# Equally spread lines or points around a circle

**URL:** <https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/equally-spread-lines-or-points-around-a-circle/30619>\
**Category:** Modeling Questions\
**Created:** [March 2, 2024, 7:56pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/equally-spread-lines-or-points-around-a-circle/30619 "2024-03-02T19:56:19Z")\
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**Author:** ![shotfun](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f17d59/32.png) [@shotfun](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/shotfun)\
**Post date:** [March 2, 2024, 7:56pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/equally-spread-lines-or-points-around-a-circle/30619/1 "2024-03-02T19:56:19Z")

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Hey all. I’ve got a project where I need 16 points around the circumference of a circle. There’s another circle inside of that one and that should have the same amount of points. How do I spread points or lines equally as in the drawing attached? Thanks a ton.

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/shapr3d/original/3X/9/5/951586c548acff0102c01c648ef29371a9e5f048.jpeg)

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**Author:** ![TigerMike](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.shapr3d.com/tigermike/32/32650_2.png) [@TigerMike](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/TigerMike)\
**Post date:** [March 2, 2024, 8:11pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/equally-spread-lines-or-points-around-a-circle/30619/2 "2024-03-02T20:11:38Z")

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Use the **Pattern** tool.

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**Author:** ![shotfun](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f17d59/32.png) [@shotfun](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/shotfun)\
**Post date:** [March 2, 2024, 8:18pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/equally-spread-lines-or-points-around-a-circle/30619/3 "2024-03-02T20:18:46Z")

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Hey there. I’ll give it another go. I tried earlier with a line I made from the center of the circles. The pattern took just rotated the additional pattern lines around the line I made. I’ll check out what you sent and then try again. Thank you.

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**Author:** ![shotfun](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f17d59/32.png) [@shotfun](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/shotfun)\
**Post date:** [March 2, 2024, 9:30pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/equally-spread-lines-or-points-around-a-circle/30619/4 "2024-03-02T21:30:56Z")

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I just left the gym and watched this video. I see what I did wrong. I trimmed the line I made so that all that was left of it was the line between the two circles. When I ran the pattern it just spin on itself between the circles. Thanks a ton.