GIMP Version: 2.6.11
Operating System: Windows
OS Version: XP - SP3
GIMP Experience: Intermediate Level

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There has to be an easy way to do this but I can't remember if there is a script for this or not. I want to take a vertical line and create additional lines rotated at 5 degree increments until a full circle is acheived. Doing this manually is a real pain. I looked at Gfig and a couple of other ways but I finally gave up. Anybody know of a way to render this quickly?

Using the path tool:
- start Path editor, create a diameter to make a new Path
- duplicate that path, rotate 5° (Rotate tools in "Path" mode)
- merge the two paths
- duplicate, rotate 10 degrees, and merge (save this one)
- duplicate, rotate 20 degrees, and merge
- duplicate, rotate 40 degrees, and merge
- duplicate, rotate 80 degrees, and merge
- grab path with 4 lines saved earlier, rotate 160°, and merge.
- stroke the path if needed.

Ofnuts - I'm glad it was you that responded first. What I'm looking for is more of a one click way to do what you are describing. You did it with paths and strokes, I did it with the pencil tool, duplicate/merge and Layer>Transform>Arbitrary Rotation, but either way there are all the rotation steps involved. I was thinnking there was already a script to do this with options on setting up the degrees of rotation sort of like using GAP to make the cylinder rotate in increments does.

You've made some pretty awesome ones before using Python. I dunno but, I would think this would be a simple script to create for folks like yourself. The preview window would be great. Care to tackle this?

Clone layer tool would work good for this too.
Drawable Multiplication (not sure if that rotates though)

http://registry.gimp.org/node/22383 - drawable multiplication script
http://registry.gimp.org/node/25422 - clone layer tool
http://registry.gimp.org/node/22254 - copy rotate
http://registry.gimp.org/node/15534 - radial copy

Thanks Rod! I think the Copy-Rotate was the one I wwas looking for but I can't seem to get it to work. It appears to be making copies, transform and putting it on a floating layer then anchoring it. I mean I se the filter cycling the steps but in the end it doesn't render anything. I tried it with a solid background and then again with a transparent background....still nothing. Any clues?



Edit: It was a hardware problem................the nut between the chair and the keyboard. (Forgot to set the coordinates)


Works like a charm! Thanks again.

It may only be compatible with Gimp-2.6.12 OR you need to make a selection first.
No error messages in the error dialog?

If you don't mind using paths, I posted a script that copies, shifts and rotates paths:
http://gimpchat.com/viewtopic.php?f=11&t=1415&p=17181&hilit=path+rotate#p17181

Note: the script registers in the Paths menu (right click on the path to operate on)

(I think that was one of the first times I posted something here on GimpChat)

Thanks BKH1914. That looks interesting too, I'll have to check that one out as well. For right now, the Copy-Rotate is the cat's meow for making simple guages like the one in my post above.

Have you checked out the Clone Layer Tool Draconian?
That is one great plug-in for creating multiple copies and rotating them by any degree very easily.
Plus at the same time you can set more effects for the same layer.