so my probleme is quite simple. i have 2 circles away from each other and not intersecting, I want to connect those 2 cirlces with a rectangle in the middle.
heres what I have
and heres what i want
however as u can see its not perfect. I would like to know how. (Ai cc 2018)
One easy option is to merely draw a path with rounded end caps.
Using the Line Tool, merely draw a path from the center of one circle to the other. The Smart Guides will tell you when you are at the center with the cursor.
Then merely adjust the stroke weight to match the width of the circles and tick the Rounded End Caps option on the Stroke Panel
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:) Ovals or blobs would be a different matter and I'd use a different approach, such as tangents, add anchors, delete sections, join anchors. Almost gave that answer.... :)
There are various ways to get the effect of what you're asking in Illustrator, but they are slow and labor intensive. There is currently no way to do it by simply drawing tangents, unless you use a third party plugin. Fortunately, there is a cheap plugin made by Astute Graphics that allows you to very easily draw tangents between objects. As of today it's priced at $6.51, although there may be an exchange rate charge if you're ordering from a different currency that pounds, if I recall correctly. See video link:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=13&v=fu4Sn6_Epdo
I've been using Astute plugins for years and they are all extremely well made and I think every one has a video tutorial.
One possibility is to use a Blend.
Select both your shapes and click Object > Blend > Make
then Object > Blend > Blend options
Under Spacing, choose "Specified steps", set it to something high like 500 steps
However, the above comes with disadvantages:- It creates 500 individual shapes, and even if you Expand then Unite them with the Pathfinder, you'll still have over 1000 anchors, and Simplifying doesn't really work either.
Another possibility is to do it the way you have already done, but to edit the position of the anchors of the rectangle manually using the Direct Selection Tool (A), so that they intersect with the outermost edge of each circle, to reduce the humps that you can see in your example.
I suggest you draw it. Having snap to point and smart guides on you can draw a line between the circle centers. Select the line and goto Object > Path > Outline Stroke. Then you have a rectangle.
You must select straight stroke ends in the strokes panel, if they are rounded.
If the circles are equal and the rectangle must be as wide as your circles are, then you simply draw only a rounded rectangle or a rounded line and no circles at all.
Ok guys, thank you so much for you help, but I found the solution on another post using a script, which worked wonderfully.
https://graphicdesign.stackexchange.com/a/69250/132314
again thanks for you help.
