I want to "convert" each of these shapes into a path and then change the color fill and the size of each path. The end-result would be 6 separate paths that I can play with.
As a seasoned design professional I have memorised most of my shapes....triangles, circles... even rectangles, but I need to do some research on this shape, and for the life of me I cannot think "w...
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@Daniel I made rectangles with rounded corners, also used the pen tool for other parts, and union boolean operations to merge all the shapes.
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Copy and paste shapes: Select the shape by selecting the “Select Shapes Tool” (the first tool in the toolbox), and then clicking on the desired shape. You will see handles around it and in the center of it. Ctrl + C to copy it. Ctrl + V to paste it. The pasted shape will appear over the original, slightly shifted to the right and to the down.
The shapes in the original question are no Epitrochoids, because they were created using a different algorithm (I happen to know because I wrote it). While your answer is great, I think another, broader name should be used that also represents similar shapes created with a different algorithm.
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