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I'm trying to create something like this using Illustrator CC 2015. I know that I can just create an circle and use the scissor tool to break the circle apart.
I'm just wondering how I can move all the parts away from each other equally to create that gap.
Any ideas?
To create a diagram like this, you can make use of Dashed Strokes in the Stroke panel. However, if your diagram needs dashes of different lengths, this method can only adjust up to 3 segment sizes.
Step 1: Draw an ellipse with the Circle tool and add a stroke.
Step 2: Using the Dashed Stroke feature, start by setting the gap size you desire. Note: This gap size will remain consistent regardless of circle size provided your scale strokes settings haven't been changed from default.
Step 3: You can now use the first dash size box to adjust the size of the dashes. This will decide how many segments you want in your diagram.
Note: If you resize your circle after setting the gap size, you can readjust your segments with the dash size box until your segments are divided consistently.
The easiest way would be to separate your circle segments with stroked paths originating from the center of your circle.
You can then outline your strokes (Object → Path → Outline Stroke) and use the Pathfinder panel to cut out the segments from your circle.
Instead of using the Scissor tool, you can just create a circle then add dashed Stroke to it and adjust the gap.
