Thursday, December 24, 2009

Easiest way to create 3D looking pie charts in Illustrator?

What is the easiest way to create 3D styled pie charts like 33%-33%-33% in Illustrator or would it be easier in InDesign?Easiest way to create 3D looking pie charts in Illustrator?
Definitely Illustrator. InDesign can't really do that. I've created a tutorial video for you how to create one in Illustrator CS 2:





http://www.megaupload.com/?d=T5TK2GOF





You will have to input the security code and wait a while before the download starts. It's a zip file, so you will have to unzip it. There are two files: a flash movie and a html file. Start the tutorial by opening the html file; otherwise the scaling will be off. I tried uploading it to a movie site, but the scaling was much too small (http://www.zippyvideos.com/6099870236958鈥?/a>





Another option is making use of teechart office (on a windows machine). Very nice looking graphs that you can export as an image or eps/pdf (I have to admit those last two options really look bad, though)





http://www.steema.com/downloads/dwn_ttr_鈥?/a>





Hope this helps.





CHeers!

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