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Is it possible to create a 24 piece pie out of image frames without creating each piece manually. I want to place 24 separate images in the pie pieces.

Make a circlular image box the diameter of the pie.
Put a vertical guide through the middle of the circle
Make a rectaglular image box that entirely covers the bottom half of the circle.
Select both and use merge > difference to create a semicircle.
Make another rectangular image box roughly the same size as the first one. Change its angle to 15° (360°/24)
Place the second box so it crosses the guide at center of the semi-circle and covers up the unwanted part of the circle.
Use the merge > difference to create the pie slice and you're done.
Use step and repeat to make copies. repeat count 24, 15° and bottom left reference

Thanks for the suggestion. Everything worked until I got to the step and repeat section. I am unable to specify 15° in the step and repeat dialogue box (I get an error saying the measurement is incorrect). I've used step and repeat many times but never with degrees. Perhaps it works on PC but not Mac?

you should make it in illutrator with its built in pie chart tool

everything the pc version of quark can do, the mac version can do as well

What version of Quark?
Do you have Super Step and Repeat?

:D
I do have super step and repeat and it worked beautifully!
Thanks

OK, this worked great. Now, how can I, through YTE, assign variable data to the pie chart segments?

mmcnab:

OK, this worked great. Now, how can I, through YTE, assign variable data to the pie chart segments?

What is a YTE?

For variable data, you will need to create each "slice" seperately:
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Start by placing two guides that will mark the center of your pie chart.

Create a square that will be about twice the size of your finished pie chart.

Align this square the the guides placing it in the first quadrant (to the right of the "Y Axis" and on top of the "X Axis".

Convert the shape of this square into a free form shape (The one that looks like a painter's palette).

Remove the top right point of your square (You should end up with a triangle that is sitting square on your two guides ("Axis")).
This triangle will mark the area representing the first value of your chart.

Duplicate this triangle.

Set the rotation angle of that triangle to the preceeding value.
(Easiest way to do that is simple to type "+"{value} in the angle field of the measurement palette.)

Align the top of the triangle (the one with the square angle) to the center of your guides.

Repeat steps 6 thru 8 for the other values.

Starting with the last entry, adjust the top corner to the bottom corner of the first triangle (on the 'X Axis").

Do the same with the other triangles (always making them "end" where the next one "begins".
(You should end up with a series of triangles that span 360° without any overlap.)

Next, draw the circle that will make your pie chart.

Center that circle on the guides so that its center coincides with the intersection of the two guides.

Verify that the faraway side of every triangles does not intersect with the circle (this might happen with big percentage values). Im which case you will need to add a point (or two) to those sides and extend the shape outside of the circle without modifying the sides that borders other values.

Cut the circle.

Paste the circle "in place"

Shift-Select the first "value shape/triangle".

Select Merge>Intersect from the item menu.

Repeat steps 16 thru 18 for all the other "value shapes/triangles".

Asign colors and lables to your wedges and voilà!

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Hope this helps!