903 Rotate versus Transform Each in Illustrator

- Hey gang, this is Deke McClelland. … Welcome to Deke's Techniques. … Now, as you may recall, we're in the process of creating … the perfect pool hall clock inside Adobe Illustrator. … Now so far, we have a green six ball, … which will serve as the basis for the other solid balls, … one through eight. … And we have a purple 12 ball, … which will serve as the basis … for the other striped balls, nine through 11. … This means rotating and duplicating … the balls using the Rotate Tool, … but also rotating each ball independently … of its neighbors, using a special command … called Transform Each. … Now the Rotate Tool has been with us since Illustrator 1.0. … I can't remember when Transform Each first appeared, … but it's very old as well. … And yet, the two have no more … lost their freshly polished sheen than this pool hall clock. … Here, let me show you exactly how they work. … All right, here's the final version … of the vector-based pool hall clock, … just so you have a chance to see it open inside …