to display their anchor points. Make sure they are tangent to one another:Ĥ) Select Direct Selection Tool (A). HINT: Your cursor should transform into a Double Overlapping Arrow.ģ) Drag and create 4 similar identical circles.

Press the Alt button (Windows) and drag the circle to duplicate it. Here is how to do it.Ģ) Pick the Selection Tool (V).

If you are documenting any electronics equipment or system, you may have to draw an induction coil symbol at some point. Induction coils are one of the most frequently used components in electronics.

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