How do I draw a diagram that looks like a dartboard

[deedee]

I want to draw a diagram that looks like a dartboard where each segment can
be coloured in a different colour using microsoft office word 2003. I have
already drawn the 'dartboard' using decreasing sized circles with lines going
to the centre but as each segment is not a separate object I cannot select it
to fill in a colour. Using freeform shapes looks really messy.

 

[Bob Buckland ?:-\)]

Hi Deedee,

If you use Insert=>Diagram=>Target Diagram
will that meet the needs in this case?

If so you can use the 'Autoformat' button to color each of the segments, or right click on the diagram and turn off the 'use
Autoformat' choice and then use the Drawing Toolbar
(view=>Toolbars) fill choice to apply a different color to
each target ring.

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I want to draw a diagram that looks like a dartboard where each segment can
be coloured in a different colour using microsoft office word 2003. I have
already drawn the 'dartboard' using decreasing sized circles with lines going
to the centre but as each segment is not a separate object I cannot select it
to fill in a colour. Using freeform shapes looks really messy. >>

 

[Keith Howell]

If you can't find any clip art then:

Draw a long vertical line and a long horizontal line to make a large
temporary cross at the centre of your board (Hold shift key down to make sure
they snap to vert and horiz). Draw the outer circle (No Fill and hold down
shift key to ensure it is a circle and position it so that th e cross is in
the centre. Us ethe arrow keys to nudge it into exact position. Draw another
long vertical line then use format Autoshape/Size/rotation and set it to
9degrees. Position it to become the right hand "20" radial. Create a second
line and set that to -9 degrees. Now use the the Autoshapes/lines/curve tool
to click on the centre point and the 2 points where you ( and -9 lines cut
the outer circle and back to the centre point.

Now you need to alter the 3 edit points of this shape to corner point and
manipulate them so that you end up with a slice of pie exactly 18 degrees
(see homepages.tesco.net/keithhowell/500ld5.htm and 500ld9a.htm for help)

Change the line size of the pie to the smallest and now copy it and, holding
down the shift key make it slighty smaller and over lay it on top of the
first one so that you now have your double top box. Repeat twice more to
creat your triple box. When you are happy with the registration, use Fill
Color to depict the different regions and group the lot together.

Make a copy and fill it with the contrasting colour set

Now duplicate your composite pie slice and use Forat Autoshape/size/rotation
to set to 18 degrees and move the next slice into position. When you have
done
10 of each colour set, add the to inner rigs, delte your original cross hair
and outer ring and group the whole lot.

Better still, look harder for some clip art!!

 

[deedee]

Hi Bob

Thanks for this but unfortunately it didn't solve the problem as it is not
the circles I want to colour indivdually but the segments. For example if
you imagine the target diagram divided into 16 segments ie lines coming from
the outside to the middle and then I want to colour each of these separately
if possible.

 

[Mary Sauer]

I put a segmented circle here
http://msauer.mvps.org/more_graphics.htm
It is a .wmf image that can be ungrouped and re-colored.

 

[Keith Howell]

I decided my description was complicated so I have added 2 tutorial pages on
how to create accurate pie slices
and how to draw a dartboard

homepages.tesco.net/keithhowell/500ld14a.htm
homepages.tesco.net/keithhowell/500ld15.htm

Hope it helps

 

[deedee]

Hi Keith

Brilliant. Thanks for the instructions. I've got as far as creating the
pie slice but can't work out how you got them to line up next to each other
in a circle by adjusting the angles. Mine seem to have gaps between them????

Otherwise, really clear instructions - probably just me being thick ;-(

 

[Mary Sauer]

Hi Keith,
My rotation was 22.5 per slice. (16 slices). Yours is 18... That is only 288
degrees. How did you figure the gap?

 

[Keith Howell]

Are you trying to create an actual dartboard or a 16 slice version (I just
re-read your note to Bob). !6 doesn't go ito 360 an integer number and you
can only set integer rotation values so you will have to compromise by doing
pairs of slices , one 23 degrees and the other 22 degree.

For the first one use a pair of lines rotated -11 & 12. For the second one
use a pair -11 & 11

You will have to create both of them vertical to start with. When you have
created your composite slice with all 4 on top of each other to get the
different colour effect then you need to group them so that you can rotate
them as a composite object


When you have created your composite vertical slices, rotate the second one
by 23 degrees (18 if its a 20 segment dart board) and nudge it so that its
sharp point is on the cross hair. By working in the finest line value you can
get things pretty accurate. When you have them up and snug, group both, copy
and rotate te copy to 45 degrees (36 if its a dartboard). Once again group
the lot and rotate by whatever the math is to get them to line up.

I hope this is clear, if not, and its a dartboard your after (20 segments)
email me and I will send the original

 

[Keith Howell]

Hi Mary,

We posted at the same time so by now you will have seen what I said about a
16 segment set up as opposed to a true dartboard of 20 segments. Was I
telling Deedee wrong when I said you can't do 1/2 degrees with the rotation
tool or is there a sneaky way round it? How did you get your 22.5?

 

[Mary Sauer]

It works in Publisher. I used "more autoshapes" and selected the pie slice. Each
pasted copy I added 22.5 until I had 16 segments. You really only have to do a
quarter of the circle, copy, paste and flip. I don't do darts so I had no idea
there is a 16 and 18 segmented board.